QUETTA: At least 20 people were killed and over 45 others were injured in a suicide attack targeting members of the minority Shia Hazara community in Quetta’s Hazarganji market on Friday. DIG Cheema said the blast targeted the Hazara ethnic community. The numbers of the Hazara community were just greater,” Langove said. Qadir Nayil, a Hazara community leader, asked the government for provision of better protection. CONDEMNATIONS:Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned “the terrorist attack” and sought “an immediate inquiry and increased security for the [targeted] people”.

Source: Pakistan Today April 12, 2019 11:19 UTC