The protesters said their agitation would continue till

security in Quetta was handed over to the army. The paramilitary Frontier Corps is responsible for security in Balochistan but Shias say it is unable to protect them. After 92 people were killed in a twin suicide bombing in another Shia neighbourhood of Quetta last month, Shia Hazaras had refused to bury their dead till the federal government took steps to protect them. Their protest triggered similar demonstrations in cities across Pakistan and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was forced to dismiss the provincial government and impose Governor�s Rule in Balochistan. Shia leaders said the security situation had not improved despite the imposition of Governor�s Rule. Federal Religious Affairs Minister Khurshid Shah today said the latest attack on the Shias had highlighted the failure of intelligence agencies. Protests against the bomb attack were organised in several cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Jacobabad and Larkana. Markets were closed at some places and Shia groups organised rallies. A strike was observed in Quetta yesterday at the call of the Hazara Democratic Party.