<p>Pakistani girl Dua Zehra Kazmi, 14, has been missing for several days, and her parents claim that a local mosque in Karachi refused to announce her daughter's name due to sectarian tensions.</p>

<p>Her father told a private media outlet that when they sought the local mosque for assistance in announcing Dua Zehra's disappearance, they were told, "We cannot announce her name since she is from the Shia sect."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dua Zehra,14, went missing from Karachi on 16th April &amp; is still not recovered. But what do you know what’s horrifying?<br />
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Her parents went to the nearby mosque to make a missing child announcement &amp; the mosque refused coz they don’t pronounce Shi’a names in their announcements: <a href="https://t.co/L0i5EAynZ6">pic.twitter.com/L0i5EAynZ6</a></p>
— Jaffer A. Mirza (@jafferamirza) <a href="https://twitter.com/jafferamirza/status/1517167992248877056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>Police have been unable to locate a 14-year-old girl who vanished from outside her home in Karachi's Golden Town district on April 16 within the Al Falah police station limits.</p>

<p>Dua Zehra Kazmi's mother has threatened to commit suicide outside the Governor's House if her daughter is not returned safely.</p>

<p>"I'd like to keep my daughter alive." I am the mother of two children. Like Zainab, I will not accept her body. If she is found dead, I will keep her body outside the Governor's House, "the mother stated.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A girl DUA Zehra is missing from 16 April from Star Gate, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karachi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karachi</a>. Be the voice of voiceless her mother, father and sisters are in very tough situation..Help them🙏🏼<br />
Father Mehdi kazmi 03367121444<a href="https://twitter.com/HamidMirPAK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HamidMirPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MJibranNasir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MJibranNasir</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Xadeejournalist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Xadeejournalist</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GFarooqi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GFarooqi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GulBukhari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GulBukhari</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DuaZehra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DuaZehra</a> <a href="https://t.co/5FPRd7yRs6">pic.twitter.com/5FPRd7yRs6</a></p>
— Kazim Hussain Channa🇵🇰 (@kazimhc19) <a href="https://twitter.com/kazimhc19/status/1516351366217801729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>The case of the unexplained disappearance of a teenage girl from Karachi's Al-Falah neighbourhood is still unsolved, and authorities are still looking for her.</p>


Pakistani girl Dua Zehra Kazmi, 14, has been missing for several days, and her parents claim that a local mosque in Karachi refused to announce her daughter's name due to sectarian tensions.

Pakistani girl Dua Zehra Kazmi, 14, has been missing for several days, and her parents claim that a local mosque in Karachi refused to announce her daughter's name due to sectarian tensions. Her father told a private media outlet that when they sought the local mosque for assistance in announcing Dua Zehra's disappearance, they were told, "We cannot announce her name since she is from the Shia sect." Dua Zehra,14, went missing from Karachi on 16th April & is still not recovered. But what do you know what’s horrifying? Her parents went to the nearby mosque to make a missing child announcement & the mosque refused coz they don’t pronounce Shi’a names in their announcements: pic.twitter.com/L0i5EAynZ6 — Jaffer A. Mirza (@jafferamirza) April 21, 2022 × Police have been unable to locate a 14-year-old girl who vanished from outside her home in Karachi's Golden Town district on April 16 within the Al Falah police station limits. Dua Zehra Kazmi's mother has threatened to commit suicide outside the Governor's House if her daughter is not returned safely. "I'd like to keep my daughter alive." I am the mother of two children. Like Zainab, I will not accept her body. If she is found dead, I will keep her body outside the Governor's House, "the mother stated. A girl DUA Zehra is missing from 16 April from Star Gate, #Karachi. Be the voice of voiceless her mother, father and sisters are in very tough situation..Help them🙏🏼 Father Mehdi kazmi 03367121444@HamidMirPAK @MJibranNasir @Xadeejournalist @GFarooqi @GulBukhari #DuaZehra pic.twitter.com/5FPRd7yRs6 — Kazim Hussain Channa🇵🇰 (@kazimhc19) April 19, 2022 × The case of the unexplained disappearance of a teenage girl from Karachi's Al-Falah neighbourhood is still unsolved, and authorities are still looking for her.

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<p>A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Sufi shrine in Pakistan&#39;s restive southwest Thursday, killing 18 people and wounding at least 27 others, officials said.</p>

<p>The incident took place in the Jhal Magsi district of the oil and gas-rich Balochistan province, bordering Iran and Afghanistan.</p>

<p>&quot;A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was intercepted by police guards on duty outside the shrine, killing 13 people and wounding at least 20 others,&quot; senior local administration official Asad Kakar told AFP.</p>

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<p>A bomb attack on the same shrine killed 35 people in 2005.</p>

<p>&quot;The suicide bomber struck outside the shrine at a time when it was packed with people, attending anniversary celebrations of Syed Cheesal Shah,&quot; Kakar said.</p>

<p>Members of Sunni and Shiite sects visit the shrine daily, with attendance climbing significantly during festivities.</p>

<p>Senior local police official Muhammad Iqbal also confirmed the incident and death toll.</p>

<p>Balochistan government spokesman Anwaar-Ul l-Haq Kakar said: &quot;We have confirmed reports it was a suicide attack.&quot;</p>

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A bomb attack on the same shrine killed 35 people in 2005

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's restive southwest Thursday, killing 18 people and wounding at least 27 others, officials said. The incident took place in the Jhal Magsi district of the oil and gas-rich Balochistan province, bordering Iran and Afghanistan. "A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was intercepted by police guards on duty outside the shrine, killing 13 people and wounding at least 20 others," senior local administration official Asad Kakar told AFP. Members of Sunni and Shiite sects visit the shrine daily, with attendance climbing significantly during festivities × A bomb attack on the same shrine killed 35 people in 2005. "The suicide bomber struck outside the shrine at a time when it was packed with people, attending anniversary celebrations of Syed Cheesal Shah," Kakar said. Members of Sunni and Shiite sects visit the shrine daily, with attendance climbing significantly during festivities. Senior local police official Muhammad Iqbal also confirmed the incident and death toll. Balochistan government spokesman Anwaar-Ul l-Haq Kakar said: "We have confirmed reports it was a suicide attack."

Balochistan: Suicide attack outside Sufi shrine kills 18, wounds at least 27

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Balochistan: Suicide attack outside Sufi shrine kills 18, wounds at least 27