Machh massacre: Families of slain miners continue sit-in with dead bodies
Protester reiterated their demanded that PM Imran should come to meet with the bereaved families.
QUETTA (Dunya News) - The families and relatives of ten slain miners, who were shot dead in Machh area of Balochistan province on Sunday, continue their sit-in on Quetta’s Western Bypass with dead bodies on fourth day (Wednesday).
The protesters have announced that their demonstration will continue until Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrival, and dialogue will now only be held with the premier. Women, children and elderly persons are present in the sit-in.
On Tuesday, a government delegation comprising Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis, Zulfi Bukhari visited the protesters camp and urged the protesters to call off their protest so that the bodies could be laid to rest.
The negotiations of the families of the victims remained unsuccessful with the government delegation as the protesters reiterated their demand that Prime Minister Imran Khan should come to Quetta personally to meet with the bereaved families of the victims.
Let it be known that on Monday negotiations between Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and the families of the victims remained unsuccessful as the protesters were dissatisfied despite the minister’s assurance of serving justice.
It is pertinent here to mention that some armed men took the coal miners belonging to Hazara community to nearby mountains in Machh and opened fire and killed 11 of them. After news of the incident broke, security agencies arrived at the coal mine and cordoned off the area and collected evidences.
Four persons also sustained injuries in the shooting incident. Rescue officials said that the injured were shifted to hospital for medical treatment in critical condition.
