Victims of Karachi bombings laid to rest - GEO.tv

Victims of Karachi bombings laid to rest - GEO.tv: "Victims of Karachi bombings laid to rest
Updated at: 2211 PST, Saturday, February 06, 2010
KARACHI: The mourners and the workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who were killed on Friday’s twin bombings in Karachi, were laid to rest on Saturday.

Moving scenes were witnessed at the Imambargah Hussainia in Malir, where the bodies of 14 martyrs of Shahra-e-Faisal blast were brought. Thousands of people were present on this occasion. While special security measures were put in place for the funeral.

Maulana Abbas Naqvi led the funeral prayers attended by Shia Ulema Council central leader Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, renowned religious clerics and a large number of people.

On the other hand, the funerals of seven MQM workers were also offered at Jinnah ground in Azizabad.

MQM leaders Farooq Sattar, Anis Kaimkhani, Jafria Alliance chief Allam Abbas Kumaili, Rabita Committee’s members, families and relatives of martyrs and large number of people attended the funeral."