QUETTA: The Hazara community has staged a protest on Sunday over the massacre of coal miners in Balochistan’s Bolan district, blocking several roads in the provincial capital.
According to details, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) has also participated in protest, demanding the Balochistan government either arrest the terrorists responsible for the Machh massacre or resign.
On the occasion, MWM leader Syed Muhammad Agha Raza has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should visit Quetta to meet with and reassure the bereaved families of the victims.
A traffic jam was reported at the thoroughfare from the Baleli checkpost to the intersection at Quetta’s Airport Road due to the protest. Meanwhile, various Hazara political parties and organisations held a meeting to discuss the Machh massacre and strategies going forward.
At least 11 colliers were shot dead after armed men stormed the Machh coalfield on Sunday morning, took the miners to nearby mountains, and opened fire. Four others were seriously wounded, police confirmed.
Earlier in the day, the government of Balochistan ruled out any security lapses, with its spokesperson, Liaquat Shahwani, saying that the incident was an act of terrorism.
