15/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU condemns attack on Karachi bus. On 13 May, the European Union condemned the “deadly” attack on a bus in Karachi that killed at least 43 people and injured 24 people, including passengers, that day. All the victims of the attack were from the Ismaili community, a Shia minority in the country. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban and in a press release, the spokesperson for the High Representative, Federica Mogherini, said that this attack “ is a further instance of the scourge of sectarian violence”. She also explained that “The Pakistani government must do its utmost to tackle sectarian violence and bring to justice the perpetrators of these violent and criminal acts. There must also be no impunity for these crimes. The rights of all citizens need to be protected, regardless of religion or belief”. (CG)