Tag: Hazara

Fog sets in

Since the onset of winter, the provincial capital has witnessed misty conditions. Early Tuesday morning visibility in the city was especially reduced. The foggy...

Crackdown over sectarian killing

Police said Wednesday they had launched a crackdown on Sunni militants, detaining scores of suspects after being criticised for inaction over increased sectarian killings. "We...

Hazara Shias left to mourn another 13 in Balochistan

Tragedy again visited the Hazara community on Tuesday when 13 members of the religious minority and a Sunni man were barbarically gunned down in...

Parties from Hazara dissociate from Tehreek-e-Suba Hazara

Representatives of several political parties belonging from Hazara region announced on Saturday that they would part their ways with the founder and leader of...

Hazara movement re-emerges as Zaman calls for protest on CM’s arrival

Tehreek Sooba Hazara leader Baba Haider Zaman has said that provincial government is using devious tactics to stop the peaceful movement for Hazara province. Addressing...

Anna Hazara urges more ‘shocks’ for UPA government

Indian anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare has urged people to give the scandal-hit government in Delhi “repeated shocks” to rid the country of the scourge...

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...

Hazara Gold Cup Hockey from 20th

The All Pakistan Hazara Gold Cup Hockey Tournament will be played in Abbottabad from July 20 to 29. Pakistan Hockey Federation has also announced...

Sindh National Front backs movement for Hazara province

KARACHI - The Sindh National Front (SNF) will back the demands of the Hazarewal for a separate province for their people, SNF chief Mumtaz Bhutto said on Saturday after a meeting with a delegation representing the Hazara Qaumi Jirga.
Members of the delegation apprised Bhutto about their movement as well as alleged injustices against the Hazarewal people. Any group with a distinct language, culture and shared history is a 'nation' that deserves a separate province, the SNF chief

NA body slams lack of progress in Hazara killing probe

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the April 12 killings in Abbottabad during a protest for an independent Hazara province, demanding the recording of statements of all injured persons, complete investigation and finalization of challans.
The committee, which met with MNA Riaz Fatiana in the chair, recommended the registration of cases against the SHO, DCO, DPO, RPO concerned and relevant medical officer for false

Dengue endemic in Hazara division and Shangla

PESHAWAR: Dengue infection is endemic in Hazara division and Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, stated an official handout here on Monday.
The peek time of dengue infection is from March to October. Such cases occur every year in these areas. Recent infection is reported from Dhab No 2, Mansehra city, village on Khaki Road, Lohar Banda, Hari Mera, Khaki, Ogai, Buffa, Khwajgan and Jaloo. Cause of the infection is reported to be the water reservoir across Khaki, says a report