Five Hazaras shot dead in Quetta

[punit]

Rohingyas are facing discrimination in Myanmar.. pakistan must do something ASAP.

 

[pak-marine]

In exchange for bhata-khori, bori-bund lashaian, street crimes etc?......Quetta is already suffering from sectarian violence and you wish to see entity like MQM in the city?, thats insane. MQM itself has role in sectarian violence in Karachi. Taliban have never paid much attention to MQM so i dont know from where you are getting the idea that MQM stood against them

here is a little link to help you increase your info , if you need more trying googling "taliban threat MQM or taliban attack MQM

Pakistani Taliban threaten to target MQM
DAWN.COM | ZAHIR SHAH SHERAZI — PUBLISHED NOV 02, 2012 04:32PM

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PESHAWAR: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Friday threatened to target the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), vowing to ‘deal’ with the largest political party in Karachi, a spokesman for the banned extremist militant organisation said Friday.

Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, in a statement issued Friday, said that they had decided to the MQM, vowing "not to show any mercy to the apostate tyrants of Karachi".

MQM chief Altaf Hussain has been a vocal critic of peace talks with militants and his party has taken a visible anti-Taliban stance in the wake of the assassination attempt on 15-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai by TTP gunmen.

“How can we hold talks with those who fired shots on Malala Yousufzai, Shazia and Kainat? How can we talk about peace with those who beheaded personnel and officers of the army, police and FC?” the MQM chief said in a speech to party workers on Oct 20. Hussain has also urged the Army to take the ‘bold decision of acting against the terrorists’.

The Pakistani Taliban spokesman also called out to Pakistan’s judges to work for an Islamic system.

“I call out to all the judges who are part of Pakistan’s secular laws and courts: You will also be held accountable in front of God some day. Therefore, you should also work for an Islamic system rather than this godless system,” said Ehsan in the two-page statement.

Moreover, the Taliban spokesman also called out to separatist armed movements in Balochistan and Sindh provinces, urging them to “continue their fight in an Islamic way”.

“I urge the leaders of the nationalist parties in Balochistan and Sindh, like the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Sindh Liberation Army (SLA), to fight for their rights in an Islamic way,” said the statement.

The Pakistani Taliban also said that they were in the process of forming a strategy with regard to the upcoming general elections.

“We are in the process of forming a policy and will make it public it as soon as a final announcement for elections is made. All current political parties in Pakistan will be divided into three categories in that strategy,” it added.

However, the statement failed to specify what categories these would be.

MQM response

While speaking to Dawn.Com, MQM leader Faisal Sabzwari said that threats against the MQM were not new, but they in turn have never threatened anyone.

He said that MQM wants to make Pakistan the country that the founding fathers, in particular Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, envisioned it to be.

Faisal Sabzwari said that Pakistan belongs to all Pakistani's regardless of their color, creed, race or views.

He also said that the MQM will continue to raise its voice for the rights of women, children, education and minorities.

The MQM leader also said that to advocate the spread of Islam through violence and force only maligns the faith, and they will continue to speak out against it.

ANP condemnation

Speaking to Dawn.Com, ANP Sindh leader Bashir Jan said that his party strongly condemns the statement made by the TTP.

Bashir Jan said that they will never condone the actions of the TTP and condemn the statement in the strongest terms possible.

"We will continue to fight these people and will never allow the rule of terrorists and extremists in this country," he said.

Bashir Jan said that they are the followers of Bacha Khan and will never support unprincipled and undemocratic acts. He also said that they will always support those who are being oppressed.

"Our political differences with the MQM are over small issues, we will support any political party that is being oppressed," he said.

 

[Serpentine]

Rest in peace.

@Akheilos Remember that wedding story you told me? There are tens of these 'mosque-like stories' happening every year like this. So I hope your family reconsiders their position about 'Shias', if I haven't misunderstood your post. These people also had families.

 

[Dubious]

Rest in peace.

@Akheilos Remember that wedding story you told me? There are tens of these 'mosque-like stories' happening every year like this. So I hope your family reconsiders their position about 'Shias', if I haven't misunderstood your post. These people also had families.

I never said my family had any problem....All I said is imagine if any of the children of the family were the victims....It is difficult to cool hot blooded Pakistanis .....

I told you that story to illustrate how news get nubbed....Not to score a point

And YES I am aware that there are MORE of this happening to Shia....My point wasnt to compare as it is incomparable! but to point out that IT ALSO happens to Sunni and there are stories MISSING!

 

[Jaanbaz]

Someone is butt hurt because MQM isn't allowing Taliban to function fully in Karachi. I hope Hazara Shias join MQM, we need to make MQM active in Quetta to challenge Taliban terrorists.

 

[Yazp]

Five Hazaras shot dead in Quetta
AFP | SYED ALI SHAH — UPDATED 36 minutes ago
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Police officials disperse angry protesters during protest demonstration of Hazara Community against targeted killing of their community members, near Mezan Chowk in Quetta. -PPI

Security officials stand alert at site after firing incident at Circular road in Quetta. - PPI

Security officials stand alert at site after firing incident at Circular road in Quetta. - PPI
Police officials disperse angry protesters during protest demonstration of Hazara Community against targeted killing of their community members, near Mezan Chowk in Quetta. -PPI

Security officials stand alert at site after firing incident at Circular road in Quetta. - PPI


QUETTA: Unknown assailants killed five people belonging to the Hazara community in Quetta's Bacha Khan Chowk area on Sunday evening, Dawn.com reported.

Police sources said suspected militants opened fire at two shops near Bacha Khan Chowk, the city's commercial hub.

Police stated the deceased belonged to the Hazara community. Four people had died on the spot while there was one injured who was rushed to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta for medical treatment. However, he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said the assailants managed to escape from the scene. It was an act of targeted killing, police sources told Dawn.com.

Soon after the incident, markets and business establishments were closed and panic gripped the area. Traffic vanished from the roads.

In the past few days, more than half-a-dozen Hazara community were also gunned down in Quetta.

Police and personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were called to the area to bring the situation under control. Balochistan Chief Minister Dr. Malik Baloch strongly condemned the incident and directed the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“Strict action will be taken against the elements involved in the target killing,” he said.

The chief minister expressed sympathy with the bereaved families and promised all possible help to them.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility following the attack.

Later, around 500 people from the community took to the streets in protest against the incident carrying the coffins of the deceased and refusing to bury them.

About 500 protesters placed the coffins of the victims on the road and chanted slogans against the government for failing to protect them.

“We are facing a genocide and the government makes only empty promises instead of providing protection,” Husnain Ali, a protester in his early 20s, told AFP.

He said he would sit on the road with the dead bodies until the perpetrators are arrested.

Balochistan has been experiencing incident violence and targeted killings since more than a decade. The largest province of the country by area, is home to a low-level insurgency by ethnic Baloch separatists. Al Qaeda-linked militants also operate in the region.

The province shares borders with Afghanistan and Iran.

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Most of them I knew personally... A Father and a Son killed with one little brother left...
Insh-Allah This will not continue for long. The Hazaras and the other Dari speakers need a state of their own even if it means splitting Afghanistan into half (Maybe we can stop Indian influence there once and for all) . Enough of this bull****. I hope these people do not die in vain.

In exchange for bhata-khori, bori-bund lashaian, street crimes etc?......Quetta is already suffering from sectarian violence and you wish to see entity like MQM in the city?, thats insane. MQM itself has role in sectarian violence in Karachi. Taliban have never paid much attention to MQM so i dont know from where you are getting the idea that MQM stood against them

Just would like to let you know,
The MQM was the only party who sent a delegation to the Hazaras to the Darna where we got the Cheif minister sacked.
Most of the other parties have been saying "we condemn Hazara killing" for the last few years, yet not doing anything to help them.
The other parties who've helped out the Hazaras are the Army and Musharraf.(Long live Pakistan, It's Army and Musharraf)