Massacre of Hazaras

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Massacre of Hazaras

@Silaaj

This is a common theme in this thread. While I dont want to discuss the judiciary’s role, I would be interested in knowing how the military in involved in this?

Just for the sake of clarity and fairness, lets be clear that the operation in Baluchistan, for whatever its worth, is being run by the FC, not the army. The FC and Rangers are civilian departments (FC for Baluchistan and KPK, and Rangers for Punjab and Sindh), and falls under the interior ministry, not the army. Yes, their management is sent to FC from the army on deputation, as is the case with Coast guards getting deputed officers from the navy, but that does not mean that those officers make decisions on the ground. The calls are made by the interior ministry.

Besides, with a 5 year long democratic government, its unwise to imply that this failure is army’s responsibility. Army’s hands are limited by the decisions made by the civilian govt this time around.

The govt is reaping what it has sown. They have allowed religious sectarianism to flourish, even though they had an excellent opportunity to fix things, with the kind of coalition they had. But there never has been a political will. Forget Baluchistan. Just look at Karachi and you get the picture

PS. If the army was responsible for Baluchistan’s problems, why would they be calling on the army to take over security?

How many LEJ people have been nabbed by the FC, and how many terrorist attacks have been preempted and stopped? The security forces are free to conduct operations anywhere in Balochistan, but they cant carry out operation in Mastung (the HQs of LEJ)? Another question that the Hazara people ask is that how come, the terrorists have been able to carry out attacks near FC checkposts or between checkposts and then still manage to flee??

I feel sorry for the Hazaras, even if the army takes over the killings wont stop. An operation is needed against the perpetrators, as they have become emboldened over the past few years that they can do anything and get away with it.