A Special Report by Khliq Ebrahimi and Mohammad Jan Ahmady
Translated by: M.Rezaie
pdf for download: Quetta Report_English
“Searching the names, They asked who are Sunnis? Then told the Sunnis go aside. We got off the bus and wentaway. When they let go non-Hazaras and non-Shiites, they were sure only Hazaras and Shiites had remained in the bus. Then get them to get off the bus and shot killed them.” Haji Khoshhal Khan the bus driver told the Human Rights Watch what he had seen on December, 2011.
There are mass graves of Hazaras victims of deliberate terrorist attacks in the public graveyard of “Hazara town” and Hazara Graveyard or “Behesht e Zainab”, In Mehabad which the numbers of graves reach to hundreds ones. The first engraved on one of the mass graves in “Hazara Town” belongs to Azizullah. He and his companions who are buried in a row, were going from Quetta to Taftan of Iran on 20 Dec, 2011. Armed men closed their way in “Mastung” area, classified them based on ethnicity, got them off the bus and then shot killed them.
It was not the first bloody incident for Pakistani Hazaras that as a result, 23 were killed and 6 wounded. Nadir Ali Hazara the Chairman of “Hazara Moghul New Generation Party” remembers well the first terrorist attack on Hazaras in 1999 aimed at assassinating Sarda Nesar. Sarda Nesar was a Hazara Minister of Education of Baluchistan State Cabinet. As a result, Sardar Nesar was injured, his driver and bodyguards were killed. The perpetrators of this terrorist attack were arrested and claimed they were members of “Sepah e Sahaba”.
According to the Human Rights Watch report of Pakistani’s Hazaras killed by Sunni terrorist groups, “Sepah e Sahaba” and its right arm “Lashkar e Jahangwi”, mainly have envisioned eliminating Shiites as their major goal. These two terrorist groups have played a major role in mass killings of Hazaras in Mazar e Sharif in the first round of the Taliban government in Afghanistan. After Taliban were defeated by the US and allies in 2011 and then members of these tow terrorist groups and also the return of “Quetta Council”, “Lashkar e Omar”, “TTP”, “Al-Qaeda”, and “ISIS” sectarian violence increased dramatically in all parts of Pakistan and especially in Quetta. The first victims of these terrorist groups were Quetatta Hazaras and Shiites. At least, there is public announcement by Lashkar e Jahangwi, calling Hazaras as infidels and considering their elimination as a religious duty.
Anyhow, from 1999 to 2021, according to the information has JDW received, more than 200 terrorist attacks have been conducted on Hazaras, aimed at individuals or groups. As a result, more than 1000 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured, making them disabled. However, the local sources cite the numbers of the victims more than what Jade-Abresham Weekly, has collected based on reliable evidence. Nader Ali Hazara cites the numbers of victims 2500 people, and Reza Wakil one of Baluchistan Hazaras and Refugees human rights activist in a note sent to JAW has cited the number of victims 3000 killed and more than 3000 injured.
According to the Human Rights Watch, although there is no exact census of Hazaras in Pakistan, but according to the estimations there are about 500,000 Hazaras in Quetta of Baluchistan, Pakistan. When the terrorist attacks increased on Hazaras, those Hazaras who lived in the surrounding cities of Quetta were forced to leave those places and come to the two main slums of Hazaras in Quetta. Shiites and Hazaras witnessed the most attacks between 2010 to 2014 which inflected the most casualties on them. When the highways were closed on this ethnic and religious group, Hazara Shiites preferred to mainly live in Merhabad and Hazara Town.
As a result, Hazars were not secure even in the capital city of Baluchistan. Hazara shopkeepers, businessmen and students were repeatedly attacked in Colleges, and universities. Details of these attacks will come later in this report. These attacks made Hazaras to quit the central market, shops, and businesses and move their business activities into the Hazara slums. Consequently, participation of Hazaras in colleges and universities increased dramatically too. Hazara students limited themselves to schools in Hazara areas. However, Pakistan federal government and Baluchistan State took very limited measures by only surrounding Hazaras in two slums and monitor the movement of non-Hazaras in these areas.
With this preface, this report is based the Human Rights Watch reports, the list of the victims has been prepared by Hazara organizations in Quetta of Pakistan, through interviewing the civil society and people and also going to the two mass graveyards of Hazaras. The initial findings of the report shows the victims include military personnel and civilians. The people and places that have been attacked by the terrorist groups include children, civil society activists, public servants, shopkeepers, businessmen, sportsmen, students and religious gatherings. In this report, mass terrorist attacks have been briefly discussed including the list of the victims, but individual terrorist attacks have been discussed somehow in details including date, place and if possible type of terrorist attack in a separate list which is available at the end of the report.
1. Killing the workers, “Poodgoli” Quetta 2000
One year after the unsuccessful attack on Sardar Nesar Hazara, unknown armed men on 9 February, 2000 opened fire on Hazara workers in Poodgoli area of Quetta, killing 5. The victims were named Asadullah, Mohammad Iqbal, Shmsul Haq son of mohammad akram, Mohammad Jawad son of Kazim Ali and Abdul Khaliq son of Haji Samad Ali.
2. Jadeh e Sariab, Attacking on Police, 2003
Armed men gun fired on Hazra members of Baluchistan police in Jadeh e Sairab of Quetta on June 2003. 12 Hazara policemen were killed in the attack while they were going to their duty station. Dead bodies of these policemen have been buried in the graveyard of Merhabad area where mostly populated by Hazaras. We have noted their names and other specifications from what has been engraved on their graves; Abbass Ali son of Mohammad Anwar, Mohammad Baqir son of Alidad, Mohammad Ali son of Zawar Ali, Abdul Hossain son of Mohammad Eisa, Ghoam Abbass son of Sultan Ali, Parwiz Ali son of Qurban Ali, Sajjad Hossain son of Shabir Hossain, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Jawad son of Ahmad Hossain, and Gholam Hossian al Hossianin.
Also, on Jan 14, 2009, three other Hazara policemen were killed in Jadah e Sariab. Their names were Hamid Nasir, Hassan Ali and Sayed Sefatullah.
3. Attack on Hazaras’ mosque on July 2003
This attack is the first and with most casualties on Hazaras of Baluchistan. 3 armed men attacked on Hazara worshipers on 4 July, 2003 in Imam Bargah Mosque on Prince Road, in the center of Baluchistan.
As a result, more than 100 people were killed and injured. According to the Human Rights Watch report one of the attackers was a suicide bomber who blasted himself among the worshipers. “Lashkar e Jahangwi” claimed the responsibility for the attack Imam Bargah Mosque.
52 victims of this terrorist attack have been buried in “Hazar Graveyard” of Merh Abad. Their names are as the following:
4. Attack on Ashura ceremony in Liaqat Bazar, 2004
Suicide bombers attacked on Hazara mourners on Ashura day on 2 March, 2004, in capital city of Quetta. A suicide bomber blasted himself among the people and 3 others gun fired on the people from the roof of a residential house with light and heavy weapons. As a result, 50 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured.
One of the eye witnesses who did not want to be mentioned his name, said that one of the Pakistani policemen who had investigated the attack had said that the attack was carried out by Lashkar e Jahangwi (LeJ).
37 of the victims of this terrorist attack have been buried in “Hazara Graveyard” on Alamdar oad.
5. Dargah e Fathpoor Sahrif, Quetta 2005
Unknown armed men gun fired on March 2005, in “Dargah e Fathpoor Sahrif”. Local sources reported to Jade Abrsham Weekly that 6 men were killed in the attack. They were named as Hossain Bakhsh son of Mohammad Ramazan, Mohammad son of Rafiqullah, Faqir Mial son of Dadnodaial Jit, Yar Mohammad son of Mohamamd Wairs, Abid Hossain son of Monir Ahmad.
6. Jadae Samanglai, Jinah Town, Quetta 2008
Armed men killed 6 Hazaras firing on a small gathering on 30 May 2008 in Samanglai Jade located in Jinah town of Quetta. Local sources said that all the victims were teenagers and young men. They were named Ali Sohail ,21, son of Mirza Altaf Hossain, Mohammad Agha ,21, son of Haji Asadullah Nusrati, Mohammad Jawad ,19, son of Haji Gholam Hazrat, Gholam Sakhi and Ali, 21, sons of Mohammad Nabi.
7. Jade Karani, 2008
Local sources reported to Jade-Abresham Weeky that armed men fired on a passenger bus on 19 July 2019, in Jade Karani of Quetta, killing 7 people. The victims were the students and manual workers who were travelling from the city center to Hazara Town. According to the list provided by Nasle Naw Organization to Jade-Abresham Weekly, they were name as Gholam Rasul son of Naser Ali, Ali Reza son of Amir Mohammad, Arif Haji son of Azizullah, Shir Mohammad son of Mohammad Ebrahim, Nadir Ali son of Gul Ahmad, Ali Reza son of Haji Zamen Ali, and Liaqat son of Ali Madad.
8. Kashmir Abad, Jadah e Sariab, 2008
Armed men killed 4 Hazara men on 18 November 2008, in Kashmir Abad, located in Jadah e Sariab of Quetta. Their names according to the list provided to Jade-Abresham weekly, were Mohammad Hossain son of Mohammad Morad, Gul Khan son of Haji Mirza, Manzur Ahmad son of Haji Mirza and Gholam Mohammad son of Atta Mohammad.
9. Jadah e Sariab, 2009
Armed men attacked Hazara youth on 24 February 2009, at 7:25 pm in Jadah e Sariab of Quetta and killed them. They were named Sayed Rahim Shah Zaidi ,20, son of Sayed Gulab Shah Zaidi, Sayed Jalil Shah Zaidi, 15, son of Sayed Gulab Shah Zaidi, Sayed Mahtab Shah Zaidi, 17, son of Sayed Gulan Shah Zaidi, Sayed Qadir Shah Zaidi ,18, son of Sayed Gulab Shah Zaidi, and Sayed Haji Gulab Shah Zaidi ,45, son of Sayed Samandar Shah Zaidi buried in Hazara graveyard located in Mery Abad.
10. Double Road, 2009
In two separate armed men attacks on 1 March 2009 on Hazaras in Double Road area 6 men were killed. Two of the victims were named Ali Asghar son of Haji Gholam Sakhi Najafi and Gholam Sakhi Najafi son of Sultan Ali Najafi belonging to one family and were buried in Hazaras’ graveyard located in Jadeh e Merh Abad. Following this tragedy, armed men killed two Hazara taxi drivers on 18 August 2013 in Double Road of Quetta.
11. Bypass Sharqi of Quetta 2009
Unknown armed men killed 5 Hazara men firing on a small gathering of them on 3 March 2009 in Gudam Ard Foroshi (Flour Warehouse) located in Bypass Sharqi/ Quetta East Ring Road. They have been buried in Hazara public graveyard in Mehr Abad. They were named Hayatullah son of Mirza Mosa, Mohammad Nasim son of Qurban Ali, Liaqat Ali son of Haji Nazir Hossain, Haji Ekhtiar and Zahid Hossain sons of Mohammad Ebrahim.
12. Hazarganji Attack, 2010
According to a list of victims provided by “Tanzim Nasl e Naw” to Jade-Abresham Weekly, there has been a terrorist attack called Hazarganji, registered by this organization. But there is no further information available. The terrorist attack was carried out on 29 February 2010 by unknown armed men and 5 Hazaras pilgrims were shot killed in the attack.
Momtaz Fatima wife of Jarar Hossain Zaidi, Zawar Hossain son of Jarar Hossain Zaidi, Mortaza son of Amir Ali, Salman Ahmad son of Abdul Aziz and Mohammad Abbass son of Ghafar Hossain.
13. Akhtar Abad “Bypass Gharbi”, 2010
Unknown armed men killed 3 Hazara manual workers on 17 March 2010 in Akhtar Abad area of Quetta. They were named Mohammad Ali son of Asghar Ali, Gholam Rasul son of Mohammad Jafar and Mohammad Ali son of Eshaq Ali.
14. Hazarganji, 2010
Armed men shot killed 5 Hahzara Vegetable shopkeepers on 20 March 2010 in Hazarganji area of Quetta. They were named Haji Shabir Hossain son of Qurbal Ali, Mohammad Ali son of Gholam Reza, Gholam Reza son of Khoda Bakhsh, Ramazan Ali son of Nawruz Ali and Jan Mohamamd. Also there was another attack by armed men on 28 September 2010 killing two Hazara Vegetable shopkeepers in Hazarganji area.
15. Civil Hospital, Quetta, 2010
According to the Human Rights Watch report a suicide bomber attacked a Hazara gathering on 16 April 2010 in Quetta civil hospital, killing 12 and wounding 47. The attack just happened after Ashraf Zaidi a Shiite bank manager was killed by suicide bomber in the morning of the same day. The suicide bomber attacked the people who had participated in Ashraf Zaidi’s funeral ceremony to carry him to the cemetery. The names of six victims that JAW could identify were Zahir Shah Kazimi son of Sayed Noor Mohammad Shah, Gholam Mohammad son of Ali Mohammad, Abdul Khaliq son on Gholam Shah, Mohammad Hadi son of Ramazan Ali, Mohammad Hossain Lalei son of Shah Hossain and Sayed Shah Mohammad son of Sayed Anwar. LeJ accepted the responsibility for the terrorist attack in Quetta Cicil Hospital.
16. Jadah e Masjid, Quetta 2010
Unknown armed men attacked Hazaras on 28 Octuber 2010, killing 4 in Quetta. They were named Haji Ali Akbar, Samad Ali son of haji Ali Yawar, Jafar Abbass son of Mahmood Ali and Mohammad Kabir son of Ghoam Abbass.
17. Quds Demonstrations, Mizan Square, 2010
A suicide bomber attacked on Hazaras demonstrators on 3 September 2010 in Quetta, Baluchistan on the Quds Day. According to the Human Rights Watch report 56 people were killed and 160 were injured in this attack. But local sources reported to the Jade-Abresham Weekly that 62 people were killed in the attack.
The religious gathering was initiated and organized by Shiite clerics to support Quds Day. The organizers of the gathering which had later changed to demonstrations, had not followed police warnings and had violated the written agreement for the direction of the gathering and violated the ending destination of the gathering too.
When the demonstrators passed Alamdar Road (Shiite residential area) and entered the central square of Quetta, Ershad Moavia ,22, blasted himself among the demonstrators and following it armed men opened fire on the demonstrators. LeJ accepted the responsibility for the terrorist attack. The victims of this terrorist attack have been buried in Mehrabad graveyard of Quetta. It was written of a tombstone that: Martyr Gholam Abbass son of Qurban Ali was martyred on 3 Sept 2010 in the incident of “Quds Day” located in Mizan Chawk of Quetta.
The names of the suicide victims in Mizan Square (Mizan Chawk) on 3 September 2010.
18. Hazarganji terrorist attack 2011
Sectarian violence increased in 2011 in Baluchistan and terrorist groups carried out more attacks on Hazara gatherings than previous years.
Unknown armed men attacked on 18 May 2011 on Hazara vegetable sellers in “Hazara Town” killing 6 while they had gone to Hazarganji for buying vegetables for their shops.
Their names available in Jade-Abresham Weekly archive are: Mohammad Ali son ofJuma Khan, Ali Ahmad son of Gholam Mohammad, Gholam Nabi son of Ahmad, Eshaq Ali son of Gholam Ali, Haji Juma Ali son of Ali Yawar, and Qurban Ali son of Mohammad Hassan. These victims were killed in “Gohar Abad Kocha e Kamalu”, of Hazarganji.
19. Golistan Town, Eid Day 2011
A suicide bomber blasted himself among the Hazara worshippers on 31 August 2011 in Mehrabad of Gulistan town. The attack was carried out when the worshippers were leaving the mosque, killing 12 and injuring 13. LeJ accepted the responsibility for the terrorist attack.
These victims were buried in Hazara Mehrabad graveyard. And their names were Haji Sadiq Ali Karbalaei son of Najaf Ali, Jan Ali son of Qambar Ali, Sayed yousuf son of Sayed Ali Naqi, Sayed Mutahar Shah son of Sayed Azhar Shah, Mohammad Rahim son of Khoadai Rahim, Ali Baba son of Khoda Bakhs, Haji Abdul Qayum son of Nasir Ali, Fatema wife of Sultan Ali, Shahnaz daughter of Sultan Ali, Hania Bibi daughter of Mohammad Dawoud and Mohammadzia son of Mohammad Reza.
20. Jadah e Sariab, 2011
Unknown armed men attacked on a bus carrying Shiite Hazaras on 29 July 2011 killing 6. They have been termed as “Zaeran e Aeima Athar” by the local sources. They were named Arif Hossain son of Mohammad S ahrif, Sayed Qalb e Abbass Naqavi son of Sayed Natiq Hossain Naqavi, Zaghim Abbass Kazimi son of Sayed Zafar Ali Kazimi, Syed Aun son of Sayed Saghir Hossain, Abdul Nabi, Esmatullah and Maazullah.
21. Akhtarabad Massacre, 2011
According to the Human Rights Watch report, armed men riding on motorcycles stopped a passenger bus in Akhtarabad area of Quetta that most of its passengers were Shiites and Hazaras on 4 October 2011. The armed men took out Hazaras of the bus by force, lined them up in one line and shot killed them. According to the local sources 14 people were killed in the attack and 7 injured. All Akhtarabd’s victims have been buried in one line in Hazara Town graveyard.
List of Akhtarabad terrorist attack victims (4 October 2011)
22. Jadah e Espani 2011
Victims of Jadah e Espani are buried beside the victims of Akhtarabd terrorist attack Hazara Town graveyard. Local sources said that on 30 July 2001 armed men opened fire on a vehicle and killed 11 in Jada e Espani. All the victims were Shiite Hazaras going from Hazara town to Merhabad. On one of the stone tombs it was written: Martyr Ali Reza son of Chaman Ali was martyred on 30 July 2011 in Jada e Espani attack.
Beside Ali’s name, there were the names of other six victims: Liaqat Ali , 22, son of Khadim Ali, Sayed Hossain Aqa ,37, son of Sayed Esmaiel Balkhi, Nowruz Ali ,41, son of Khliqdad, Ali Mohamamd , 51, son of Abdul Hossain, Ali Reza , 28, Son of Chaman Ali, haji Eshaq ,78, son of Esmaeil, Pari Gul daughter wife of Boniad Ali, Sayed Aqil son of Sayed Lal Shah, Ali Mohammad son of Abdul Hossain, Bostan Ali son of Qurban Ali, Reza son of Chaman Ali and Mohamamd Ebrahim son of Mohammad Amir.
Most of the victims were manual workers, shoe makers, Riksha drivers, and Taxi drivers killed by armed motorcyclists.
23. Attack on visitors of Hazara town graveyard, 2011
Unknown armed men attacked on Hazaras gathering in the Hazara Town graveyard on 6 May 2011 at 6:30AM and escaped from the scene killing 7.
The victims have been buried in the Hazara Town termed as “Firing Incident”. On the stone tomb of one of the victims named Shahid Ali Dad son of Gholam Sakhi son of Sultan Ali Shirdagh, He was martyred on 6 May 2011 on Friday at 6:30 AM in the shootings of the dark hearted group.”
The names of other four victims were Haji Mohammad Ebrahim ,39, son of Qurban Ali, Mohammad Esmaeil ,57, son of Mohammad Ashur, Jan Ali , 77, son of Mohib Ali, Mohammad Jawad , 21, son of Ali Hossain, Ali Juma Karbalaie son of Zawar Ali, Sediqa wife of Mohammad Ali and Jawad Ali son of Ali Hassan. They all have been buried in Hazara Town graveyard.
24. Killing Hazara Passengers, Mastung 2011
Armed men stopped Hazara passengers in Taftan of Zahidan going to Iran for visiting the Holiy Shrines on 20 September 2011 and opened fire on 40 of them, killing 32 and wounding 6. LeJ accepted the responsibility for the attack. 24 victims were buried in Hazara Town graveyard. It is written on the first grave yard of them: Martyr Karbalaei Azizullah son of Ali Ahmad Kaka ,41, was martyred on 20 September 2011 in Mastung terrorist attack. Beside Azizullah there are other 23 one victims buried.
List of the Vicims of Mastung –Taftan terrorist attack (20 Sept 2011)
25.Mastung 2012
Hazara passengers were targeted by road side bomb in Taftan of Zahidan on 18 September 2011 while going to Iran killing 3 and wounding 12. The names of the two victims were Haji Mohammad Ashraf , 67, son of Mohammad and Sayed Esmaeil , 50, son of Sayed Hiadar who have been buried in Hazara Town graveyard.
26. Jadah e Espani Attack, 2012
Armed men attacked on Rekshas carrying Hazara passengers in Quetta market road killing 10. At the same time, armed men killed two students in Faisal Town of Quetta on 29 March 2012. The victims were named Mubarak Shah son of Syousuf Ali and Nazer Hossain son of Abdul Aziz.
List of victims of terrorist attack on Reksha passengers in Jadah e Espanin of Quetta (29 March 2012).
27. Bruri Road Terrorist Attack, Quetta, 2012
Armed members of LeJ attacked on a van carrying Hazara passengers going to Mehrabad on 14 April.
Based on the Human Rights Watch report six Hazara passengers riding on a taxi were killed. But the local sources providing the list of the victims to Jade-Abresham Weekly claimed 11 people were killed in the attack. The names of the victims were,
Abdullah son of Mohammad Qadir, Juma, Dr. Mohammad Ali Arez son of Taj Mohammad, Sayed Asghar Shah, Eid Mohammad, Gul Mohammad son of Mohammad Ebrahim, Mohammad Hassan, Hassan Reza son of Abdul Hamdi, Salman Ali son of Ali Ata, Buman Ali son of Hossain Bakhsh and Mohammad Hossain son of Hossain Bakhsh.
28. Jadha e Espani Terrorist Attack, 2012
Armed men killed Zamin Ali ,53, son of Ali Yawar and Mohamamd Ali son of Abdul Samad, Gholam Reza, 28, son of Ali Baba and Habibullah who was a driver on 27 August 2012 in Jadah e Espani. They were burried in Hazara Twon graveyard.
29. Jada e Prince Attack, April 2013
Armed men attacked on a shoe factory located on Jadah e Prince in the center of Quetta city on 9 April 2012 killing 6 Hazaras. All the victims have been buried in Hazara Town grave yard. The names of the victims were Shabir Hossain, 49, son of Qurban Ali, Mohammad ,16, son of Ramazan Ali, Qurban Ali son of gholam Sakhi, Abdul Karim, 63, son of Mohib Ali, Nader Ali son of Qasim Ali and Azizullah Araf Zabih son of Abdul Raeuf.
30. Manan Chawk/November Square 2012
Unknown armed men killed 3 Hazaras in Manan Chawk on 10 November 2012. There is no further information available on the terrorist attack. There are only three graves beside each other in Hazara Town graveyard. The names of the victims were Mohammad Zahir, 48, son of Mohammad Hossain, Musa, 38, son of Karbalaie Qurban Ali and Ramazan Ali, 45, son of Dur Mohammad.
31. Arbab Karim Khan Road, August 2012
Details of the attack is not available. But a small part of Hazara Twon graveyard has been allocated to the victims Arbab Karim Khan Road. 3 Hazaras were killed on 16 August 2012 in Jadah e Arbab Karim Khan. The local sources told Jade-Abresham Weekly that the three men were shoe makers. Based on the information on the tombs of the victims they were named Abdul Ali, 38, son of Mohammad Salim, Khdim Hossain, 23, son of Mohammad Sadiq and Mohammad, 22, son of Najaf Ali.
There is a grave in a corner of the Hazara Town graveyard and it is written on it: Shahid Gholam Reza ,49, was martyred on 9 November 2012 in Arbab Karim Khan Road attack in Quetta, Pakistan.
The individual graves show that Hahzaras have been targeted by the unknown armed men and terrorist groups individually and in groups.
Residents of Hazara Town say that Hazaras have been targeted by motorcyclists in their shops and markets repeatedly and tens of them have been killed and injured. Fore example, Shokrullah and Ramazan Ali were killed in Qandahari Bazar on 22 July 2013 and Mohammad Hossain, Chaman Ali and Mahdi were killed by unknown armed men on 15 December 2010 in Arbaba Karim Khan Road.
32. Attacking the vegetable Sellers, Hazarganji 2012
Motorcyclists armed attacked on a vehicle carrying some Hazara vegetable sellers in Hazarganji fruit market on 1 September 2012, killing 8. On the grave of one of the vicims it is written: Sahid Salman Ali ,55, son of Abdul Wahid was martyered on 1 September 2012 in Hazarganji. Abdul Wahid’s companions were Arzi Hossain ,55, son of Nazir Hossain, Alsayed yousuf Ali Mosawi ,24, son of Sayed Anwar, Amir Shah 37, Ali Baba son of Hassan Ali, Nawruz Ali son of Mohammad Reza and Jawad ,37, son of Haj Reza, have been buried in Hazara Town graveyard.
It is said two hours later LeJ shot killed 2 other Hazaras in Hazarganji fruit market.
33. Hazarganji Attack, June 2012
According to Hazara Town local sources, unknown armed men attacked Hazra manual workers in Hazarganji area on 28 June 2012 killing 16. It is written one of the graveyards that “Shahid Mujtaba ,22, son of Liaqat Ali was martyred on 28 June 2012 by the enemies in Hazarganji.”
The names of the other victims of Hazarganji were Abdul Wahid ,55, son of Haidar Ali, Ali Yawar ,54, son of Hossain Ali, Bustan Ali ,22, son of Qurban Ali, Karbalaei Jafar Ali ,60, son of Barat Ali, Gholam Reza son of Qurban Ali, Sarwar son of Sultan Ali, Jawid Hossain son of Khoda Bakhsh, Hedaiatullah son of Gholam Nabi Moqadas, Kaebalaei Mohammad ,5, son of Safadar Ali, Zaman Ali son of Chaman Ali, Hossain Ali son of Salih Mohammad, Nikbakht daughter of son Ali Juma, Gholam Rasul, Mirza Hossain son of Salih Mohamamd and Fateh Mohammad.
Out of these names, Hossain Ali, Nikbakht, Mujtaba and Fateh Mohammad have been mentioned as visitors of Aema Taherin which their vehicle was attacked by the armed men, but other victims were vegetable sellers.
34. Mach Bulan 2012
Armed men killed 4 Hazaras on 12 November 2012 in Mach Bulan area of Quetta. Two of the victims were mine workers and the other two were shopkeepers. The names of the victims were Gholam Ali son of Mohammad Ali, Gholam Abbass son of Ali Ahmad, Ebrahim son of Qambar Ali and Asadullah son of Musa Qurbanian.
Armed men also attacked on coal mine workers in Mach Mulan on 1 November 2013 killing 8.
It is written on one of the grave yards of the victims that “Abdul Hakim ,45, son of Nasir Ali was martyred on 1 November 2013 in Mach Mulan attack.” Other victims have been buried beside him, including Zamin Ali ,45, son of Mohammad Hossain, Mohammad Ebrahim ,33, son of Mohammad Hassan, Ali Negah, 28, son of Qurban Ali, Mohammad Asif and Nasrullah son of Chaman Shah.
35. Jadah e Abdul Sattar Attack, April 2012
Based on the local sources unknown armed men opened fire on 3 Hazaras on 13 April in Jadah e Abdul sattar of Quetta and killed them. Their names were Ali Akbar son of Ali Juma, Noor Mohammad son of Ali Mohammad, And Ahmad Hussain son of Nadir Hussain.
36. Jada e Siraki, 2012
In the first terrorist attack carried by unknown armed men 3 Hazaras were killed on 3 March 2012 in Jadah e Siraki located in the center of Quetta. The names of the victims were haji Mohammad Nabi son of Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Hassan son of Haji Mohammad Nabi, and Mohammad Tariq son of Mohamamd Nasir.
According to the Human Rights Watch report in another attack, motorcyclist armed men opened fire on Hazara construction workers in Jadah e Siraki on 16 October 2012 and killed 4. Their names were Ata Ali, Mohammad Ebrahim, Gholam Ali and Sayed Ewaz Qurbanian.
37. Jinah Town, Attack on Students, June 2012
A suicide bomber targeted a students’ bus of Baluchistan IT university on 18 June 2012 at 8:30AM. According to the local people the bus was moving on Alamdar Road to the IT university while was attacked by the suicide bomber, killing 3 students. The names of the victims were Aqil Reza, Mohamamd Hadi, Rashed Ali and Mohammad Hossain (university professor), and 72 were injured in the attack. LeJ accepted the responsibility.
38. Attack on passport Office, May 2012
Motorcyclist armed men of LeJ attacked on Hazaras out of the passport office on 15 May 2012, killing 2 and injuring 1.
39. Alamdar Road Catastrophe, January 2013
There were bloody attacks on Hazaras in 2013 leaving unexpected high casualties. According to the Human Rights Watch report such violent incidents had been rare in the history of Pakistan. And such attacks caused widespread demonstrations in Pakistan.
The first bloody event in 2013 happened on 10 January on Thursday in front of a snooker club in Jadah e Alamdar of Mehrabad (an old Hazaral populated area). A suicide bomber blasted himself among the gathering of the people. 10 minutes later a bomb which was implemented in an ambulance went off while people had rushed to save the injured ones, killing 118 and wounding 200. For the small population of Hazaras in of Pakistan it was a very big blow. And all the victims belonged to two Hazara slums (Mehrabad and Hazara Twon).
Hazaras did not burry the victims, protesting the killings and consequently protested carrying the dead bodies on Alamdar Road. These attacks caused widespread protests in all parts of Pakistan. The protesters urged Pakistan government to protect the ethnic and religious minority group of Hazara. They also demaned reforming the local government of Baluchistan and maintaining the security of Quetta by the Pak army.
List of the Suicide bombing in snooker cub on Alamdar Rad, Quetta, Jan 2013.
40. Jadah e Karani Massacre, Vegetable Market, 16 February 2013
One month after the terrorist Attack in Alamdar Road, LeJ exploded a water tanker full of explosives controlled from distance on 16 February 2013 in a vegetable market which is a very populated area on Jadah e Karani of Hazara Town. About 100 people were killed and 160 were injured. Women and children were among the victims. According to the list provided to Jade-Abresham Weekly, most of the victims were youth and students.
List of the bombing in Jadah e Karani of Quetta, 16 February 2013
Identities of more than 20 victims of Jadah e Karani have not been identified yet. The local people said that the people gathered the pieces of the bodies of the victims and buried them beside other victims.
41. Catastrophe of Balkhi Square 2013
A bomb implemented in one of the most crowded areas of Hazara Town, Balkhi square, on 30 June, killing 29, but there is no information available about how many were injured in the explosion. It is written on of the graves of the victims: “Martyr Ali Madad, 25, was martyred on 30 June 2013 in Balkhi Square explosion.” Other victims have been buried beside Ali Madad in Hazara Town graveyard.
List of the Victims of Balkhi Square of Quetta, 30 June 2013.
42. Police Line Attack, August 2013
Unknown armed men attacked on 4 Hazara policemen on 8 August 2013 killing all of them. The names of the victims were Amer Hossain Gulzari son of Mohammad Ali, Gholam Ali son of Awaz Ali, Mohammad Ebrahim son of Eshaq Ali and Mohammad Ali son of Ali Baba. They were buried in Hazara graveyard of Mehrabad.
43. Jadah e Masjid, Close to Kaghzan Hotel, 2013
Unknown armed men attacked on Hazaras on 15 July 2013, in Jadah e Masjid located in the center of the Quetta city, killing 4. The names of the victims were Ali Reza son of Mohammad Reza, Ali Reza Ataei son of Hassan Ali Ataei, Mohammad Idris son of Nadir Ali, and Reza Hossain son of Mullah Haidar. All the victims were buried in the Hazara grave yard of Mehrabad.
44. Mastung, January 2014
According to the Human Rights Watch report a suicide bomber targeted Hazara passengers while returning from Iran in Taftan border area called Dringtere Mastung on 21 Jauray 2014. As a result, 30 people were killed and 27 were injured. LeJ accepted the responsibility of the terrorist attack.
Four of the victims named Faizullah, 25, Karbalaei Ali Ahmad ,65, Karbalaei mohammad Hossain , 43, and Karbalaei Mazhar Hossain ,22, have been buried in Hazara Town grave yard and the other 23 victims have been buried in Hazara graveyard of Mehrabad.
List of the Terrorist Attack on Hazaras in Dringtere Mastong (21 Jan 2014).
45. Qalandar Makan terrorist Attack, 2015
Unknown armed men killed 4 Hazaras in Qalandar Makan area of Quetta city on 12 May 2015 and the victims were buried in the Hazara graveyard.
46. Qandahari Bazar Terrorist Attack, 2015
Unknown armed men attacked on a tea shop in Qandahari Bazar on 26 May 2015 killing Mohammad Anwar, a manual worker, son of Haji Gholam and inuring Qari Mohammad Azam son of Mohammad Murad. Local sources said they had shot 8 bullets on the chest and arms of Mohammad Anwar.
47. Terrorist Attack on Salim Complex Hospital, Jadah e Jinah, 26 May 2015
An unknown armed man wearing a police uniform attacked on Hazaras in Salim Complex Hospital on 26 May 2015, deliberately shooting on Hazaras, killing 2 and wounding 5. The names of the victims were Mohammad Hashim hazara and Abdul Hakim Hazara, Abdul Hakim Hazara, Dawoud Hazara, Bibi Fatema Hazara, Bibi Qamar Hazara and other two persons were injured. The victims were buried in Hazara Town graveyard.
48. Hazarganji Killings, 25 Oct 2014
Some motorcyclist armed men attacked on a passenger bus carrying Hazara Vegetable shopkeepers in Hazarganji of Quetta on 25 Oct 2014, killing 8 and wounding 2. One of the victims was named Gholam Hossain who has been buried in Hazara Twon graveyard.
49. Hazarganji Terrorist Attack, April 2019
Hazara and Shiite vegetable shopkeepers were attacked by IED in Hazarganji market of Quetta. The bomb was implemented among the shoppers. One of the local sources who did not want his name to be mentioned, said that 20 were killed and 50 injured in the attack. ISIS claimed for the responsibility of the attack. 9 of the victims named, Abdul Raeuf, 52, son of Abdul Hossain, Ali , 37, son of Kazim Ali, Ali Agha ,30, son of Abdul Hossain, Sayed Ismaeil ,30, son of Sayed Hossain, Khadim Hossain son of Mirza Hossain, Mohammad Eisa Qalandari , 34, son of Ali Daryab, Abid Ali son of Nawruz Ali, Faizullah ,36, son Mohammad Juma and Sulaiman son of Jafar were buried in Hazara Town grave yard.
50. Shooting on Hazara workers in a Coal Mine, Jan 2021
Some masked men attacked on the work place of coal miners on 3 Jan 2021 at the night. They separated Hazara workers. According to one of the local sources they separated Hazara workers and took them to a mountain and then beheaded them.
The attack took place in Mach area, 45 km to Quetta. And ISIS accepted the responsibility of the attack on Hazara workers. All the victims were buried in HAzara Town graveyard. On one of the toms it is written; “Martyr Nasim Beigi, 22, son of Abdul Rahim was Maryered in mach terrorist attack .”
Other victims were buried along Nasim Beigi: Mohammad Sadiq , 35, son of … , Shir Mohamamd ,18, son of Hossain Ali, Ahmad Shah, Hassan Jan ,27, son of Mohhad Hassan, Mohaamd Anwar , 22, son of gholam Hassan, Karim Bakhsh, 25, Gholam Hassan, Chaman Ali Beigi son of Nazir Hossain, Abdullah , 45, son of Qadam Ali and Azizullah Beigi ,38, son of Reza Quli.”
List of the individual and target killings of Hazaras and Shiites of Baluchistan, Quetta
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