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Life remained paralysed in Quetta on Sunday to mourn the loss of 85 Hazaras who became victims of a deadly suicide blast and the authorities’ inaction to nab sectarian killers operating with impunity.

A complete shutterdown strike was observed throughout Quetta on the call of the Malis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen (MWM) and the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP).

As protests spread to different parts of the country, including Lahore, Islamabad, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Multan among other cities, mass graves were dug up in Hazara town for the burial of those killed in the blast. Emotionally drained, the Hazara community however denied to bury their dear ones who were killed in the Saturday’s Kirani Road blast.

Thousands of protesting Hazaras staged a sit-in at Alamdar Road and in Hazara town along with 65 dead bodies in order to urge the government to accept their demands, including a targeted operation, under the supervision of the Army, against the perpetrators.

The death toll from the blast has reached 85 as more than 190 injured were being treated in Quetta, while some had been shifted to Karachi.

Earlier, 65 dead bodies were shifted to Hazara town from different hospitals where they were to be buried and all arrangements were in place.

However, on Sunday night, the MWM said that the deceased would not be buried until the demand of army action is met. The same demand they had made after a double suicide bombing on a snooker club in the city on January 10 had killed at least 92 people. At that time, Balochitan was put under the governor’s rule, while the demand of army action was not met.

MWM’s Syed Hadi said that the dead would not be buried until three demands are accepted; the other two demands being the arrest of two leaders of Ahle Sunnat wal-jamat and provision of security to citizens of Quetta.

Syed Daud Agha said that they had presented ten demands after the Alamdar Road incident but only one demand was met. “Governor rule was imposed. Still 9 demands are yet to be honoured,” he said, adding that they had demanded dismissal of incompetent government because some ministers were involved in murder of the Hazara community. He said that they had no doubt in the sincerity and personality of Balochistan Governor Magsi, though a handful of sincere officers could not ensure peace.

The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) has given a 48-hour deadline to the Balochistan government to start a ‘targeted operation’ and hunt down the culprits of the deadly Kirani Road blast. Banned religious outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the Saturday’s explosion. The same group had claimed double suicide bombing on a snooker club in the city on January 10 that had killed at least 92 people.

The strike was also supported by the other political parties, including Pashtoon Khwa Milli Awami Party, National Party and Awami National Party.

All business centres, shopping malls and markets located on Jinnah Road, Sharha-e-Iqbal, Brewery Road, Abdul Sattar Road, Double Road and Kirani Road remained shut throughout the day. City roads presented a deserted look as most of people preferred to stay home owing to the stressed atmosphere, while the links leading to Kirani Road were closed.

The people from the Hazara community blocked Brewery Road by burning tyres.

The national flag was hoisted at half-mast as the Balochistan government had announced official mourning against the barbaric incident.

Police backed by Frontier Corps were deployed across the city to avert any untoward incidents and mobile teams of law and enforcement agencies kept patrolling throughout the day.

Addressing a news conference, HDP Vice Chairman Azizullah Hazara called upon the Balochistan governor to order an operation “otherwise protest will be held outside the Balochistan High Court on a daily basis”.

He said that the Hazara community is being massacred in a well-planned way and if this didn’t stop they would be vindicated in taking any step. “This terror incident in Quetta would not have taken place had the government unmasked culprits of last month’s killings,” he added.

The HDP leader said that besides Quetta, the HDP would also hold protest demonstrations in other parts of the world, including Europe, America, Australia and Canada; outside Pakistani embassies to register their protest. Also, the Hazara Students Federation (HSF) staged a demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club.

When contacted, Balochista Home Secretary Captain (r) Akbar Hussain Durrani however gave a different toll. He said at least 79 people were killed and 179 sustained injures in the blast. He said that the suicide attacker was driving the water tanker that hit the main bazaar of Hazara town in Kirani Road.

Meanwhile, Balochistan Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob said that the compensation announced for victims would soon be paid.

Meanwhile, on the call of the Shia Ulema Council, strike would be observed in Karachi on Monday (today). Transports will remain off road while markets would be shut.

Also, Bars across the country, including the Pakistan Bar Council, the Karachi Bar, the Rawalpindi Bar, the Punjab Bar and the Balochistan Bar, have announced boycott of courts.

Punjab will hoist national flag half-mast to observe a day of mourning. Mourning has also been announced in Gilgit Baltistan.

Hazaras hold off mass burial till military acts | The Nation
 
i hate this government!!!! it is NOT letting the military go in and exterminate these moron terrorists!
 
No Peace in Pakistan till there is a Change or Revolution in Saudi Arabia.
 
No Peace in Pakistan till there is a Change or Revolution in Saudi Arabia.

BHAI WAKE UP!!! stop blaming saudi for everything! this is not a saudi problem but this problem's root cause lies elsewhere people who wish to destabalise pakistan!

& corrupt inept government of zardari and his clowns will never call in the army to help protect the hazare's!
 
All Hazara demands to be met, says PM
Assuring the Hazara community of taking strict action against terrorists and miscreants, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday stressed the need for collective action and wisdom to eliminate terrorism.

“Collective wisdom and action is needed to deal with the challenges which the country is currently facing,” said the prime minister on the floor of the National Assembly, discussing the law and order situation with particular reference to the recent incident of Quetta.

“It is not time for political divide. It is not time to discriminate between the government and the Opposition. We only need collective wisdom and action for nation’s deliverance from challenges it is faced with,” the prime minister said.

Strongly condemning the Quetta incident, the prime minister said the government would take all out measures to bring the perpetrators to task without making any compromise in this regard.

The PM, condemning the sad incident, remarked that all possible steps would be taken without making any compromise on this matter. “It is time to strengthen each other against the militancy as a strong collective message would ultimately weaken the anti-state forces,” he said, adding the incumbent government would meet all demands of the Hazara community.

He also told the House that he had directed the Balochistan governor to investigate the incident. “In case of negligence action would be taken,” he said and added this carnage had badly affected all the provinces and every section of the society, including mosques, schools, politicians, farmers, etc.

On the previous incident in Quetta, the PM said he had imposed the governor’s rule in Balochistan and enhanced deployment of FC besides putting paramilitary troops on alert. He further said all demands of Hazara community, including deployment of security force of their choice, would be fulfilled.

Recalling the Swat operation, he said the government had lost writ there but only due to the national unity, the government not only re-established the writ but also resettled thousands of the displaced persons successfully.

He said the Hazara Community members were brave and tolerant and assured that their killers would not be spared and would be brought to justice at any cost.

He also prayed for the forgiveness of the deceased souls and courage for the bereaved families to bear the loss with equanimity.

Meanwhile, a six-member parliamentary team, constituted by Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, will assess the situation arising from Saturday’s terrorist attack in Quetta today (Tuesday).

The parliamentary committee will draw Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Mir Khizar Khan Bijrani, Maula Buksh Chandio, Public Accounts Committee Chairman Nadeem Afzal Gondal, Senator Sughra Imam and Yasmin Rehman as its members.

The team will visit the affected families as well as representatives of security and intelligence agencies, besides meeting with the provincial administration. It will report its assessment and recommendations to Raja Ashraf.

Also, the prime minister has called a comprehensive report from the intelligence agencies on how terrorists detonated an explosives-laden truck on Karani Road. Ashraf has reiterated the resolve that his government will take every possible measure to track down and penalise those behind this heinous terrorist attack.

The premier has spoken to Balochistan governor Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi and Chief Secretary Baber Fateh Yaqoob and made it clear to all the stakeholders that no stone would be left unturned to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.

All Hazara demands to be met, says PM | The Nation
 
BHAI WAKE UP!!! stop blaming saudi for everything! this is not a saudi problem but this problem's root cause lies elsewhere people who wish to destabalise pakistan!

& corrupt inept government of zardari and his clowns will never call in the army to help protect the hazare's!

We should wake up and take responsibility for out actions. Banning radical Islamist literature and moododi should be first step!

No Peace in Pakistan till there is a Change or Revolution in Saudi Arabia.

No change in Pakistan until we throw out this 7th century cult out of Pakistan.
 
No Peace in Pakistan till there is a Change or Revolution in Saudi Arabia.
I mean seriously ? Ever thought that KSA wouldn't be able to create trouble in Pakistan if people are well educated, employed and more focused towards development.

Stop putting blame on others. The choice and acts are committed by Pakistanis and support to others were given by Pakistanis.

Get your act together and no one will be able to influence your people to thrust them into terrorism.

Enough of victim card. Take control of your own people otherwise today KSA, tomorrow some other nation will be using your people.

Poor us, evil KSA, making us do bad things. Don't allow them send their money and influence in your country. Period.

BHAI WAKE UP!!! stop blaming saudi for everything! this is not a saudi problem but this problem's root cause lies elsewhere people who wish to destabalise pakistan! & corrupt inept government of zardari and his clowns will never call in the army to help protect the hazare's!
Problem is within your country which has created such brainwashed madrassah educated students with twisted version of religion installed into them.

Get rid of these uneducated extremists, no one will be able to use these people against you. For once, start blaming yourself only.

BTW this corrupt inept govt. was brought by Pakistanis, voted by Pakistanis.
 
I mean seriously ? Ever thought that KSA wouldn't be able to create trouble in Pakistan if people are well educated, employed and more focused towards development.

Stop putting blame on others. The choice and acts are committed by Pakistanis and support to others were given by Pakistanis.

Get your act together and no one will be able to influence your people to thrust them into terrorism.

Enough of victim card. Take control of your own people otherwise today KSA, tomorrow some other nation will be using your people.

Poor us, evil KSA, making us do bad things. Don't allow them send their money and influence in your country. Period.

lol ;same goes for you Kashmir stop blaming poor Pakistan, Ever thought that PAK wouldn't be able to create trouble in Kashmir if people are well educated, employed and more focused towards development.


Stop blaming Pakistan for every thing bad in India ; tell your media to stop blam game
 
lol ;same goes for you Kashmir stop blaming poor Pakistan, Ever thought that PAK wouldn't be able to create trouble in Kashmir if people are well educated, employed and more focused towards development.
Stop blaming Pakistan for every thing bad in India ; tell your media to stop blam game
Actually they were fine and the tourism industry was on full swing. But after 1989 when you started sending those Jehadis you prepared for Afghan war into Kashmir valley who started killing innocents, brought down the stability and brought fear into tourists and local population.

Kindly read about it.
 
lol ;same goes for you Kashmir stop blaming poor Pakistan, Ever thought that PAK wouldn't be able to create trouble in Kashmir if people are well educated, employed and more focused towards development.


Stop blaming Pakistan for every thing bad in India ; tell your media to stop blam game

I have come across tens of Indian-Kashmiris and they all have nothing but extreme hate for Pakistan and India - both.


Actually they were fine and the tourism industry was on full swing. But after 1989 when you started sending those Jehadis you prepared for Afghan war into Kashmir valley who started killing innocents, brought down the stability and brought fear into tourists and local population.

Kindly read about it.

Now those Jihadis having no where to go are turning the country into a boiling pot. The entire idea was drawn up on fake mythical history of Islam by people obviously educated on manipulated history and made to believe that angels would come down to help. In Pakistan curricula, I have read things as ridiculous as angels coming down during 1965 war to help Pakistani army. When we infuse such BS into young minds at an early age, no wonder we are raising a generation of educated idiots.
 
Actually they were fine and the tourism industry was on full swing. But after 1989 when you started sending those Jehadis you prepared for Afghan war into Kashmir valley who started killing innocents, brought down the stability and brought fear into tourists and local population.

Kindly read about it.

Actually Pakistan had no militancy before and there were Skirts in Afghan universities . But after late 1970s when Arabs started sending those Jehadis backed by US for Afghan war, Pakistan tribes become militant, brought down the stability and brought fear into region and local population.

Kindly see Charlie Wilson's war.

I blame Arab money as fuel of militancy from 1980s to till now

I have come across tens of Indian-Kashmiris and they all have nothing but extreme hate for Pakistan and India - both.

agree so let them give freedom (both sides) ; Pakistan will open all its door of trade to India and lets start using our riches for our self before another east India company takes over ; taking advantages of regional divide and hate.
 
Actually Pakistan had no militancy before and there were Skirts in Afghan universities . But after late 1970s when Arabs started sending those Jehadis backed by US for Afghan war, Pakistan tribes become militant, brought down the stability and brought fear into region and local population.

Kindly see Charlie Wilson's war.

I blame Arab money as fuel of militancy from 1980s to till now



agree so let them give freedom (both sides) ; Pakistan will open all its door of trade to India and lets start using our riches for our self before another east India company takes over . taking advantages of regional divide and hate.

Our own institutions were hand in glove with this unchecked flow of Arab money and establishment of madrassash. If you are blaming others in this manner without keeping in view the complicity of Pakistani authorities then it further affirms the notion that pakistan is a failed state. Many of our top brass figures have more loyalty towards Arabia than Pakistan.

Islam is an artificial ideology, it can only be sustained by enforcement, warefare and since the advent of petrodollars - phony donation schemes! If the society is left on its free will to choose its course 99% will astray from Islam!
 

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