What the records say
- When
- 3 Jun 1963
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 118
- Coordinates
- 27.59° N, 68.78° E
- Description
- 1963 massacre of Shias in Pakistan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Therhi massacre
1963 massacre of Shias in Pakistan
The Therhi massacre was a mass murder that occurred on 3 June 1963 in Therhi, Sindh, Pakistan. In it, 118 Shia Muslims were killed by a mob of Sunni Deobandi Muslims. Although it was not the first incident of violence against the Shia Muslims of Pakistan, this attack is considered to be the first major massacre of civilians in the Sindh.
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