Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan's prime minister on Friday appealed on protesting minority Shiites not to link the burial of 11 coal miners from their Hazara community, killed by the Islamic State group last week, to demands that he visit the mourners. Saying that the miners would not be buried until he visits the protesters amounts to blackmail, said Prime Minister Imran Khan Since Sunday, hundreds of mourners have been rallying despite cold weather in Quetta beside the coffins of the miners. “We will not burry our people until Prime Minister Imran Khan comes to Quetta to see our ordeal and suffering,” said Arbab Liaquat Ali, a Shiite leader. Before coming to power in 2018, Khan as opposition leader would criticize prime ministers for attacks on the Hazara community and for not rushing to Quetta to offer condolences.

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Pakistan bomb blast kills 11, injures 6 near mine, officials say
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan bomb blast kills 11, injures 6 near mine, officials say

The Hindu  

A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday. The truck had brought the workers to a mine in the Harnai area of Balochistan province, where Pakistan is battling a separatist insurgency. "An improvised explosive device was planted at the road side which exploded …

11 killed after bomb blast at truck carrying coal miners in Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

11 killed after bomb blast at truck carrying coal miners in Pakistan

India Today  

A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday. The truck had brought the workers to a mine in the Harnai area of Balochistan province, where Pakistan is battling a separatist insurgency. "An improvised explosive device was planted at the roadside which exploded when …

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers have recovered the bodies …

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine to collapse in southwest Pakistan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine to collapse in southwest Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least three miners have …

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rescue operation is underway …

Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Coal Mine Collapses After Gas Explosion, 12 Trapped

ABP News  

Islamabad, Jan 10 At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. Balochistan Minister for Mining and …

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped

The Hindu  

At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. “If prevailing mining procedures were violated, legal action …

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gunmen shot dead 20 miners …

Gunmen kill 20 miners, wound 7 in attack in southwest Pakistan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kill 20 miners, wound 7 in attack in southwest Pakistan

LA Times  

Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded seven others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities who have ordered police to find and arrest those who are behind the killings. The gunmen stormed the accommodations at the coal mine in Duki district late Thursday night, rounded up the men and opened fire, police official Hamayun Khan …

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan

India TV News  

Karachi: At least 11 workers died on Monday from suffocation in the Sanjadi coal mine area outside Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said. Abdul Ghani, the chief mines inspector in the province, confirmed that 11 workers who were in the mine suffocated to death after the mine filled up with deadly methane gas and collapsed. Last …

Pakistani Hazara Shiites refuse to bury dead from Balochistan mine attack; protest 'ethnic cleansing'
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani Hazara Shiites refuse to bury dead from Balochistan mine attack; protest 'ethnic cleansing'

Firstpost  

Hundreds of mourners in Pakistan protested Wednesday for a fourth day alongside the bodies of miners killed in a brutal attack claimed by the Islamic State group, as officials urged them to bury their dead. Up to 2,500 people from the minority Shiite Hazara community have since Sunday blocked a road on the outskirts of Quetta, capital of oil and …

Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protests killing of 11 coal miners by terrorists
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protests killing of 11 coal miners by terrorists

India TV News  

Pakistan's Shia Hazara community members blocked several roads in Balochistan's capital city Quetta as they held protests against the massacre of 11 coal miners from the minority community by the Islamic State terrorists in the restive province, according to media reports on Monday. The Hazara community members were joined by some political parties as they blocked several roads in the …

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh
4 years, 2 months ago

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh

Firstpost  

Karachi: At least 11 coal miners from Pakistan’s Shia Hazara community were killed and four others injured on Sunday by unidentified gunmen who initially kidnapped them in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, in the latest targeted attack on the minority communities in the country. According to media reports, an initial investigation has revealed that the attackers identified the miners …

Gunmen kill many Hazara Shia coal miners in southwest Pakistan
4 years, 2 months ago

Gunmen kill many Hazara Shia coal miners in southwest Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Attackers identify miners from the Hazara Shia minority community and take them away for execution, leaving others unharmed, probe suggests. Gunmen have opened fire on a group of minority Hazara Shia Muslim coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in the southwestern Balochistan province, a Pakistani official has said. Jatoi said an initial investigation revealed the attackers identified the miners …

Pakistani miners killed, many feared trapped after rockslide
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistani miners killed, many feared trapped after rockslide

Al Jazeera  

At least 19 people killed after a boulder fell on labourers in the Mohmand district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 19 miners were killed and more than a dozen were still trapped on Tuesday after a rockslide at a marble quarry in northwest Pakistan, officials have said. A huge boulder fell on the labourers in the Mohmand district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa …

Survivor of Meghalaya mine tragedy says ‘no way trapped miners will still be alive’ even as NDRF, navy divers gear up for rescue efforts
6 years, 2 months ago

Survivor of Meghalaya mine tragedy says ‘no way trapped miners will still be alive’ even as NDRF, navy divers gear up for rescue efforts

Firstpost  

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the 13 December accident said on Saturday that there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive. Shillong: As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills …

Quetta blast: Shias demand army rule, refuse to bury dead
12 years, 1 month ago

Quetta blast: Shias demand army rule, refuse to bury dead

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s minority Shia Hazara community has said it will not bury dozens of people killed in a devastating bombing in Quetta till the army takes control of the southwestern city to prevent further terrorist attacks. Islamabad: Pakistan’s minority Shia Hazara community has said it will not bury dozens of people killed in a devastating bombing in Quetta till the army …

PM leaves for Quetta as blasts' victims remain unburied
12 years, 2 months ago

PM leaves for Quetta as blasts' victims remain unburied

India TV News  

Islamabad, Jan 13: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today left for Quetta to assess the security situation in the southwestern Pakistani city in the wake of unprecedented protests over the killing of nearly 100 Shias in bomb attacks last week. Ashraf, accompanied by Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and Postal Services Minister Umar Gorgage, flew to Quetta this morning, state-run …

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