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=== Allegation of involvement in 1988 Gilgit massacre ===
{{See also|1988 Gilgit massacre}}
In May 1988, responding to rumours of a massacre of Sunnis by Shias, large numbers of Shias from in and around [[Gilgit|Gilgit, Pakistan]] were killed in a massacre.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunzai |first1=Izhar |title=Conflict Dynamics in Gilgit-Baltistan |url=https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/SR321.pdf |publisher=United States Institute of Peace |access-date=5 July 2017 |quote=In 1988, a rumor alleging a Sunni massacre at the hands of Shias resulted in an attack by thousands of armed tribesmen from the south, the killing of nearly four hundred Shias |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509172907/https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/SR321.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2017 }}</ref> Shia civilians were also subjected to rape.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19mPVOBZ_9YC&pg=PA134 |title=The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism |last=Murphy |first=Eamon |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-415-56526-4 |page=134 |quote=Shias in the district of Gilgit were assaulted, killed and raped by an invading Sunni lashkar-armed militia-comprising thousands of jihadis from the North West Frontier Province. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003094150/https://books.google.com/books?id=19mPVOBZ_9YC&pg=PA134&dq=gilgit+shias+raped+1988&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKgvjkm57RAhXLNpQKHZnoCx8Q6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=gilgit%20shias%20raped%201988&f=false |archive-date=3 October 2017 }}</ref> The massacre is alleged by [[B. Raman]], a founder of India's [[Research and Analysis Wing]],<ref>{{cite news |title=B Raman, one of RAW founders, passes away |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/b-raman-one-of-raw-founders-passes-away/ |access-date=5 July 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802041911/http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/b-raman-one-of-raw-founders-passes-away/ |archive-date=2 August 2017 }}</ref> to have been in response to a revolt by the Shias of Gilgit during the rule of military dictator [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul Haq]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/the-shia-anger/221654 |title=The Shia Anger |last=Raman |first=B |date=7 October 2003 |work=Outlook |quote=Because they have not forgotten what happened in 1988. Faced with a revolt by the Shias of the Northern Areas (Gilgit and Baltistan) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), under occupation by the Pakistan Army, for a separate Shia State called the Karakoram State, the Pakistan Army transported Osama bin Laden's tribal hordes into Gilgit and let them loose on the Shias. They went around massacring hundreds of Shias – innocent men, women, and children.|access-date=31 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001207/http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/the-shia-anger/221654 |archive-date=1 January 2017 }}</ref> He alleged that the Pakistan Army induced Osama bin Laden to lead an armed group of Sunni tribals, from Afghanistan and the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|North-West Frontier Province]], into Gilgit and its surrounding areas to suppress the revolt.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/feb/26raman.htm |title=The Karachi Attack: The Kashmir Link |last=Raman |first=B |date=26 February 2003 |work=Rediiff News |quote=A revolt by the Shias of Gilgit was ruthlessly suppressed by the Zia-ul Haq regime in 1988, killing hundreds of Shias. An armed group of tribals from Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier Province, led by Osama bin Laden, was inducted by the Pakistan Army into Gilgit and adjoining areas to suppress the revolt.|access-date=31 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510091547/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/feb/26raman.htm |archive-date=10 May 2017 }}</ref>