Several Hazara Coal Miners Killed in Balochistan
On Sunday, 3rd January, armed militants kidnapped a group of Hazara miners and took them to a nearby mountain to kill them in cold blood.
According to the reports, at least 11 coal miners that belonged to the Hazara sect were abducted and taken to the Mach area of Balochistan and killed in cold blood.
Police authorities stated that the miners were on their way to work when armed militants kidnapped them and took them to the nearby mountains. Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official with the Levies Force, said six of the miners were dead on the spot, and five who were critically wounded died on the way to a hospital. Jatoi further clarified that the reason these miners were killed was that they identified as Shia and belonged to the Hazara community.
Upon further investigation, the militant group, Islamic State (IS) took responsibility for the attack. However, the claim is yet to be verified. The Hazara group is frequently targetted and killed by militant groups because of the sectarian rivalry that stems from Pakistan- the killing of Hazara miners is just a recent example of this rivalry.
Following the killing of the Hazara miners, members of the Hazara community in Quetta blocked the Western Bypass and set fire to tires to protest against the killings. Moreover, Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the miners’ killing, terming it “yet another cowardly inhumane act of terrorism”.
“Have asked the FC to use all resources to apprehend these killers & bring them to justice. The families of the victims will not be left abandoned by the govt,” he tweeted after hearing about the killing of the Hazara miners.
The condemnable killing of 11 innocent coal miners in Machh Balochistan is yet another cowardly inhumane act of terrorism. Have asked the FC to use all resources to apprehend these killers & bring them to justice. The families of the victims will not be left abandoned by the govt
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2021
Not only Imran Khan but Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rasheed also tweeted of the condemnable act asking the Balochistan inspector general to submit a report on the killing of the Hazara miners. “Terrorists will not succeed in their nefarious objectives. Elements involved in the incident are not deserving of any laxity,” he said.
مچھ کے علاقے گشتری میں کارکنوں پر حملے کی شدید مذمت.
وزیر داخلہ نے آئی جی بلوچستان سے رپورٹ طلب کرلی۔
دہشتگر اپنے مذموم مقاصد میں کامیاب نہیں ہونگے ،افسوس ناک واقعہ کی جنتی بھی مذمت کی جائے کم ہے۔
واقعہ میں ملوث عناصر کسی بھی رعایت کے مستحق نہیں ۔1/2— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) January 3, 2021
Several other officials also came forward to express their sorrow and condemn the incident of terrorism against the Hazara community.
Terrorists now target poor coal miners in Machh Balochistan – murdering 11 & seriously wounding 4. Indian funded terrorists in Balochistan getting more desperate as development comes to province. Socio econ empowerment & Insaf for the Baloch are how we will defeat the terrorists.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) January 3, 2021
مچھ کادلخراش واقعہ انتہائی قابل مذمت اور افسوسناک ہے۔بیرونی دشمن پاکستان کوعدم استحکام سے دوچار کرنے کے درپے ہے اور مسلسل وار کر رہا ہے۔1/2
— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) January 3, 2021
The killing of the Hazara miners in Balochistan is nothing but inhumane, such miners usually travel from Quetta to their workplace to make a living. Discriminating against workers based solely on their sects is utterly stupid and must be handled immediately. Mr. Yousafzai says. “The militants tied their hands on their backs, and slaughtered them one by one.”
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