Monday, January 14, 2013
He came running to his mom with his red nose and cheeks, shivering due to the severe cold and asked, “Amma, it’s so cold here let’s take Abba and Chacha home.” She hugged him tight and screamed aloud, “Ya Allah Madad,”
Thousands of protestors have been enduring chilly weather in Quetta to protest over killing of humanity in twin suicide attack on Alamdar road area of the city. In sub-zero temperature, women and children continued into its third day as talks between the government and the Hazara community failed to reach a settlement. They are still refusing to bury what’s left from the blast until the army takes control of the provincial capital.
After almost 25 hours of a continuing sit-in by thousands of Hazara Shia community finally the government thought to take notice of these poor people, who have lost almost everything in this inhumane act, by sending the senior leaders of Pakistan federal and Balochistan government to Alamdar road.
Earlier during the day, Pakistan-Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan along with the party’s senior leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi reached Quetta’s Alamdar road to express solidarity with the protestors staging a sit-in against Thursday’s bloodbath.
The mourners have brought 86 bodies of victims of Alamdar road blast and blocked the road connecting main government office with Quetta city. Syed Dawood Agha, the Chief of Baluchistan Shia Conference said that the provincial government and police had completely failed to provide protection to them. “We will continue our sit-in until Quetta is handed over to Army,” said Agha.
Key Shia leader Maulana Amin Shaheedi criticised General Kayani and said: “I ask the army chief: ‘What have you done with these extra three years you got in office? What did you give us except more death?’”
The citizens especially the youth of Quetta are really disappointed by this attitude of government towards this peaceful protest. What worse could have had happen to these people, who don’t even have the body of their beloved to cry over?
One of the protesters said, “When one day they will kill us too then why not today? At least we all are together and ready for the death.” Another lady was holding a pair of shoe and said, “This is what is left for me out of my 21 year old son, who was a good snooker player and wanted to represent Pakistan on international,” weeping off her tears she further added, “Pakistan … not Shia community!”
Many people have started another protest on social media by updating their status with: “I am a Hazara,” and changing their profile picture to black for the black day of Quetta.
After my last blog few people criticize me for not writing about all those incidents that happened in past with other sects. My answer to them is that if I didn’t OTHER did and what was the result? Nothing!
This is the problem with our generation that we don’t understand the power of unity. If we see few people united over one thing instead of being a part of them, we will start criticizing them. Just to make my point more valid I would quote two recent incidents, one Malala Yousafzai and other Shahzeb Khan.
Why can’t we take things positively and be a part of the change and work out over it rather than finding out ways to divert them from the matter of subject.
My country had enough, especially my city, now it’s the time to speak up and stand for ourselves before we all drown in this bleeding city.
This country has lost his glory and the citizens have lost their faith on government but they still have their faith on the Ultimate Power, who will give justice to them.
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