Pakistani terrorists target shias

Avoiding the highway to death

The Karakoram Highway, once a symbol of friendship and hope, has been turned into a killing field. On Saturday, April 23, terrorists intercepted another public transport bus carrying passengers from Skardu to Islamabad at Bhasha right across the Northern Areas' boundary. They made all passengers show their national identity cards, then separated the two ethnic minorities from Baltistan from the rest and shot them at point blank range.

When the dead bodies, after remaining unattended for a day at the local police station, finally reached Skardu, a spontaneous outpouring of emotions and agitations swept across the region as the traumatized bereaved families and local communities urged the concerned law enforcing agencies to bring the culprits to justice.