2011 Mastung bus shooting

21st-century mass murder in Pakistan December 2021 2011 Mastung bus shooting Pakistan - Balochistan - Mastung.svg Mastung near Quetta, Pakistan Hazara Shia minority 20 September 2011 Shooting 26http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36587&CID=1 Samaa New Television At least 26 pilgrims die in Quetta bus attack 20 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111215075945/http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36587&CID=1 15 December 2011 http://paktribune.com/news/Quetta-26-Shia-pilgrims-killed-by-gun-men-in-Mastung-243789.html Pak Tribune Quetta: 26 Shia pilgrims killed by gun men in Mastung 21 September 2011 6 Lashkar e Jhangvi The 2011 Mastung bus shooting was an armed attack on 20 September 2011 on a bus traveling in Mastung District near the city of Quetta in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The attack left at least 26 people dead. The victims were Shi'a Muslim pilgrims of the Hazara community, suggesting the attack to be a sectarian targeted killing. The attack occurred in Luck Pass area near Mastung. The bus was leaving Quetta for Taftan, Balochistan. In addition, two other peoplw others were killed in a follow-up attack on a car on its way to rescue the survivors of the bus attack, which raised the death toll to 28 on that day. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni extremist Pakistani militant group designated as a terrorist organization by Pakistan and the United States claimed responsibility for the attack. Background Many Hazaras, due to economic problems, travel to far and remote areas in search of employment. One of the locations is Taftan, a border town with Iran, which provides many income opportunities for thousands of people daily. Some Hazaras even move to Mashhad and Tehran to earn a living.http://www.hazara.net/persecution/sept20attack.html Sept 20, 2011 Attack – Mastung/Lak-Pas Hazara.net 22 May 2012 As majority of Hazara people are from the Shia sect of Islam, likewise thousands of other people from around the world, go to Iran for the pilgrimage of shrine of Imam Reza. Mastung is a town located in the north-west of Balochistan. The majority of the population is Sunni Baloch. Massacre A group of around 10 men on two vehicles, armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs assault rifles,http://jafrianews.com/2011/09/20/atleast-29-shia-pilgrims-martyred-in-an-attack-on-bus-near-quetta/ At least 29 Shia pilgrims Martyred in an attack on Bus Near Quetta Jafria News 21 September 2011 17 May 2012 stopped a passenger bus carrying pilgrims in the Ganjidori area of Mastung. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Taftan, a Pakistani town on the border with Iran. 45 passengers were on board, but only the Hazaras were identified and asked to step out. They were lined up and the assailants started shooting non-stop for ten minutes, which left 26 dead at the end of the day.Baloch Shehzad http://tribune.com.pk/story/256419/gunmen-attack-bus-in-balochistan-20-killed/ Sectarian atrocity: 29 killed in Mastung, Quetta ambushes The Express Tribune 20 September 2011 17 May 2012 Perpetrators The banned Pakistani Sunni extremist militant group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed the responsibility for the massacre.Dae'e Lillah https://ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/pakistan-shia-massacres-activists-slam.html Ahmadiyya Times: Pakistan: Shia Massacres | Activists slam rights organization statement as 'very weak,' lacking integrity Ahmadiyya Times 22 September 2011 22 May 2012 The same terrorist group has also been involved in Hazara Town massacre, Ashura massacre, Mosque massacre, and Quds Day bombing. Funeral The burial ceremony was conducted the next day, in Hazara Town cemetery. The bodies were taken to 26 Imabargahs within Hazara Town.http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36617&CID=1 Mastung martyrs laid to rest in Quetta Samaa News Television 21 September 2011 Samaa https://web.archive.org/web/20111129091310/http://samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36617&CID=1 29 November 2011 dead Protest and reactions Protesters held a peaceful protest against the attack on Hazara pilgrims. The protesters demanded the resignation of Balochistan Chief Minister, Aslam Raisani. Thousands of women and children took part in the protest and demanded the United Nations take notice of what had been happening to the Hazara people. Protests, rallies and demonstrations were held in the wake of the terrorist attack in different parts of the country, including Karachi, Skardu, Muzaffarabad, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Ghotki and Multan.http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36641&CID=1 Protests staged across Pakistan against Mastung massacre Samaa News Television 21 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111129094023/http://samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=36641&CID=1 29 November 2011 dead The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi, Chief Minister Aslam Raisani,http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/21/26-shot-dead-in-mastung-sectarian-attack.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110924005520/http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/21/26-shot-dead-in-mastung-sectarian-attack.html dead 24 September 2011 26 shot dead in Mastung sectarian attack The Dawn Media Group) 21 September 2011 Saleem Shahid & Amanullah Kasi the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA)http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/condemnation-of-massacre-of-shia-pilgrims-outside-quetta-pakistan/0018801 Condemnation of Massacre of Shi'a Pilgrims outside Quetta, Pakistan Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA) 21 September 2011 Dr. Ehtisham Abidi "President UMAA" and others strongly condemned the barbaric attack on the Hazara Shia minority in Quetta. The Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court took suo moto notice of the killings and issued notices to the federal and provincial Government of Balochistan in the wake of the attack.Baloch Shahzad http://tribune.com.pk/story/258111/bhc-takes-suo-motu-notice-of-mastung-killings/ BHC takes suo motu notice of Mastung killings The Express Tribune 22 September 2011 15 November 2012 A committee was formed by Balochistan Chief Minister, to probe the incident and report within 15 days. The committee comprised Interior Secretary Major (R) Chaudhry Qamar Zaman, Inspector General Balochistan Police Rao Mohammad Amin Hashim, Commissioner of Quetta and Khuzdar Division Naseem Lehri, Capital City Police Officer Quetta Ehsan Mahboob, Deputy Commissioner of Quetta Shaukat Ali Maraghzani and Mastung Deputy Commissioner Noorul Haq Baloch.http://tribune.com.pk/story/257922/mastung-sectarian-killings-committee-formed-to-probe-massacre/ Mastung sectarian killings: Committee formed to probe massacre 22 September 2011 The Express Tribune with The International Herald Tribune 23 September 2011 The license of the company which was carrying the pilgrims was canceled by Home Minister Mir Zafarullah Zehri. Iranian Government closed the Taftan border with Iran after the incident.http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2011/09/110922_pak_iran_border_closes_zz.shtml Pak-Iran Sarhad Ek Bar Phir Band 22 September 2011 BBC Urdu 24 September 2011 See also Persecution of Hazara people in Quetta References External links Video footage of the Massacre released by the terrorists (Warning: the video contains Extreme violence, discretion is advised for people with weak constitutions) Pakistan Category:21st-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:Massacres in 2011 2011 Category:Massacres of Hazara people Category:Massacres in Pakistan Category:Spree shootings in Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011 Category:Mass murders in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Deaths by firearm in Pakistan Category:2011 in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents on buses in Pakistan Category:Attacks in 2011 Category:Lashkar-e-Jhangvi attacks Category:September 2011 in Pakistan Category:2011 mass shootings in Asia Category:2011 murders in Pakistan Category:2010s crimes in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2011 Category:September 2011 crimes in Asia Category:Terrorist incidents in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:2011 road incidents in Asia Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Pakistan