Talibanisation touches dangerous level in Balochistan: report

Tahir Khalil
Sunday, November 11, 2012
From Print Edition

ISLAMABAD: Talibanisation has touched a dangerous level in Balochistan. The Pashtun Tehreek Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have joined hands with each other, in a move seen as extremely harmful for Balochistan.

This was revealed in a report that claimed the law and order situation in Balochistan has taken a new direction due to the collusion of two groups. According to the report, district Zhob in Balochistan is under the control of the Taliban where Talibanisation is rapidly increasing. Like Fata, the extremists are targeting pro-government tribal leaders in the district.

The report, issued by the Conflict Monitoring Centre Islamabad, said that militancy in Balochistan has taken a complex shape. Among the Baloch community some of the formerly secular individuals in Balochistan have tilted towards extremism. It is not a secret that the militants of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are targeting the Hazara community of Balochistan. On the other hand, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Balochistan is working in the Pashtun areas.

According to the report, Talibanisation is touching the red line in Balochistan and the Taliban are issuing orders to the local tribal Sardars. The report further revealed that the operations and activities of the security forces have been confined in Balochistan as a result.

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Daily Jang 

Sectarian Murder: Hazara man slain in Quetta

By Our Correspondent
Published: November 10, 2012

QUETTA: Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot dead a man of Hazara origin in Arbab Karam Khan Road area of Quetta on Friday, police said. The victim died on the spot.

Police rushed to the crime scene soon after the incident and shifted the deceased to the Civil Hospital. The deceased was identified as Ghulam Raza and belonged to the Hazara community. No group has claimed responsibility of the targeted attack as yet. A case has been registered against the assailants and an investigation is under way.

Meanwhile, members of the Majlis-e-Wadatul Muslimeen staged a protest on the Prince Road neighbourhood of Quetta against the killings of Hazaras.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 10th, 2012.

Quetta Target Killing of Hazaras (08/27/2012)

Three people killed in separate incidents in Quetta

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The first incident took place on Double Road where armed assailants opened fire killing one person, while another was injured. – File photo

QUETTA: Three people were killed in two separate incidents of target killing within just a few hours in different localities of Quetta on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

The first incident took place on Double Road where armed assailants opened fire killing one person, while another was injured.

In another incident in the central commercial area of Quetta known as Qandhari Bazaar, a vehicle was fired upon by armed assailants killing two people and leaving two injured.

The injured were immediately shifted to CMH hospital in Quetta, while all nearby shops and surrounding markets were shut after the incidents.

Police and FC rushed to the areas where the incidents had taken place to cordon off and begin investigations.

DAWN 

Quetta violence: Three Hazaras gunned down in separate incidents

By Zafar Baloch
Published: November 10, 2012


Four others were injured in the attack in Sherpao Colony.

QUETTA: At least three men belonging to the Hazara community were gunned down in separate incidents in Quetta on Saturday.

According to details, one Hazara was shot down on Zarghon road, while two were killed and two injured at Manak Chowk.

The motive behind the incidents remains unknown.

On Friday, gunmen riding a motorcycle shot dead a man of Hazara origin in the Arbab Karam Khan Road area of Quetta.

The Hazara community has been targeted several times in the past in the ongoing sectarian violence in Balochistan, with banned militant organisations often claiming responsibility for the attacks.

Express Tribune