61. Religious violence kills hundreds of people every year in Pakistan. 62. Police set up steel barricades and used tear gas to stem the religious violence. 63. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf banned five extremists groups, including Sipah-e-Sahaba, in January in an attempt to curb religious violence. 64. Religious violence and tensions have been rising recently throughout this predominantly Muslim country, and Muslim vigilante groups have recently attacked restaurants in the capital. 65. Religious violence has been on the rise since January, when President Gen. Pervez Musharraf banned five extremist Islamic groups, including violent Sunni and Shiite Muslim groups. 66. Religious violence has haunted many parts of Pakistan as Sunni and Shiite Muslims battle over differences in their interpretations of Islam. 67. Religious violence polarizes Pakistani province. 68. Religious violence swept many neighborhoods in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, with mobs battling each other with swords, bows and arrows and gasoline bombs. 69. Religious violence has been on the increase since then. 70. Religious violence has been on the increase since. |