Shia Muslim processions are held throughout the world to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Ibn Ali on the Day of Ashura.

In Quetta, the Ashura procession starts from Alamdar Road, where the Imambargahs gather from around the city mainly from Hazara Town.

When it reached the main Bazaar, three terrorists on the roof of a building threw grenades on the participants, followed by firing with automatic weapons before they blew themselves up, which left around 50 people dead and more than 100 injured.

The, Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Abdulwahed Belkeziz said[5] Such terrorist acts can only be designed to incite sectarian (Sunni-Shia) strife and infighting among Muslims and to shed their blood.

I extend my heartfelt condolences to the victims and the bereaved and wish the injured will have a speedy recovery.Interior Minister of Pakistan, Faisal Saleh Hayat condemned the attack and said[3] These misguided extremists want to create chaos in the country.