From 2016, ISIS replaced Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as the deadliest anti-Hazara terrorist group. In 2020, Hazaras were accused of spreading COVID as the “Shi’a virus.”
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Hazaras in Pakistan. 4. The Third Wave of Anti-Hazara Terrorist Attacks, 2010–2015
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists Usman Saifullah Kurd and Dawood Badini waged a war of extermination against the Hazaras of Balochistan.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 3. The Deadly Attacks of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)
Founded in 1996, LeJ emerged as the most radical anti-Shi’a groups, and the only one able to launch a terrorism campaign against the Hazaras in Balochistan.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 2. The Rise of Anti-Shiite Extremism
From the late 1970s, sectarian violence targeted Pakistani Shiites, due to both domestic and international factors.
Hazaras in Pakistan. 1. Fleeing Afghanistan
The Afghani Hazaras are Shiite, and were repeatedly persecuted by Sunni extremists, leading to four waves of refugees who went to Pakistan.
Pakistan: Anglican Pastor Shot Dead, Another Injured
Father William Siraj was killed and Rev. Patrick Naeem was injured in what the police calls a terrorist attack motivated by religious extremism.
Blasphemy: Even a Muslim Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan
A man accused her of sharing blasphemous messages and caricatures on WhatsApp. She says it’s the man’s vendetta after she rejected his advances.
Hazara Shia Minority Protests on Anniversaries of Killings in Pakistan
One year ago, 11 Hazara miners were slaughtered. In January 2013, 100 were killed in bomb attacks.
Pakistan: Three Arrested and Denied Bail for Creating an Ahmadi WhatsApp Group
A judge of the Lahore High Court ruled that propagating the Ahmadi faith even through a private group is illegal.
Pakistan: Another Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Zafar Bhatti’s life term was converted into a death sentence in Rawalpindi. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court granted bail to another Christian accused of blasphemy.