Posts Tagged ‘ hazaras ’

Demand for Army Takeover Ignored Causes of Killings

Feb 2013

Thousands sat in protest against the January 10 blast that murdered 100 Hazaras this weekend. However, the demand for army takeover ignored the institution’s incompetence, or unwillingness, to take on the killers. Hazaras had yet to recover from the pains of the twin blasts on Alamdar Road on January 10, when another bomb destroyed...
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Reporter’s Notebook: The Second Dharna

Feb 2013

A visit to the Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen dharna (sit-in) in Lahore–held in solidarity with the victims of the Kirani Road blast.
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The Kirani Road Blast | Live Updates

By TQ
Feb 2013

Has governor’s rule and army operations failed to curb the violence of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Quetta? See live updates on the Kirani Road blast on Tanqeed. Tweets about “#KiraniRoad”
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Issue III: Solidarity Politics

Feb 2013

From Bara to Quetta to Palestine, we consider solidarity politics this month.
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Politics Interrupted

Feb 2013

It won't get better than the unity of parliamentary parties against Tahir ul-Qadri’s disruption.
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Why Trouble Rules Balochistan

Governor's rule has multiplied the problems in Balochistan instead of fixing them.
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Reporter’s Notebook: In Solidarity With Hazaras

Jan 2013

They have refused to bury the bodies of their loved ones. Almost a hundred coffins and thousands of Hazaras face a second night on Quetta’s cold and dark streets, waiting for the Pakistani government to step up–and give them the protection that they have been waiting for, for years. Hundreds have joined Hazaras in...
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