Global InformationTherhi massacre information
| Therhi Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Sectarian violence in Pakistan | |
  Therhi Therhi (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Therhi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Date | 03 June 1963 |
| Target | Shias |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Meat cleavers and Machetes[1] |
| Deaths | 118[2] |
| Perpetrator | A Deobandi madrassa of Therhi[3] |
| Motive | Sectarianism |
The Therhi massacre was a mass murder that occurred on 3 June 1963 in Thehri, Sindh, Pakistan. In it, 118 Shia Muslims were killed by a mob of 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.[3][1][2]
- ^ a b "On June 6, 1963, at least 116 Shia Muslims were massacred – LUBP". lubpak. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Banned terrorist outfits trying to establish network in Interior Sindh". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b Zardari, Shehnila (27 March 2015). "Unsupervised madrassas have destroyed Sindh's pluralism". The Nation. Retrieved 8 June 2019.