February 17, 2017 6:14 PM

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Pakistanis protest against government after shrine bombing in Sindh province

In Pakistan, angry protesters today took to the streets against the government's failure to provide security at a famed Sufi shrine in the Sindh province where a suicide bombing claimed at least 80 lives.<br/> <br/>The terror attack claimed by the Islamic State at the Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan town, some 200 kms northeast of Karachi, is one of the deadliest in the country.<br/> <br/>Over 200 people who were inside the shrine were wounded. The mobs damaged vehicles and set a police van on fire and burnt tyres to block roads. Initial investigations said that there was no proper electricity at the shrine when the attack took place.

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