Petition updateHAZARA AND SHIA LIVES MATTER IN PAKISTANToronto Star: 4th Day No Burials of Hazara Shia Martyrs
Khurrum H. SiddiqiCalgary Alberta, Canada
Jan 6, 2021

Toronto Star writes "Pakistan’s minority Shiites continued their sit-in for a fourth straight day on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta to protest the killing of 11 coal miners by the Islamic State group, insisting they will bury their dead only when Prime Minister Imran Khan personally visits them to assure protection. Under Islamic tradition, burials take place as quickly as possible after death. But Shiites were refusing to bury the dead. They also said they would not hold funerals until authorities arrest the killers. Mourners have been sitting on a highway amid harsh cold weather after blocking it since Sunday. They included family members of the slain coal miners, who were seen wailing and crying and cursing the attackers."    

 

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