PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses Hazara protesters. DawnNewsTV
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz arrived on Thursday at the site in Quetta where members of the Shia Hazara community have been protesting the killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan s Mach area.
Taking to the stage, Bilawal and Maryam, who are currently part of an 11-party anti-government alliance, addressed the protesters along with other political leaders including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Bilawal recalled that the Hazara community had protested with as many as 100 coffins after attacks during the PPP government s tenure.
Pakistan round-up: Lakhvi sentenced to 15 yrs jail, schools to reopen from Jan 18, and more
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Pakistan round-up: Lakhvi sentenced to 15 yrs jail, schools to reopen from Jan 18, and more
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A Pakistan court has sentenced Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years in jail in a terror financing case. Education minister said schools will open in phases from January 18. All these and more, in your weekly Pakistan round-up. Here s what made news in Pakistan over the last week
1 Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi gets 15 years jail for terror financing The judge sentenced Lakhvi to five years of rigorous imprisonment each on three counts with a fine of PKR 100,000 on each three counts.