Just as the night staff at the Memon hospital was preparing to leave, it heard that passengers of a bus had been shot dead.
“We thought how many could there be … three or four at the most? But then the bus arrived and bodies just kept coming in one after the other,” said Ahmed* who works at the reception counter of the hospital’s emergency department.
All hell broke loose after that. Everyone, from senior doctors to the people working behind the desks, had blood stains on their hands as they were busy ferrying stretchers and bodies back and forth the bus and the casualty department.
The red smears on the floor just inside the entrance also revealed as much. Inside, towards the left, stretchers were strewn about with their sheets dishevelled in a large, beige hall.
“The attackers shot to kill. The bodies had single bullet marks at the back of their heads or at the base of their necks,” said Ahmed.
His co-worker, Imran*, said looking at the bodies brought to the hospital, it seemed that the assailants had begun shooting them from the seats at the back and moved towards the front, shooting the passengers one by one.
“A lot of them didn’t even see what was coming because many bodies that were brought here were in reclining position,” he added.
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By Tehmina Qureshi for The News International. Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015 From Print Edition
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemns attack
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing a high level meeting at Governor House in Karachi to assess the security situation following the grisly attack on Ismaili community earlier in the day, Radio Pakistan reported.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is said to travel to Karachi this evening where he will be visiting the victims of the attack.
Imran Khan condemns attack – “Heart wrenching and saddening”
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan strongly condemns the attack and expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of innocent lives. He said: “The ones who’ve been attacked are the most peaceful people of Pakistan.”
“It is heart wrenching and saddening to know innocent civilians have been killed in Karachi”, he said in a statement adding that, “I am stunned at the attack in Karachi on citizens belonging to the most peaceful community.”
He said it is the government’s responsibility to find the attackers and bring them to the book, adding that terrorists should be caught no matter where they are.
Army chief telephones Aga Khan
Army chief General Raheel Sharif telephoned Prince Karim Aga Khan and expressed his heartfelt condolences on the brutal attack, a statement released by the ISPR said.
“Our hearts go out to the bereaved families,” the army chief told Aga Khan.
“No efforts will be spared to apprehend and punish perpetrators of this terrorist act. Their abettors and backers will not be spared,” he added.
General Raheel Sharif along with corps commander and DG Rangers will reportedly visit injured persons at Aga Khan University Hospital.
Security has been beefed up by the Army and Rangers at the hospital premises, our correspondent Faraz Khan reports.
“A shameful and cowardly attack”
Former president and Co-Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the attack in Karachi, terming it a shameful and cowardly attack on one of the most peaceful communities in the country.
He said the Sindh government would provide every assistance to the victims’ families and bring the attackers to justice.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah strongly condemns attack
Addressing the media, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah confirms the suspension of SHO and DSP of the area.
“This is an unprecedented incident and we will find those responsible,” he says.
He adds that “The pamphlet shows that terrorists have carried out the attack and they will not be left at any costs.”
An inquiry into the incident is under way and he has sought a report within a week
Information Minister Sharjeel Memon condemns attack
Addressing the media, Information Minister Sharjeel Memon condemned the attack and said that no matter how many people condemn the incident, it is not enough.
“It wasn’t a particular community that was attacked, but the whole nation,” he said.
Furthermore, he said that the intelligence agencies and the army will “detect this case” and punish the terrorists responsible for the attack.
“The army will enter their homes and bring them out,” he concluded.
Day of mourning
Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain announces a day of mourning on May 14.
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Heaven have no mercy on the perpetrators of this heinous carnage of innocent souls on way to Allah’s house.
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