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Pakistan’s top judge calls Hazara killings ethnic cleansing

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The killings of Hazara in southwestern Balochistan province amount to ethnic cleansing, says Pakistan’s top judge, who has taken suo motu action on the issue.

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said during a hearing at the Supreme Court Registry in Quetta: “We find no word to condemn the incidents of Hazara killings.”

The court would issue orders to ensure the beleaguered community was provided ample protection, he said, heading a two-judge bench that took up the suo motu case.

The court . . .

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