Mission Hazaras: Target Killing Accomplished

By Mmrityunjay NandaAt some point of time in your life you will realize that you have been emotionally debating around issues being unaware of its deep and diverse roots.When we see an act of brutal discrimination against a poor race, we start feeling squeamish and yell around what we witnessed. But believe me, you can never understand or experience the pain and torture that these Hazara people have been through since the birth of their race. Hazaras are generally Persian-Speaking people...

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Sectarian violence: Hazara community under attack in Quetta

QUETTA: After an interval of a few weeks, sectarian targeted killings resumed in Quetta on Tuesday morning as two brothers belonging to the Hazara community were gunned down outside the regional passport office near Joint Road. According to a senior police officer, Mohammad Tahir and Mohmmad Qadir had come to the post office to get their passports made and were attacked outside the main gate of the office at 7.15 am. The assailants were on a motorcycle and fled the scene after opening fire...

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Potential suicide bomber killed in Quetta

QUETTA: A potential suicide bomber was killed when a detonator he was carrying along with a suicide vest prematurely went off on Kirani Road near Hazara Town, pre-dominantly Shia Muslims’ neighbourhood in Quetta, on Thursday night. The police officials in plain clothes deputed near Hazara Town tried to stop a suspect and opened fire at him when he tried to run away, Superintendent Police (SP) Brewery Malik Arshid said. The detonator prematurely went off, killing the man on the spot;...

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Two suspects killed, police official injured in exchange of fire

QUETTA: Police gunned down two suspected terrorists during an encounter near Akhtarabad, an area close to Hazara Town in Quetta on Monday. A police official was also injured during the exchange of fire. Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani announced a reward worth Rs 500,000 for the police party that successfully killed the alleged terrorists and assured their promotion. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG-Operations) Qazi Wahid, police signalled a car to stop near Akhtarabad for...

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Protest in Sweden, against Hazara Genocide in Quetta

Hazara diaspora held a protest demonstration in Malmo, Sweden against Hazara genocide in Quetta. Malmo: Hundreds of members of Hazara diaspora and Swedish human rights activists held a protest demonstration in Malmo, Sweden against the massacre of Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan. They were holding banners and placards with slogans asking Pakistani government to take action against killers in Quetta and provide security to the Hazara community. Speakers condemned the continued killings...

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Three TTP, LJ men held in Quetta

QUETTA: Officials of the Frontier Corps claimed on Sunday to have arrested three suspected terrorists in the Brewery road area. According to FC sources, a raid was conducted on a small house near the Hazara graveyard which led to the arrest of the three men. The sources said that two of the detained men belonged to outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan who had come to Quetta from Karachi and the third one belonged to the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. The suspects were handed over to authorities...

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Under Siege of Terror: The Shia Hazara of Pakistan

Sectarian violence promoted by religious extremists  is not new to Pakistan, but the latest series of brutal attacks on the otherwise peaceful Hazara people has reached a breaking point in recent weeks.  Despite the fact thatnearly 30 people have died in the past two weeks,  the Government of  Pakistan seems incapable – if not unwilling – to step in to stop this siege of terror. The situation in the Balochistan province, located  in south-west Pakistan  has always...

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Persecuted Hazaras rally for peace

At least 29 Hazara Shias have been killed and scores wounded in Quetta in the last two weeks, in the recent spate of violence against the minority community. Last week, thousands of people gathered in the capital of the Balochistan province to protest against yet another surge in sectarian violence. The April 13 protests, organized by the Hazara Democratic Party, were called after four people were killed in two separate attacks on Iqbal Road and Abdul Sattar Road in Quetta on April 12. Holding...

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2 Hazaras killed in Quetta, FC arrests 3 suspects

QUETTA: Targeted killings of Hazara community in the provincial capital continued as two more persons were shot dead on Brewery Road in Quetta on Saturday. However, Frontier Corps (FC) claimed to have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the Brewery Road incident and seized arms from their possession. According to a police officials, two persons were passing on a motorbike on the Brewery road when an unknown person opened fire at them, killing them instantly. They...

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Hazara Protesters’ letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hazara Protesters’ letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Date…………………………….From:…………………(Name)………..a (citizenship/residence/country) Hazara.To: the respected Minister of Foreign affairs.Subject: Committing genocide, forced displacement and systematic discriminations against Hazaras in Pakistan and Afghanistan. I carry the grievances of a people who are being persecuted, massacred and systematically discriminated in Pakistan and Afghanistan even in today’s 21st century when there are a number of institutions and organizations such as the UN, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International...

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