RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Programmes for 5-day mourning of Bari Imam incident announced by Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi continued throughout the country on the fourth day on Monday.

Protest demonstrations were held in different cities including Sherkot District Kohat, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Ranipur, Bhakkar, Larkana, Quetta, and Mirpur Khas. Ulema, waizeen and zakireen while addressing the Majalis-e-Aza strongly condemned the incident and demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits while Quran Khwani and Fateha Khwani were held for the martyrs of Bari Imam incident.

TNFJ Joint Secretary A.H. Kazmi while addressing the condolence reference organised by Majlis Farogh-e-Hussainiyyat at Zainul Abideen (A.S.) Academy said, the terrorists by carrying out blast at the holy shrine of spiritual personality Hazrat Bari Imam, who is respectable to all schools of thought and even to non-Muslims, have proved that they keep no religion or Maslak. That is what Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi had been saying since long and everyone is accepting it today, he added.

A.H. Kazmi while strongly condemning some Federal Ministers for terming the Bari Imam incident a sectarian bickering said, all Sunnis and Shias express their devotion at the court of Bari Sarkar and Agha Moosavi had been addressing the last day Majlis of the Urs since a quarter century while all Sunnis and Shias await for this address the whole year anxiously.

He made a fervent appeal to the ruling elite to avoid making guess work in the backdrop of Bari Imam incident and said this activity of terrorism should be seen in its original essence so that the investigating agencies may reach the real culprits easily. He said despite this worst type of terrorism incident we did not allow anyone to take law into his hands. We strongly demand from the government to form a high-level Tribunal to probe the Bari Imam incident because happening of that big an incident in the Federal Capital is not a casual thing as two dozens of innocent citizens were martyred and more than 100 were injured, he added. Expressing heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families of the martyrs he prayed for the early recovery of the injured.

Meanwhile, according to a handout issued from the TNFJ headquarters, delegations from all over the country continued pouring in to condole the Bari Imam incident. From abroad, dozens of religious organisations, ulema, political elite and renowned personalities from different walks of life expressed condolences to Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi through phone, fax and e-mail.

While strongly condemning the terrorism they also expressed shock over the heavy loss of life. Great Marja of Hoza Ilmia Qum Ayatollah Al-Uzma Mufti-ush Shia Syed Muhammad Al-Moosavi Ardbeli in a special message to Aqai Hamid Moosavi presented condolences on the Bari Imam incident and prayed for the martyrs and early recovery of the injured. He paid tributes to Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi on continuing a peaceful struggle after so big an incident.

Hojjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Aqai Syed Kazim Raza Kazmi from Hoza Ilmia Syeda Zainab, Damascus, Syria presented condolences from the Maraje Uzzam and religious students of the Hoza and prayed for the souls of the martyrs to rest in eternal peace.

Various ulema, zakireen, and religious elite including Allama Abdul Hakim Buturabi, Azadar from Sindh Syed Murid Ali Shah Kazmi, Pir Syed Muhammad Shah Bokhari, Zakir Ghulam Abbas Shadiwal, renowned Noha-writer from Sindh Mujahid Ali Nashad, Zakir Karam Hussain Shah Hakimal, Zakir Ghulam Hur, Zakir Sajid Ali Sajid, and Chaudhry Nawab Khan Varyamal also presented condolences to Agha Moosavi on the Bari Imam incident and expressed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families.

According to reports reaching here from Bhakkar, the Rasm-e-Soyem of martyrs of Bari Imam incident belonging to Notak and Barmi Syed Khizr Abbas and Mukhtar Hussain was offered in which Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi’s special representative Allama Agha Ali Hussain Najafi, Makhdoom Bawa Syed Nazakat Hussain Shah, Syed Muazzam Ali Rizvi Advocate, Syed Sajjad Hussain Kazmi and Syed Nayyar Abbas Kazmi participated and offered condolences to the bereaved families of the martyrs and delivered the special message of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi to them.

Members of the bereaved families announced to present all types of sacrifice for the mission of Azadari and Wila-e-Ali on this occasion.

Rasm-e-Soyem of martyr of Bari Imam incident from Kahuta Syed Ijaz Hussain Shah was held on Monday. Allama Sardar Sajjad Hussain Haideri led the Dua after Quran Khwani and delivered a special message of the Aqai Hamid Moosavi to the bereaved family. Rasm-e-Qul of two martyrs of Bari Imam incident from Shamsabad and Dheri Syedan of District Chakwal was also held on Monday. Maulana Syed Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi, Maulana Agha Syed Saqlain Haider Moosavi and Chaudhry Khalid Hussain represented Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi. They also expressed condolences to the bereaved families and offered Fateha.