Author: Ishaq Mohammadi

The writer is a Hazara from Pakistan with Masters in History from University of Balochistan. He worked as Assistant Director in Balochistan Museum. He currently lives in USA. His area of interest is history, specially Hazara history. He has authored hundreds of research oriented articles in this regards mainly in Urdu language.
Twitter: @ishaqmohammadi

Hazara Genocide in Pakistan

Hazaras sitting with nearly 100 victim coffins aftermath of Twin-Blast Terrorist Attack Jan102013, Quetta, Pakistan

According to 2018 National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan report, over 2,000 Hazaras have been killed and over 4,000 critically injured in the terrorist attacks. Of the Hazaras leaving Pakistan seeking safety offshore, nearly 500 drowned while migrating to Australia and thousands more compelled to migrate.

Hazara Genocide in Afghanistan (1892-1901)

Abdur Rahman Khan with British Officers

The Hazara nation, now living mostly in Central Afghanistan region known as Hazarajat, faced the worst genocide at the hands of Amir of Kabul, Abdul Rehman Khan (1880-1901) in the late 19th century. Hundreds of thousands of Hazaras were massacred, sold out as slaves to neighboring countries, and forced to migrate to Central Asia, Iran, […]