CJ takes suo motu notice of Hazara targeted killing

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took suo motu notice of the targeted killing of members of Hazara community in Quetta.The chief justice has sought detailed reports from Interior Ministry and law enforcement agencies  into the killings .He remarked that the  Hazara community has not filed application due to fears   triggered by the killings.The Hazara  community  called off their protest last night after Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a meeting with them.Army Chief, Interior Minister in QuettaGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday met notables of the Hazara community in Quetta, said the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor.Director General of ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti were part of the meeting.On Monday night, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal visited a protest camp set up outside the Balochistan Assembly. He had held talks with provincial minister Syed Agha Raza, who was leading the protest against unabated killings of members of the Hazara community. The protesters, however, had refused to end their protest until the army chief visited them.General Qamar Javed Bajwa will receive an update on the security situation in the city, said the military's media wing. Interior Minister Iqbal had expressed solidarity with the protesters over the killing of two Hazara men by terrorists. “In last five years, the situation has much improved with killings dropping from 215 in 2014 to 8. Our efforts will continue to bring it to zero,” he wrote on social media.A protest by Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen continued for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. Along with the sit-in outside the assembly, a hunger strike was also being staged by the Hazara community women outside the Quetta Press Club. Social activist Advocate Jalila Haider was leading the strike. The protesters demanded an immediate end to the targeting of Hazara community members and arrest of culprits involved in the heinous acts. 

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