Shia Muslim Hazaras refusing to bury Pakistan bomb deadFebruary 18, 2013 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ethnic Hazara women in the Pakistani city of Quetta are refusing to bury the bodies of scores of people killed by a huge bomb in a Shia commercial area, BBC News said. Shia Muslim Hazaras are furious at what they see as a lack of protection from local and national forces, in the face of repeated attacks. Saturday February 16 bomb ripped through a busy market district, killing at least 84 and injuring some 169 people. The huge attack - the second this year - was carried out by Sunni militants. As many as 4,000 women began a sit-in in Quetta, in south-west Pakistan, on Sunday evening. They blocked a road and refused to carry out the traditional ritual of burying the Hazara dead until action was taken against the bombers, the AFP news agency reported. One local Shia leader, Qayyum Changezi, told AFP the protesters "will not bury the dead until a targeted operation is launched". Reports said thousands of angry Hazaras moved the bodies to a local mosque but then began chanting and protesting instead of proceeding with the burials. Strikes and protests were reported elsewhere in the country as well, including the commercial capital Karachi. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |