ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he will visit Quetta as soonas the Hazara community buries the victims of gruesome Mach incident,adding that making the burial conditional on his visit is inappropriate.
Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad on Friday, he said he will visit Quettatoday if the slain coal miners are buried today.
The Prime Minister said the government has accepted all the demands ofHazara community and the bereaved families will be compensated and fullytaken care of as they have lost their bread earners in the despicableincident; therefore, making the burial [of the dead] conditional on theprime minister’s visit is “not appropriate”.
“This is akin to blackmailing the prime minister.”
Imran Khan said he also sent his cabinet members to Hazara community todeliver a message that the government fully stands behind them.
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“Nowhere in the world can you blackmail a prime minister like this. Becausethen [it opens the door for] every crook to stage a sit-in and demandcorruption cases against them be withdrawn. This is very important.”
“The Hazara community has faced the most cruelty,” said the prime minister.”They have been persecuted in ways no other [community] has beenpersecuted. I have visited them and seen their fear.”
