Hazara killings
YET another series of attacks against the Shia Hazara community in Balochistan over the weekend has raised fresh questions about the state’s inability or, as some quarters darkly suggest, unwillingness to take on the sectarian killers in the province headlined by the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Balochistan. To be sure, with only a small number of hardcore militants believed to be involved, stopping them will not be easy. But there are disturbing signs that the killings are yet to shake the political and security apparatus in Balochistan out of its stupor. Even more problematically, members of the provincial government are being accused by the Hazara community of either providing sanctuary to the killers or of turning a blind eye to their presence in certain areas.
What is clear is that Balochistan has a growing problem of radicalisation. A network of madressahs and mosques has mushroomed in Baloch areas like the districts of Mastung, Khuzdar, Noshki and Kalat. With little to no oversight of their operations, the network has injected into parts of the Baloch population a growing intolerance along sectarian, i.e. Sunni-Shia, lines. Add to that mixture the recruiting of LJ type militant outfits and a relatively small problem can snowball. In Balochistan, the surge in targeting the Hazara community this year and particularly in the last few weeks is not well understood. It could be that a ‘deadline’ for the Hazaras to leave Quetta, for example, set by the militants has expired. Or with the space for sectarian attacks in other parts of the country somewhat reduced, the Hazaras in lawless Balochistan are an easier target.
Whatever the reasons for the surge in killings and attacks, the matter seems to be beyond the control of regular law-enforcement agencies. Police in Quetta are themselves targets of sectarian killers and do not have the resources to fight back or defend themselves. And if the police’s political bosses in the provincial government are disinclined to take on the sectarian militants, there’s little the police can do anyway. Which leaves the intelligence apparatus. The LJ in Balochistan is precisely the kind of entity that intelligence agencies are meant to track and help dismantle. The damaging war against Baloch separatists being led by the intelligence agencies is real enough but it’s not reason enough to preclude other actions by those agencies. But what if the agencies see strategic reasons to leave some groups untouched? The Hazaras of Balochistan are truly caught between a rock and a hard place.
why is the UN silent?!
There are many sects and reliogons in pakistan. It is Hazaras/shias today it will some else. Our spritual leaders are politicians and religious scholars or they pretend to be. Sad times are ahead-soryy for Pakistan
We have sectarianism because of one reason only:
We have sects.
Solution:
Bring all sects under one umbrella:
Secularism.
Belonging to one sect means: I am righteous then thou, therefore… .
Quaide Azam knew it, too.
shameon you Raisani what are you doing in CM house if can't control this just came of this honorable place.
No rule of law, being insincere to Pakistan and overall intolerance to a fellow human being will result in bigger messes than the ones going on at the moment. How can these people, who commit such heinous atrocities, live with themselves. All for $$$$$. Shame on all of us for letting these killings continue!!
I think we all have to understand and analyze the history of Shia-Sunni conflicts in Pakistan, in Iraq as well as in the region in general. It is an established fact that enemies of Muslims and esp. enemies of Pakistan use it as the most effective ploy to trigger unrest and civil war-like situation in any specific area where their objectives can be best achieved through persistent unrest. Now the government, the law enforcement agencies, military, the political leaders and even the public needs to be fully aware of the current delicate situation in Baluchistan and the consequence, these conflicts in conjunction with other terrorist activities are directed to lead to.
Our government should take immediate firm action against the elements directly or indirectly involved in these and other killings. Additionally SC should come up with concrete decisions and recommendations on killings in Baluchistan.
Sometimes I think, If ALLAH is the most beautiful of all and he is more kind to his people, then why we divide ourself into sects, cults and creeds. Let me say, Mullah has made no progress in the past, neither he will in the future. Our solution to every problem is very simple, 'We have to consider God as top priority' by leaving all the sects and adopting only Quran and Sunnah with love, love and love.
God says in Quran;IF i want it ,so can do like this that everyone become muslims.
But hey says on another vers ;I have gave the human a good brain to know me.that i eixisting.
It's a problem to express religious beliefs here in pakistan.
yeh.i agree with u
In fact no one is sincere with Pakistan in this country.
The concept is understood to a degree about the strategic importance of Taliban but the concept of Patronizing of sectarian out fits like Lj. SSp, SM and likes of them is never understood and mind boggling. What strategic purpose if any these are serving or except from tearing the social fabric of our society apart what is their aim ( by their i mean people patronizing them). If some body thinks that by using influence and power of these it can do good for the country then i can say with full confidence that this person or institution is preparing a recipe of disaster and misery for this country and it's people. In such a scenario may God help us.
The writ of Balochtan government has evaporated. The chief minister of the province if asked would repeat his proverbial words 'killing or no killing is equal'.