Bilawal Bhutto joins Hazara community's sit-in in Quetta

Bilawal Bhutto's arrival in Quetta was delayed due to a technical fault in his plane.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – To express solidarity with the families of the martyrs of the Hazara community, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has on Thursday joined their sit-in in Quetta.

The PPP chairman said in his statement that Prime Minister Imran Khan should accept the demands of the protesters. Bilawal Bhutto’s arrival in Quetta was delayed due to a technical fault in his plane.

The PPP chairman earlier tweeted, “Have been trying to reach Quetta with CM Sindh & Former PM Gillani. We’ve had to off load as the planes engine would not start. Trying to make other arrangements. PM must accept demands of the victims of terrorism protesting along with their dead for 5 days now. #HazaraKoJeenayDo”

Have been trying to reach Quetta with CM Sindh & Former PM Gillani. We’ve had to off load as the planes engine would not start. Trying to make other arrangements. PM must accept demands of the victims of terrorism protesting along with their dead for 5 days now. #HazaraKoJeenayDo

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) January 7, 2021

Let it be known that thousands of the Hazara community members along with families and relatives of ten slain miners, who were shot dead in Mach area of Kachi district on Sunday, continue their sit-in on Quetta’s Western Bypass with dead bodies on the fifth consecutive day (Thursday).

Women, children and elderly persons are present in the sit-in. The protesters have vowed that their demonstration will continue until Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrival, and dialogue will now only be held with the premier.

All previous attempts by the federal and provincial government to persuade the protesting Hazara community members to call off sit-in and bury their loved ones have been failed.