Pakistan protests Syria shrine attack

Published July 22, 2013
Crowds gathered in Karachi. — AFP Photo
Crowds gathered in Karachi. — AFP Photo
Shiite Muslim women protest in Karachi. — AFP Photo
Shiite Muslim women protest in Karachi. — AFP Photo
Some more extreme slogans sighted in Lahore. — AFP Photo
Some more extreme slogans sighted in Lahore. — AFP Photo
Women were protesting strongly in Lahore. — AFP Photo
Women were protesting strongly in Lahore. — AFP Photo
Women came out in large numbers in Islamabad. — AP Photo
Women came out in large numbers in Islamabad. — AP Photo
Shiite Muslims in Islamabad. — AP Photo
Shiite Muslims in Islamabad. — AP Photo

Pakistani Shiite Muslims protest against the shelling of the mausoleum of Sayyida Zeinab (Damascus, Syria), granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammad in several cities across Pakistan on July 21st, 2013.

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