Babu Sabu near Lahore, three Shias were killed and many were left injured. On the other hand, Mufti Mahmood, Molana Samiul Haq, Ihsan Illahi Zaheer and others wrote and spoke furiously against Shias. International Reactions The global Shia religious leader of the time, Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim, wrote a letter to President Mohammad Ayub Khan expressing his strong condemnation of the act. See also Shia Islam Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent Anti-Shi'ism Persecution of Hazara people Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan Taraaj-e Shia References Massacres in Pakistan Violence against Shia Muslims in Pakistan Ethnic cleansing in Pakistan