5 Hazaras gunned down during attack on 3 businesses in Quetta Pakistan

Quetta – June 7, 2015

‘Unknown’ terrorists gunned down another five Hazaras in a simultaneous attack on three Hazara businesses on the busiest street of Quetta city. The target were three Hazara businesses on Circular Road. Among the victims are a Hazara father and son. According to BBC Urdu, the assailants were four and came on two motorcycles. The location is within 100 meters of main City Police Station. This is the fifth such attack on Hazaras within two weeks in Quetta.

Quetta is the provincial capital of the restive Balochistan province in which Pakistani State is engaged in a war against the Baloch nationalists fighting for independence of Balochistan.

While the attack has not been claimed by any terrorist outfit yet. However, the 99% of all attacks have been owned by AlQaeda affiliated Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ) terrorists, formerly known as Sipah-e Sahaba Paksitan (SSP) and ‘political wing,’ ASWJ.

The Hazaras accuse the Pakistani State of being complicit with the LEJ terrorists. The terror outfit has links with the main stream political parties of Pakistan such as: Cricker-turned-Politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaaf (PTI); Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N); Pashtunkwah Mili Awami Party (PMAP); Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (both JUI-F, FUI-S), among others.

In 2012, Director General of FIA, Mr. Tariq Khosa told the Pakistani Senate that the SSP (parent of LEJ) received official patronage during 80’s from none other than Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Zia-ul Haq.

According to Hazara Organization for Peace and Equality (HOPE), the June7 attack was 177th documented attack on Hazaras by Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist, killing over 1500, permanently disabling over 4000, and forcing migration of approximately 100,000 Hazaras for safer shores [ See Google Map of all attack locations ].

Gunmen Attacked 3 Hazara Businesses on Circular Road

Above: Sadiq Tea Company

Above: Mezan Tea Company

Above: Asghar Khan Spice Merchant

Victims (Source: Naveed-e Saher Ambulance Service / Hazara Sources)

Kazim Ali s/o Haji Qambar Ali (father)
Zeeshan s/o Kazim Ali (son)
Mohammad Ali s/o Ramzan Ali
Naimatullah
Mohammad Idrees

Injured

Gul Mohammad (admitted in CMH Hospital)

Victims: Kazim and his son, Zeeshan (RIP)

Victim: Mohammad Idrees (RIP)

Victim: Name to be determined (RIP)

Analysis

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the firing incident in Quetta in which members of Hazara community lost their lives.

The prime minister sought a report over the incident and asked authorities to apprehend the criminals at the earliest.

He also extended his condolences to the bereaved families.

Fact:

Above: Pakistan Election – 2013: LEJ is electoral ally of Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N party. Here, Sehar Gul (PML-N) sitting next to Ramzan Mengal, LEJ Chief in Balochistan, involved in killing of 1500+ Hazaras.

Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr. Malik Baloch

Police and personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were called to the area to bring the situation under control. Balochistan Chief Minister Dr. Malik Baloch strongly condemned the incident and directed the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“Strict action will be taken against the elements involved in the target killing,” he said.

The chief minister expressed sympathy with the bereaved families and promised all possible help to them.

Fact:

City Police Station, the main police precinct, is within 100 meters of the attack. Area is littered with Police and paramilitary, Frontier Corps (FC) check posts.

Hazara.net’s Tweet

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Victims: Kazim & Zeeshan (father/Son)
Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister; Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab (brother of PM); Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister Punjab (relative of Fmr. Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry); Ahmad Ludhianvi, Chief of ASWJ – political wing of LEJ terrorists
Ex Dep. Inspector General (DIG) Police, Hamayun Jogezai with Ramzan Mengal – Chief of LEJ in Balochistan
Ex Senator Sami-ul Haq (Principal of ‘Univ of Jihad’, ‘Father of Taliban’; Ex Dir. General ISI, General Hameed Gul; Hafiz Saeed, Chief of Jamat-ud Dawa (JUD)

Hazara Poet, Yaseen Zamir’s