On February 21, 2013, I wrote:
“The number of dead bodies was 92. 16 children, 19 women. The bomb ripped through shops and stalls, the explosion ballooning into a sky of smoke, concealing severed limbs mixed with pieces of clothing and slivers of animal meat.
The venue was Hazara Town, Quetta. Most of the victims were Hazara.
The banned “religious” militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ) claimed responsibility.
The aftermath of the attack was an eerie reproduction of the last month’s [January 2013] dual bomb blasts on Alamdar Road, Quetta.
The suffering of the mourners was immeasurable. The refusal to bury the dead before the governmental acceptance of their demands was stronger than their pain of seeing the maimed bodies of their loved ones wrapped in white unstitched pieces of cloth, smeared with dried blood, laid out in the open. Their protest echoed their old pleas: justice must be done. Lives must be protected. The perpetrators must be punished to set deterrents aga
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses Hazara protesters. DawnNewsTV
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz arrived on Thursday at the site in Quetta where members of the Shia Hazara community have been protesting the killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan s Mach area.
Taking to the stage, Bilawal and Maryam, who are currently part of an 11-party anti-government alliance, addressed the protesters along with other political leaders including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Bilawal recalled that the Hazara community had protested with as many as 100 coffins after attacks during the PPP government s tenure.
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses Hazara protesters. DawnNewsTV
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz arrived on Thursday at the site in Quetta where members of the Shia Hazara community have been protesting the killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan s Mach area.
Taking to the stage, Bilawal and Maryam, who are currently part of an 11-party anti-government alliance, addressed the protesters along with other political leaders including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Bilawal recalled that the Hazara community had protested with as many as 100 coffins after attacks during the PPP government s tenure.
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Abdul Rehman Malik takes notice of oil Cos’ billions of rupees’ corruption
Peshawar
December 17, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Senator Abdul Rehman Malik on Wednesday took notice of billions of rupees corruption by the oil marketing companies (OMCs), unearthed by FIA through its inquiry commission on oil crisis.
He has directed the Ministry of Interior to coordinate with FIA and all stakeholders for their comments on the multiple illegal acts in oil sector to point out the reasons for the failure of the authorities to protect the interest of the state and present a detailed report on it within seven days for discussion in the next meeting of the committee.