Tragedy has struck Pakistan’s beleaguered Hazara Shia community again. 20 people have been killed and 48 injured after an IED was detonated in a vegetable market frequented by Hazaras. The authorities have confirmed that the attack was specifically aimed at targeting the ethnic minority group. As always, condemnations and condolences have poured in following the […]
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Attack on Hazara community three days after the release of LeJ Baluchistan leader.
At least 16 people were killed and over 30 were injured in a blast in Quetta’s Hzaraganji market. Later the reports confirmed that the attack was aimed at the Quetta’s Shia Hazara community. Half of the people who lost their lives were Hazara people. This fact can’t be ignored that this incident happened just three […]
Will peace ever prevail in Afghanistan?
Sipping latte in the comfort of my home, I wonder whether peace will ever prevail in the war-torn Afghanistan. Will the millions of homeless Afghans have an opportunity to live in peace with the neighbors? On January 25, United States, the lone superpower, decided to start talks for a durable peace. The media carried many […]
Political gathering attacked in Kabul
The political gathering attended by Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah and former president, Hamid Karzai has been targeted, multiple explosions could be heard in Kabul on Thursday. The meeting was to mark the 24th death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat, who was killed by the Taliban in 1995.The group was formed to […]
Fate of the Hazara: the community caged within its own city
Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan Province, is a nervous city. In the past, people in Quetta were accustomed to taking leisurely walks on Jinnah Road, the main boulevard of the district, gazing at shop windows and haggling over the goods on display. Young men would sit in small groups on the pavement in […]