Hazara Community continued sit-in along with 86 bodies on Alamdar road, Quetta for the third consecutive day on Sunday. The community has refused to bury the dead until their demands of more security for the vulnerable community are met.
A spokesman of Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen Abid Hussain said that protest will continue till the acceptance of their demands.
He demanded compensation for the victims of Thursday’s deadly attacks in Quetta and ample security measures for the Hazara community.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf left for Quetta Sunday to take stock of the situation in the provincial capital after the talks between the government and protestors broke on Saturday.
Federal Ministers Qamar Zaman Kaira and Omar Gorgaj were accompanying the PM during the visit, during which they would hold discussions with the provincial administration and Hazara community leaders.
Half-hearted government efforts failed to quell a protest that brought thousands onto cold, wet streets for a second night to watch over the bodies of 86 people killed in one of Pakistan’s worst sectarian attacks.
Federal Religious Minister Khursheed Shah, who flew to Quetta at President Zardari’s order, failed to persuade the Quetta Yakjehti Council (QYC) leaders to end the sit-in and sought one-day time to respond to the demands of the Yakjehti Council.