The deadly attacks on Shias in Quetta, Pakistan and Karbala, Iraq on Tuesday are considered by Pakistani newspapers on their return to work after the Ashura holiday.
Some papers blame terrorists for the assault in Pakistan but, responsibility for the carnage in Karbala, some feel, should rest with the US.
We believe that the attack on the Shia procession in Quetta is an act of terrorism. Its objectives are not merely sectarian, but are something more dangerous for our national security.
Mashriq - Peshawar
The deadly incident that took place amid tight security in Quetta is clear proof that there are still present among us terrorist elements who do not waste a single opportunity to pursue their malicious designs.
Aaj - Peshawar
Our enemies are trying hard to shatter the environment of peace and national unity in the country in order to harm our national interests. In a situation like this, it is the duty of every Pakistani citizen to play his or her role in foiling the plots of our enemies.
Jang - Islamabad
In view of the growing international threats against Islamic countries, we should demonstrate the utmost unity in our ranks, and should do away with all our petty differences in order to fend off any possible threat.
Express - Peshawar
This manifests the veracity that whosoever resorted to the wicked act of terrorism - with the attack on the mourners' procession in Quetta or the gathering in the holy city of Karbala, can in no way be a Faithful [but] rather, by all perceptions - the raucous, spiteful and callous foe of Islam.
Pakistan Times - Islamabad
The president and the prime minister have done well to order an inquiry into the incident, vowing to bring those behind the attack to justice and announcing monetary compensation for the families of the victims.
The Dawn - Karachi
Whatever the intensity of the condemnation emanating from the ministerial quarters, the human lives lost in the pointless gun battles cannot now be brought back. Families have lost their breadwinners in the religious paranoia that has permeated the body politic of a nation partially and temporarily gone insane.
The Statesman - Peshawar
There is a general perception in Iraq regarding the deadly incidents that took place in Baghdad and Karbala on Tuesday that the USA itself is involved in the incidents. It is believed that the USA intends to prolong its stay in Iraq by following Great Britain's old policy of "divide and rule". And for that very purpose, it is trying to create a civil war-like situation in the country.
Jang - Islamabad
The Western media present the incidents as a wave of sectarian violence, but the reality on the ground is that both the major sects, Sunni and Shia, have been struggling together against the USA's brutalities and illegal occupation in Iraq. We suggest that in view of the deteriorating situation in Iraq, the USA should immediately announce a roadmap for its withdrawal from the country.
Khabrain - Islamabad
The incidents show that US forces have completely failed to maintain peace and security in Iraq. They also unveil the fact that the USA is trying to get the people of Iraq to indulge in sectarian violence in order to consolidate its illegal occupation of the country.
Islam - Muzaffarabad
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