PM Imran leaves for Quetta to offer condolences to Hazara community
By Web Deskupdated : 3 weeks ago
ISLAMABAD: 09, JANUARY, 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday has left for Quetta to condole with Hazara community members.
According to sources, the premier will arrive in Quetta along with Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to meet the members of Hazara community, who were protesting after 11 slain coal miners were gunned down Mach area of Quetta on Sunday.
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that as soon Hazara community will bury their martyred community members, he will visit and meet them.
PM added that most of the slain miners were the sole breadwinners of their households and assured them that the government would fully compensate their families.
On the other hand, the funeral prayers of slain coal miners, who were shot dead in Mach area of Kachi district on Sunday offered today (Saturday) in Quetta after the Hazara community agreed to call off their sit-in at Quetta's Western Bypass and announced the burial of the martyrs after successful negotiations on late Friday night with the Government Committee headed by the Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan.
The government committee consisting of Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari.
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi announced the decisions taken at the meeting in which all demands of the Hazara community have been met and said the incident was not only tragic for one community but in fact shocked the entire nation, regardless of their sect and religion.
He said for the progress of the country, it was vital that all communities live together with peace and harmony, so as to foil the designs of the enemies who want to create chaos.
Ali Zaidi said officials responsible for the security lapse have already been suspended, and a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe the incident adding that the government has also directed law enforcement agencies to review their security plans.
"Strict action will be taken against officials found responsible of negligence."
He added that the commission would include two members of the provincial assembly, a DIG rank official and two representatives from families of the Machh martyrs. The Balochistan government would provide a compensation of Rs1.5 million to the families of each slain coal miners.
A day earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan extended his full support to the Hazara community and again assured the provision of necessary security. He asked them to bury the dead, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Machh.
Other than that, Balochistan CM Jam Kamal thanked the bereaved families for accepting their request for the burial of slain miners.
Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said all demands of the protesters have been accepted by the government and the committee has agreed to call off the sit-in.
It is pertinent to mention here that, the Hazara community had staged a sit-in, along with the families and relatives of the slain coal miners at Quetta Western Bypass for the past six days.They refused to bury them till the Prime Minister personally assured them security and met their demands.
Let it be known that on Sunday (January 3) unidentified armed assailants kill coal miners to nearby mountains in Mach. After news of the brutal incident broke, security agencies arrived at the coal mine, cordoned off the area and collected evidence. Four persons sustained injuries in the shooting incident, were shifted to hospital for medical treatment in critical condition.
The terrorist attack took place early on Sunday near the Mach coalfield, about 48km (30 miles) east of the provincial capital, Quetta. (04)
PM Imran leaves for Quetta to offer condolences to Hazara community
By Web Deskupdated : 3 weeks ago
ISLAMABAD: 09, JANUARY, 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday has left for Quetta to condole with Hazara community members.
According to sources, the premier will arrive in Quetta along with Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to meet the members of Hazara community, who were protesting after 11 slain coal miners were gunned down Mach area of Quetta on Sunday.
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that as soon Hazara community will bury their martyred community members, he will visit and meet them.
PM added that most of the slain miners were the sole breadwinners of their households and assured them that the government would fully compensate their families.
On the other hand, the funeral prayers of slain coal miners, who were shot dead in Mach area of Kachi district on Sunday offered today (Saturday) in Quetta after the Hazara community agreed to call off their sit-in at Quetta's Western Bypass and announced the burial of the martyrs after successful negotiations on late Friday night with the Government Committee headed by the Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan.
The government committee consisting of Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari.
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi announced the decisions taken at the meeting in which all demands of the Hazara community have been met and said the incident was not only tragic for one community but in fact shocked the entire nation, regardless of their sect and religion.
He said for the progress of the country, it was vital that all communities live together with peace and harmony, so as to foil the designs of the enemies who want to create chaos.
Ali Zaidi said officials responsible for the security lapse have already been suspended, and a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe the incident adding that the government has also directed law enforcement agencies to review their security plans.
"Strict action will be taken against officials found responsible of negligence."
He added that the commission would include two members of the provincial assembly, a DIG rank official and two representatives from families of the Machh martyrs. The Balochistan government would provide a compensation of Rs1.5 million to the families of each slain coal miners.
A day earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan extended his full support to the Hazara community and again assured the provision of necessary security. He asked them to bury the dead, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Machh.
Other than that, Balochistan CM Jam Kamal thanked the bereaved families for accepting their request for the burial of slain miners.
Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said all demands of the protesters have been accepted by the government and the committee has agreed to call off the sit-in.
It is pertinent to mention here that, the Hazara community had staged a sit-in, along with the families and relatives of the slain coal miners at Quetta Western Bypass for the past six days.They refused to bury them till the Prime Minister personally assured them security and met their demands.
Let it be known that on Sunday (January 3) unidentified armed assailants kill coal miners to nearby mountains in Mach. After news of the brutal incident broke, security agencies arrived at the coal mine, cordoned off the area and collected evidence. Four persons sustained injuries in the shooting incident, were shifted to hospital for medical treatment in critical condition.
The terrorist attack took place early on Sunday near the Mach coalfield, about 48km (30 miles) east of the provincial capital, Quetta. (04)
