Hazara community ends sit-ins as Army chief assures security

Hazara community ends sit-ins as Army chief assures security

Quetta (Staff Report/Agencies): The leaders and representatives of the Hazara community have announced to disperse the sit-ins in various areas after Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’ visit to the provincial capital.

On Tuesday, Bajwa arrived in Quetta, days after two people belonging to the Hazara community were shot dead in Qurtta.

“COAS arrived at Quetta for an update on security situation and meeting with notables of Hazara Community,” said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor in a tweet.

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Earlier, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal during his visit to the sit-in staged at Zarghoon Road near Balochistan Assembly and assured the community of security, and said that law enforcement agencies had been directed to apprehend the culprits behind the recent attacks.

The Hazara community members staged demonstrations at three separate locations of the city.