PM confirms Quetta Visit to meet grief stricken Hazara protesters

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday confirmed that he will travel to Quetta to meet Shia Hazaras protesting against the massacre of coalminers in Machh.

He took to his Twitter and said

“I share your pain & have come to you before also to stand with you in your time of suffering. I will come again very soon to offer prayers and condole with all the families personally. I will never betray my people’s trust. Please bury your loved ones so their souls find peace.”

I share your pain & have come to you before also to stand with you in your time of suffering. I will come again very soon to offer prayers and condole with all the families personally. I will never betray my people's trust. Please bury your loved ones so their souls find peace.

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— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 6, 2021

Imran Khan went on to say that:

I want to reassure the Hazara families who lost their loved ones in a brutal terrorist attack in Machh that I am cogniscant of their suffering & their demands. We are taking steps to prevent such attacks in the future & know our neighbour is instigating this sectarian terrorism.

I want to reassure the Hazara families who lost their loved ones in a brutal terrorist attack in Machh that I am cogniscant of their suffering & their demands. We are taking steps to prevent such attacks in the future & know our neighbour is instigating this sectarian terrorism.

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— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 6, 2021

The Incident 

Hazara community members are protesting against the recent brutal killing of 11 community members in the Machh area of Balochistan.

A large number of Hazara community members along with civil society activists gathered outside the Karachi Press Club to show their anger over the failure of the government and the law enforcement forces in arresting the terrorists.