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Quetta: Pakistani Shia community ends blockades, hundreds attend burial of
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Ending a week of protests, hundreds of Shia Pakistanis gathered on Saturday here to bury 11 coal miners from the Hazara community, who were killed in the Islamic State attack.
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Pak Opposition leaders slam Imran Khan over 'blackmailing' accusation on H
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Pakistani Opposition leaders have lambasted Prime Minister Imran Khan on his remarks, in which he accused the family members of the Hazara community of blackmailing him after they refused to bury the mortal remains of 11 coal miners, who were killed in the
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Imran Khan calling protesting Hazaras 'blackmailers' an insult to coal min
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments that the Hazara protesters were 'blackmailing' him, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) vice president Sherry Rehman said that his statement was 'an insult to the corpses of the slain coal miners'.
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Maryam Nawaz slams Imran Khan after PM calls protesting Hazaras 'blackmail
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for not visiting the Shia Hazaras protesting against the killing of coal miners in Balochistan and for suggesting that the demonstrators
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India condemns Hazara miners killing in Balochistan, says responsibility o
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): India on Friday condemned the killing of 11 coal miners in Pakistan's Balochistan in a terror attack and asserted that it is a responsibility of every country to protect its minorities and respect their basic human rights.
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Don't blackmail me, Imran Khan tells Hazaras protesting against 11 miners'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused members of the Hazara community of "blackmailing" him after they refused to bury the remains of 11 coal miners, who were killed in the Islamic States' attack, until the premier visits them.
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Miners killing: Right group urges international community to put pressure
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 8 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) on Friday strongly condemned the killing of 11 coal miners of Hazara community in Mach town of Balochistan and urged the international community to put pressure on Pakistan to ensure the safety of all the minorities.
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Miners killing: Bilawal, Maryam meet protesting Hazara community members i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Machh (Balochistan) [Pakistan], January 7 (ANI): Pakistan opposition leaders Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Maryam Nawaz met members of Shia Hazara community who have been protesting against the killing of 11 coal miners in Machh town of Balochistan.
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Karachi: Hazaras intensify protest against Machh killing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 7 (ANI): Pakistan's Hazara community, on Thursday, continued to mount pressure on the government through mega sit-in protest in Karachi, demanding action against the killing of 11 coal miners in Machh in Balochistan province.
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Families of Machh coal miners vow to continue protest until Pakistan PM vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistani Hazara families of the 11 coal miners, who were brutally killed by unidentified men at the Machh coalfield, have vowed to continue their sit-in until Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the provincial capital Quetta which is about 50 km from the coa
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UN chief condemns killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of 11 coal miners in the Balochistan province and urged Pakistan to bring perpetrators of the terrorist act to justice.
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'It was govt failure': Hazaras protest against targeted killing of 11 coal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): Pakistan ethnic Hazara community protested against the killing of coal miners in the targeted attack in Balochistan and refused to bury their remains until the government meets their demands.
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