Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan begin the painful task of burying nearly 100 of their people, killed three days ago in one of the country's deadliest sectarian attacks.<br/> <br />The killings in Quetta led members of the Hazara community to hold a sit-in next to the 96 unburied bodies of the victims and sparked protests across Pakistan.<br/> <br />The three-day-long protest was called off after the he prime minister pledged to sack the local government.<br/> <br />Sectarian attacks have been on the rise in Pakistan.<br/> <br />Islamic tradition demands that the dead be buried as soon as possible.<br/> <br />Leaving the bodies of loved ones above ground for so long is such a potent expression of grief and pain that many people in other cities held protests and vigils in solidarity.
