Another seven Hazara Shias were gunned down in sectarian killings in Quetta on Saturday, as two members of a Baloch ethnic group were killed in violence by enraged armed Hazara youth in protests over the continued massacre of Shias in Balochistan.
According to details, five members of the Hazara Shia community were returning from a vegetable market in the Hazar Gunji area in a public bus at about 8:30am when armed men on three motorcycles forced the bus driver to stop the vehicle. The gunmen pulled down the five Hazaras and sprayed bullets on them after lining them up.
Separately, two Hazaras were gunned down at Taftan bus station in the Hazar Gunji area by unidentified assailants. The deceased Hazaras were identified as Ali Baba, Jawaad, Nauroz Ali, Mohammad Raza, Nauroz, Mohammad Ali and Aziz Ali. Following the killings, dozens of Hazara youth took to the streets in protest and blocked the Brewery Road and Western Bypass by burning tyres and setting up barricades.
Some of the protesters kept firing in the air and some even started firing on vehicles carrying non-Hazara people. Members of the Hazara community also staged protest outside the United Nations Office, placing bodies of victims on the road and demanding protection. Meanwhile, 11 people mostly of Baloch origin got injured in various areas of the city during protests and firing by enraged Shia youth. Two of the injured, one of whom was identified as Tariq Marri, later succumbed to their injuries. The protestors kept firing on Baloch populated areas around Brewery Road and Jalal Noorzai, a reporter for Samaa TV, was also manhandled by enraged Hazara men.
After a while, various groups of Baloch-speaking tribes blocked the main Sabzal Road by placing stones and burning tyres in protest against the killing of two Baloch men and firing by Hazara Shias on their houses. The injured in various acts of violence included Assistant Sub-Inspector Khadim, Qasim, Fareedon, Liaqat, Hafeez, Mohammad Shafi and Abdul Jaleel.
The Hazara protestors, led by notable Sardar Sadat Hazara, received the bodies from Bolan Medical College, They wanted to take the bodies to the Governor’s House to stage a sit in, however they then headed to the UNHCR office to protest the killings.
Various organizations of the Hazara Shias announced three-day mourning over Saturday’s killings Sardar Sadat Hazara condemned the killing and criticized the government for not paying any attention to providing security to members of his community. He said how could the situation in Balochistan improve when Chief Minister Aslam Raisani spent only three days a month in Quetta.
Later in the day, the Balochistan government gave powers of police to Frontier Corps for a period of two months in Quetta to deal with the worsening law and order.
According to official sources, the FC would now be able to carry out checking and search operations in Quetta.
Killing Hazara Shias is the shortest, easiest and safest path for professional killers, murderous Jihadists for ensuring Paradise in the life hereafter, as there is not going to be any reprisals, punishment or consequences in this world "Pakistan".
Thats very sad news. Government of Pakistan totally fail to protact is on people how can Pakistan can fights with others. In Islamic countery no one safe. Where is the power of Pak army where is brotherhood and where is Islamic rules. Shame those people killing annocant people on the name of Islam.
Pakistan has become wahabi fools paradise, where everything goes with the blessings of zardari & his wahabi stooges
Violence is inherent in Islam. Islam, as per Arabic dictionary means submission, not peace.
All religions are against Humans. Cause them to make groups and hate each other. One claims perfection the other claims the same and so the war and bloodshed of Humans. The killers think they will get into Paradise by killing innocent humans. But they will end up in a black hole and darkness where they will lack air to breathe and light to find their path!
zardari is fail in his presidency this is a fact ,why every one is silence? Pakistan is becoming hell alike country why every one is silence??? Pakistan instead to progress it comes backward, instead having fresh nature have blooding nature sham on you Pakistani government you break the record of violence on your own people plzzz understand the people and just give up the presidency and go to hell you zardari.
Zardari and his likes display careless smiles for the deaths of Pakistani citizens and soldiers. At the end, Zardari lacks the genes just like his fellow tribesmen! Lack of loyalty and habit of back stabbing! He and his likes think they will live forever! Their destiny is darkness!
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