Sectarian massacre: Afghan president points finger at Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pointed his finger towards the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi on Wednesday for an unprecedented attack on Shias in Kabul that killed 55 people, demanding justice from the government in Islamabad in a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions between the two countries.
Officials accuse militants of trying to exacerbate the 10-year war by hitting religious fault lines. Investigators are now trying to find out who was responsible. The Taliban have denied any involvement.
“We will pursue this issue with Pakistan and its government very seriously,” said Karzai as he visited wounded survivors of the attack after cancelling a planned trip to Britain and rushing home from Germany. In response, Pakistan asked Afghanistan to provide evidence to support these accusations.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pointed his finger towards the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi on Wednesday for an unprecedented attack on Shias in Kabul that killed 55 people, demanding justice from the government in Islamabad in a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions between the two countries.
An Afghan official said the bomber who attacked the Kabul shrine was a Pakistani affiliated to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Officials and experts suggested that if Pakistanis did orchestrate the attacks, then elements in the Afghan Taliban may have helped facilitate them.
“We will pursue this issue with Pakistan and its government very seriously,” said Karzai as he visited wounded survivors of the attack after cancelling a planned trip to Britain and rushing home from Germany. In response, Pakistan asked Afghanistan to provide evidence to support these accusations.
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