Hazara women protest against targeted killing of community members

By Our Correspondent
Published: April 2, 2012

QUETTA: Women belonging to Hazara community staged a protest outside the Balochistan Assembly against government and law enforcement agencies’ inaction towards incidents of targeted killings in Quetta.

The protest demonstration was organised by Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) particularly against the target killing incident on Spinney Road on March 29, 2012, which left five people dead, including a woman belonging to the Hazara Community.

“We are compelled to come out from our houses due to all the injustices done to our people. Hazara tribe has been subjected to targeted killings and other acts of terrorism for the past decade,” said Nazneen Zaman, President HDP women wing. “Peace would prevail if government and its functionaries perform their constitutional duties with responsibility,” she said.
The protesting women said that the Hazara tribe members cannot travel due to prevailing insecurity and increasing number of attacks against them.

They called upon Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu notice of the deteriorating law and order situation in the province, particularly targeted killings of Hazara people on sectarian basis.

“We have pinned all our hope on Chief Justice of Pakistan that he will provide us with justice,” a protestor told The Express Tribune.

کوئٹہ: ٹارگٹ کلنگ کیخلاف ہزارہ ڈیمو کریٹک پارٹی کی خواتین کا مظاہرہ

کوئٹہ … کوئٹہ میں اسپنی روڈ اور دیگر مختلف واقعات میں ہزارہ قبیلے سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ کے خلاف ہزارہ ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی کے زیراہتمام خواتین نے احتجاجی مظاہرہ کیا ۔ بلوچستان اسمبلی کے باہر کئے گئے احتجاجی مظاہرے میں خواتین نے پلے کارڈز اور بینرزکے علاوہ چوڑیاں بھی اٹھائی ہوئی تھیں۔ انہوں نے ہزارہ برادری سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ کے خلاف شدید نعرے بازی کی اور اس موقع پر خواتین نے بڑی تعداد میں چوڑیاں اسمبلی کے باہر پھینکیں اور گیٹ کے پاس باندھ بھی دیں۔ ان کا مطالبہ تھا کہ ہزارہ قوم کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ بند کراوٴ، ان کا یہ بھی کہنا تھا کہ اگر حکومت انہیں تحفظ فراہم نہیں کرسکتی تو یہ چوڑیاں ان کیلئے تحفہ ہیں۔ انہوں یہ بھی کہا کہ پہلے تو صرف ہزارہ برادری کے مردوں کو ٹارگٹ کیا جاتا تھا اب خواتین کو بھی نشانہ بنایا جارہا ہے۔

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Invitation Letter

May we warmly appreciate and encourage Mr. Sam Janis ,a Consultant from US along with the entire team of Mjor Nadir Ali , a prominent Hazara Social activist, for the compilation of International report on Hazara Target Killings in Quetta and publish it in the form of a book. May we also inform all Hazaras and the rest of nations that a bill ,on the same issue is going to be presented and discussed in American Senate. Their efforts, survey must be acknowledged and applauded in all respect.

بامیان گهواره ی زیبای ما نقطه ی وصل تمدن های

Shutter-down: Quetta closed after Hazara killings

By Shehzad Baloch

Published: March 30, 2012

The community leaders said they will not bury the bodies until and unless the arrested protestors are freed. PHOTO: PPI/ FILE

QUETTA: A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Quetta on Friday to protest against Thursday’s killings of five people, including a woman of the Hazara community.

At least five people were gunned down on Thursday morning while six others were injured, when a van carrying people belonging to the the Hazara community was ambushed on Spini road.

The Hazara community continued their protest for the second consecutive day by staging demonstrations.

Addressing a news conference at Hazara Graveyard, the Vice President of the Shia Conference said that police have rounded up several people of the Hazara community during a peaceful protest.

“We will not bury the bodies until the arrested Hazara people are released,” he said.

The strike call was given by the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), Shia Conference and backed by Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP), Jamhoori Wattan Party (JWP) and other nationalist parties condemning the incident.

Trade and business activities in Quetta remained at a halt. All shops, trading centers, retailers and commercial establishments on Prince Road, Masjid Road, Liaquat Bazaar, Joint Road, Saryab Road, Alamdar Road, Hazara Town, Marriabad, Abdul Sattar Road, Zarghoon Road and others were closed.

Traffic remained thin and all street bore a deserted appearance.

Stringent security measures have been put on place with the heavy deployment of Frontier Corps (FC), police and other law enforcement agencies to thwart any unpleasant incident.
The Hazara community had staged a protest at the graveyard demanding an immediate arrest of culprits involved in targeted killings of the Hazara community.

The angry protestors burnt tyres on Eastern Bypass and raised slogans against the government and law enforcement agencies for their failure to protect the life and property of people.
A police official Mukham Raza was also killed during the violent protests triggered by the killings yesterday.

Police have rounded up dozens of suspects so far during their investigation.

Express Tribune

Pictorial report of Protest over killings of Hazaras in Quetta

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