Protests held against Quetta carnage across country
Protest demos were held Sunday in major cities of country against Quetta killings.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Protest rallies and sit-ins were held across country to protest the killing of 84 people in Quetta.
Protestors holding placards raised slogans against the government and terrorists.
The speakers demanded targeted operation against the terrorist groups and banned outfits
Wehdat-e-Muslameen and Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) called for the strike and various political and religious parties including Pashtunkhwa Map, Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) backed it.
In Lahore, Majlis-e-Wehdat-e-Muslameen’s members protested outside the Governor’s House.
Rangers surrounded the area while members offered Zuhr prayers.
Protesters then held a sit-in on Mall Road and demanded the arrest of terrorists within 48 hours. Police also put barricades to deal with any untoward incident.
A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Quetta at the call of Hazara Democratic Party.
Earlier, Hazara Democratic Party’s vice-chairman Azizullah Hazara, while addressing a press conference, gave an ultimatum to carry out a targeted operation against the responsible people within 48 hours, or their party will protest in front of Balochistan High Court on a daily basis.
He further said that they won’t let this conspiracy against Hazara community be successful. Azizullah announced that they will protest in front of Pakistan embassies, offices of United Nation and human rights organisations across Asia.
In Quetta, Student Federation held a protest in front of press club and blamed the governor rule and said such incidents are taking place despite security forces’ presence. They also demanded a crackdown against attackers within 48 hours and said that the injured should receive best medical facilities.
In Hyderabad, few enraged people resorted to firing to scare people into closing their shops and burnt a few tyres to protest.
Majlis-e-Wehdat-e-Muslameen, Shia Ulema Council, Imamia Student Organisation and Asgharia Student Federation protested on Shiraz Chowk in Nawabshah where all markets and petrol pumps were closed.
Businesses remained closed in Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammed Khan, Daharki, Mirpur Mathelo, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Matli as well.
In Daharki, Shia parties started a rally from Hussaini Imam Bargah and staged a sit-in on National Highway. In Mithi, Shia parties protested on Kashmir Chowk.
