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Islamabad: The Blood That Screams in Silence

The Tarlai Imambargah Massacre and the Unequal Cost of Violence

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Feb 07, 2026
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On February 6, 2026, 32 men were slaughtered while praying in a working-class neighborhood on Islamabad’s margins. No cabinet ministers died that day. No generals. No industrialists or feudal landlords. No one whose death would necessitate a state funeral or international condolences. Just working people in Tarlai Kalan, a densely packed suburb where th…

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