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QUETTA: Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal today (Wednesday) has requested the Protestors of Hazara community to bury the 11 coal miners, who were killed in a targeted attack, saying that the burial of the coal miners should not be conditional on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrival.
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal visited the protest camp of the Hazara families after talks between the government and Hazaras to end the latter’s sit-in ended inconclusively on Tuesday night, with the protesters persistent in saying they would not bury the dead till Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives at their camp.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Dr Arif Alvi will visit the Hazara community but the people have elected me as their chief minister and the responsibility rests on me,” he said while addressing a press conference flanked by Federal Minister Ali Zaidi and Adviser to the Chief Minister Abdul Khaliq Hazara.
Thousands of Hazaras have staged a protest, arranging the coffins across a highway in the provincial capital. Similar protests have been staged across the country urging the government to bring the culprits to justice.
Members of the Hazara community said that they will not withdraw until Prime Minister Imran Khan meets them and the killers are brought to justice.
“Efforts are under way to improve the security situation in the province,” CM Jam Kaml said, adding that the provincial government was striving for peace and development in the region, despite all the challenges.
CM Kamal further said that the incident took place on January 3 and he was in Dubai, but returned to the country after he heard the news. “The purpose of all of us coming here is to highlight the seriousness of the issue.”
CM Kamal further said that he was in Dubai when incident took place, but returned to the country after he heard the news. “The purpose of all of us coming here is to highlight the seriousness of the issue,” he added.
The Chief Minister further said that enemy forces do not want the province to progress. “The people can testify that the law and order situation in the province has improved drastically,” he added.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister Ali Zaidi reiterated that Pakistan’s enemy was attempting to disrupt peace in the country, adding that the burial of the bodies should not be associated with the premier’s arrival.
Secretary-General of Balochistan Shia Conference Jawad Rafi lamented that Balochistan’s Shia, Pathan, Punjabi, Hazara and Urdu speaking have been killed in the past. “Our people have brutally been killed in the past as well,” he added.