Date : August 6, 1957
Location : Ahmadpur East
Casualties :3 Shia Martyred, 70 Injured
Gender : male ,
On August 6, 1957 (10 Muharram 1377 AH), a charged mob led by local leaders of the Tanzeem-i-Ahle-Sunnat-TAS anti-Shi’a Takfiri Deobandi organization attacked Azadar Shi’a Muslims in Ashura Procession at a small twon Sitapur of Esat Ahmedpur of District Bahawalpur of Southern Punjab,Pakistan. Three Shi’a Muslim Azadar were killed, and 70 were injured.
Source:
The Shias of Pakistan: An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority, Book by Andreas Rieck, Hurst Publisher, 2015, Chapter 3:Shias in Pakistan Until 1958