Apart from police officials, Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove had also confirmed that vegetable vendors belonging to the ethnic Hazara community were the target. Members of the community, including women and children, set tyres on fire and blocked the Western Bypass, while protests were also staged in front of the Quetta Press Club. The attacks were condemned by leaders of all political parties and there were renewed calls for a comprehensive security plan for Balochistan and proper implementation of NAP. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi also visited Quetta on Saturday. “We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of these attacks against the Hazara community,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2019 07:52 UTC