More than 320 Shias killed in Pakistan this year in wave of sectarian attacks
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Human Rights Watch accuses security forces of at best turning a blind eye to sectarian atrocities carried out by Sunni militant groups – and at worst of viewing the extremists as allies.
“Deadly attacks on Shia communities across Pakistan are escalating,” said Brad Adams, Asia director of the watchdog. “The government’s persistent failure to apprehend attackers or prosecute the extremist groups organizing the attacks suggests that it is indifferent to this carnage.”
The plight of Pakistan's minorities is already in the global spotlight. Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl, has been detained for three weeks after being accused of blasphemy in a case that has attracted international condemnation.
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