1988 Gilgit massacre
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1988-gilgit-massacre-203-17510427
title:
1988 Gilgit massacre
text:
The 1988 Gilgit massacre was the state-sponsored mass killing of Shia civilians in the Gilgit District of Pakistan who revolted against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's Sunni Islamist regime, responsible for vehement persecution of religious minorities as part of its Islamization program. The massacre was preceded by anti-Shia riots in early May 1988, which were caused by a dispute over the sighting of the moon for Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. Local Sunnis, who
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description:
Major instance of Shia-Sunni sectarian violence in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Gilgit_massacre
date created:
2013-03-18T20:41:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:48:02Z
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