Ali Baba Taj, a Hazara poet, academic and quiet believer in Quetta’s shared cultural soul, passed away on November 9 in a hospital in Karachi. He was 48. His death marked a rare and painful moment for a city where too many lives have been claimed by violence rather than time. Born in Quetta in […]
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Hazara massacre calls for introspection
The Hazara community has once again been attacked by its ruthless enemies. Dozens of its members are dead and injured. For too long now, the Hazaras appear to have been an easy target for the terrorists. They live under a constant threat of targeted violence. The attacks have been going on for decades. Almost every […]
Nothing beats Empathy, which clearly PM Imran Khan lacks. Ironical, isn’t it?
Admiration of humane handling of the terrorist attack in New Zealand while inhumanely handling of a terrorist attack against Hazara Community within your own country, Mr. Prime Minister. Ironical! Isn’t it?? Imran Khan needs to learn from the very prime minister of New Zealand he was all praise for a few days ago. The attack […]
Hazara sit-in against Quetta blast continues on third day
The Hazara community protestors blocked traffic in a sit-in demonstration for a third day in Quetta on Sunday after a suicide bomb killed at least 20 people in an outdoor market, many of them ethnic Hazaras. Dozens were wounded in the blast on Friday on the outskirts of Quetta. Islamic State had claimed responsibility of […]
Civil society remembers slain student activist Mashal on his death anniversary
A number of students and activists led by the Progressive Students Federation (PRSF) on Saturday gathered here in front of national press club to mark second death anniversary in honour of Mashal Khan. The participants called for the immediate restoration of student unions, elimination of all forms of discrimination on campus, and secularising the curriculum […]
Islamic state takes responsibility for Hazara community blast
The terrorist attack that killed around 20 people in Quetta was organised by the Islamic State group, which took full responsibility on Saturday through their news agency ‘Amaq’. The image of the bomber was also released claiming that the attack was aimed at the Shia community of Hazaraganji. The people of the Hazara community had […]
Hazara sit-in enters second day
The protest arranged by Hazara community against the attack in the market of Quetta entered the second day today. The people of the community are demanding the government to make the perpetrators accountable. It was reported that almost 20 people were killed and 48 others were injured in the terror attack on Friday. The sit-in […]
Protests in Quetta against target killing of Hazara community continue for a second consecutive day
QUETTA; The Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen’s (MWM) protest in Quetta against the repeated target killing of the Hazara community continued for a second day. The protests have been taking place since Monday. The protest camp is set up outside the Balochistan Assembly, and the provincial minister Syed Agha Raza is leading the protest. Alongside the protest, the beleaguered […]