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People from the Shia Hazara community gather around the caskets of coal mine workers who were killed by unknown gunmen near the Machh coalfield, during a sit-in protest, in Quetta on Monday, Jan 4, 2020. AP/File
A government team and members of the Hazara community protesting in Quetta against the killing of miners in Mach reached an agreement late on Friday night after which the protesters agreed to bury the bodies of the slain miners, which lay in coffins at the protest site.
The decision was announced by a representative of the Shuhuda Action Committee, Agha Raza, at the Quetta sit-in, where Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal, federal Maritime Minister Ali Zaidi, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and Special Assistant to the PM on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukari were present to hold talks with the protesters.
Prime Minister Imran Khan met on Saturday the families of slain Hazara coalminers in Quetta. The coalminers were executed by unidentified men in their sleeping room in the Machh coal field area on January 3. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State’s Wilayah Pakistan arm. Hazara protesters had been staging a sit-in at a highway near Quetta for the last six days. They had earlier refused to bury their loved ones. But the prime minister accused the protesters of
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets the families of the slain coal ministers in Quetta. Photo courtesy: Prime Minister s Office
Prime Minister Imran Khan meets the families of the slain coal ministers in Quetta. Photo courtesy: Prime Minister s Office
Prime Minister Imran Khan prays for the slain coal miners. Photo courtesy: Prime Minister s Office
Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Quetta on Saturday where he met with the families of the slain coal miners – killed on Jan 3 in a brutal attack in Mach – and members of the Hazara community.
In a video released by his office, PM Imran can be seen interacting with the families, answering questions of the women from the community and showing affection to children.