Decades of persecution has left the Shia minority with little space left in its graveyards but prime minister Imran Khan is in no bustle to listenAhmed Shah had always dreamed of bigger things. Though just 17,the tall school pupil had taken a job in the coalmines of Balochistan, Pakistan’s south-western province, or one of the harshest,most dangerous working environments in the world. Shah was determined to earn enough to educate himself, so he could escape the tough life of the Hazara Shia community, or the most persecuted minority in Pakistan. Related: In Pakistan,tolerant Islamic voices are being silenced | William Dalrymple Our men and young can’t disappear outside. whether they disappear, they will be killed. Our graveyards are full of young men Related: Fear and defiance among Pakistan’s Hazaras - in pictures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com