11.   The government also offered cash rewards to policemen who capture suspected Shiite and Sunni militants.

12.   The Punjab provincial government has offered cash rewards to policemen who capture suspected Shiite and Sunni militants, officials said.

13.   The Sunni militants blame Iran for supporting extremist Shiite groups, while Shiite Muslims say Saudi Arabia is helping their Sunni foes.

14.   Iranian authorities, who earlier accused Sunni militants of indulging in a murderous campaign against Shias in Pakistan, lodged a protest against the attack.

15.   Dozens of Sunni militants have been rounded up by police in the past week on suspicion of aiding al-Qaeda fugitives from Afghanistan in the attacks on foreigners.

16.   Security forces are on high alert across the country in the wake of an escalation in killings of members of the minority Shiite sect and rival Sunni militants.

17.   Some Sunni militants oppose the Shiite public mourning which in the past has led to violence.

18.   The gunmen fired on Shiite Moslems demonstrating against Sunni militants.