Machh tragedy: Relatives of slain miners refuse to end protest till PM visit
QUETTA (92 News) – Following to killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan's Machh, the protesting relatives of slain miners refused to end road blockade till Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Quetta.
It is pertinent to mention here that hundreds of members of Hazara community have staged a sit-in protest along the coffins of victims of Machh massacre at the Western Bypass to mourn the incident and voice their grievances.
According to the details, members of Hazara community refused to bury the bodies of coal miners who brutally killed in Machh area of Balochistan on Saturday night by unidentified persons and demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan should come to Quetta personally to meet with the bereaved families of the victims.
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed, who reached Quetta on a special flight on direction of PM Imran Khan, held a meeting with members of the Hazara community and bereaved families and requested them to bury the dead bodies and assured them that the killers of the Hazara coal miners will be brought to justice.
The minister told protesters that he will arrange a meeting of Hazara community members with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad in the next three to four days during which they can discuss their issues with the premier directly.
Sheikh Rasheed also announced a compensation of Rs2.5 million for the family of each victim. He said that provincial government will give each family Rs1.5 million, while Rs1 million each will be provided by the centre.
وزیراعظم عمران خان کی خصوصی ہدایات پر سانحہء مچھ کے شھداء کے لواحقین کو فی الفور انصاف کی فراہمی کے لیے وفاقی وزیر داخلہ شیخ رشید کی سربراہی میں اعلیٰ سطحی اجلاس ہوا۔ اجلاس میں صوبائی وزیر داخلہ میر ضیاء لانگو، عبدالخالق ہزارہ، چیف سیکریڑی بلوچستان، آئی جی ایف سی اور دیگر شریک۔ pic.twitter.com/lh6SgJgJZp
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) January 4, 2021
وزیراعظم عمران خان کی خصوصی ہدایات پر وفاقی وزیر داخلہ شیخ رشید کے ہمراہ سانحہء مچھ کے شھداء کے لواحقین کے غم میں شریک ہونے، اپنی ہزارہ برادری کو فی الفور انصاف کی یقین دھانی کے لیے اور سیکورٹی کی صورتحال کا جائزہ لینے کے لیے کوئٹہ پہنچا۔ pic.twitter.com/SGvPCZ2cBJ
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) January 4, 2021
CTD lodged FIR
The Balochistan Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) lodged an FIR under Section 7 of the Anti-terrorism Act 1997 (ATA) against unidentified suspects at the CTD's Naseerabad station.
As per the CTD, the case was lodged on behalf of Machh station house officer (SHO) some 30 hours after the terror incident. It also included Sections 302, 147, 148, and 149 among the clauses.
