Hazara youth protest unabated targeted killings

Scores of youngsters from the Hazara community in Balochistan on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the government’s failure to stop the killing of innocent people, particularly those from the of Hazara community. The protestors gathered outside the Parliament House and shouted slogans against what they called injustice to them. PPP MNA Syed Nasir Ali Shah also joined the protest.
Speaking on the occasion, Nasir said the provincial government of Balochistan was responsible for the increasing incidents of targeted killings, while the chain of targeted killings and missing persons should be end/ “If any foreign hands are involved in the unrest in Balochistan, they should be exposed,” he said. The PPP MNA was of the view that military operation could not bring peace in the region, adding that all the issues with MQM-Haqiqi leadership should be resolved through negotiations.
He pointed out that most of the violence incidence had taken place closer to the Frontier Corps (FC) check posts, which was a question mark on the performance of FC personnel. Protestors said more than 700 people had been killed in targeted killings in Balochistan, adding that a majority of them belonged to the Hazara community. They accused banned outfits, including the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, of launching attacks on their community, lamenting that the government never tried to bring the culprits to justice. They alleged that mainstream organisations were backing banned outfits and an operation against these organisations was necessary to curb the targeted killings of the Hazara community. They urged the federal and provincial governments to make their all out efforts to control the targeted killings.