INQUIRY REPORT
Terrorist Attack on Ashura Procession in Quetta, Pakistan
on March 2nd, 2004
 


More Information on Ashoora Terrorist Attack

 

           This report , compiled by Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), finds major discrepancies between the facts on the ground versus reports in the local media and the one published by the Provincial government in Balochistan. The following report highlights some of the discrepancies of the government's report.

 

            From the records of Home Department as well as concerned Nazim who distributed the cheque to the Victims families, it revealed that only 32 cheques were distributed out of 40. The distribution of remaining 8 cheques was withheld on account of some mistakes in the name or father's name of the victims. The concerned Nazim further intimated that the injured persons will be compensated in near future. Later on, on 8th July, 2004, 159 cheques were distributed out of 232 injured persons. The cases of remaining 73 injured persons were not considered on the ground that they were given treatment in Shafakhana-e-Sahib-uz-Zaman and Ali Hospital. It is believed that authorities of Home Department expressed their skepticism that belonging from Shia Community, these Hospitals might be involved in some kind of manipulation in the numbers of actual injured persons.

 

            Then came another ambiguity, when the Tribunal Report was made public. There was much difference in the reports published in the Local and National Newspapers. As far as response of HDP is concerned, I preferred to translate the original Press Note issued by the HDP instead of what appeared in Local Newspapers.

           

 

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Total number of deaths

44

Terrorist

02

Unknown persons (probably non-Hazara)

02

Total number of the victims family compensated

40

Total number of injured persons

232

Total number of Hospitals where the injured

04

Hospitals where medical treatment was administered

 

Provincial Sandeman Hospital

Combined Military Hospital

Ali Hospital

Shafakhana-e-Sahib-uz-Zaman Hospital

 

Hospitals treatment rejected by Home Department

 

Shafakhana-e-Sahib-uz-Zaman Hospital, Ali Hospital

 

Total number of injured persons hospitalized in Provincial Sundeman Hospital

26

Total number of injured persons hospitalized in C.M.H

133

Major injury

51

Minor injury

108

 

 

Major injured persons compensated

Rs. 200,000  (app $ 3500)

Minor injured persons compensated

Rs. 100,000  (app $ 1700)

Critically injured persons sent to Karachi for further treatment

11

Government released amount per injured person for their treatment in Karachi

 


Rs. 20,000

  

 

 LIST OF INJURED PERSONS IN THE TERRORIST ATTACK OF 2ND MARCH, 2004.

 

S.No.

Name.

Father's name.

Address.

Hospital.

Severity.

Amount.

1.

Waheed

Ishaq Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

2.

Iqbal Shah

Lal Shah.

Brewery, Hazara Town.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

3.

Abdul Hameed.

Haji Mohd: Dad.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

4.

Abdul Khaliq.

Ali Hashim.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

5.

Abdul Haq.

Abdul Latif.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

6.

Muhammad Agha.

Amir Agha.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

7.

Ali Khan.

Muhammad Zawar

Hazara Town, Block No.1.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

8.

Ali Muhammad.

Muhammad Ali.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

9.

Asghar Ali.

Amir Khan.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

10.

Danish Ali.

Ali Baba.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

11.

Ghulam Raza.

Muhammad Ibrahim.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

12.

Ghulam Sakhi.

Nadir Ali.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

13.

Habib-ur-Rehman

 

Village Gan Thar The Allai, Distt: Batgram (Azad Kashmir).

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

14.

Hassan Ali.

Sadiq Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

15.

Iftikhar Ali.

Jan Ali.

Alamdar Road, Abbasia Street.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

16.

Imran Ali.

Muhammad Ali.

Hazara Town, Block No.1.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

17.

Irfan Haider.

Hussain Bakhsh.

Alamdar Road, Syedabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

18.

Ishaq Ali.

Muhammad Ibrahim

Ali-abad, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

19.

Javed Ali.

Muhammad Amin

Ali-abad, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

20.

Juma Khan.

Khadim Ali.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

21.

Khuda-e-Rahim.

Ali Hassan.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

22.

Mehdi.

Ewaz Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

23.

Muhammad Hassan.

Qasim Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

24.

Muhammad Hussain.

Rajab Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

25.

Muhammad Ibrahim.

Haider Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

26.

Muhammad Juma

Qumbar Ali.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

27.

Muhammad Sadiq Ali.

Ramzan Ali.

Alamdar Road Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

28.

Nadir Ali.

Nauroz Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

29.

Nadir Ali.

Noor Muhammad.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

30.

Qadir Ali.

Qumbar Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

31.

Sajjad.

Jan Ali.

Alamdar Road.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

32.

Syed Muhammad Anwar.

Syed Jafar.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

33.

Zamin Ali.

Muzafar Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

34.

Zulfiqar.

Muhammad Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Major.

2,00,000/-

35.

Hussain Dad.

Nauroz Ali.

Alamdar Road.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

36.

Amanullah.

Sheikh Khuda Dad.

Arif Road, Quetta.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

37.

Mrs. Juma Khan.

W/O Juma Khan.

Faiz Muhammad Road.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

38.

Banat Khan.

Abdullah Jan.

Banoo Market.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

39.

Ata Muhammad.

Sher Muhammad.

Constable BRP No.1680.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

40.

Abdul Naeem.

Salam Khan.

Ghaus Abad.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

41.

Roohullah.

Fida Muhammad.

Kachra Road, Quetta.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

42.

Manzoor Ahmed.

Gul Muhammad.

McConghi Road, Quetta.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

43.

Saeed Ahmed.

Muhammad Bakhsh.

Tounsa, D.G, Khan, Punjab.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

44.

Allah Wasaya.

Bagh Ali.

Tounsa D.G, Khan(Punjab)

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

45.

M. Yousuf.

Nazeer Hussain

Constable No.1744, Quetta Cantt.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

46.

Habibullah Hussaini.

Ayub Ali.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

47.

Ali Khan.

Qurban Ali.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

48.

Muhammad Naeem

Hussain Ali.

Alamdar Road, Najaf Street.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

49.

Murad Ali.

Mirza Ali.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

50.

Muhammadullah.

Dad Muhammad.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

Civil Hos

Major.

2,00,000/-

51.

Imran.

Qasim Ali.

Maj: Muhyammad Ali Road, Nauabad, Quetta.

 

Major.

2,00,000/-

52.

Abbas.

Ewaz Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/-

53.

Abbas Ali.

Iqbal Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

54.

Abbas.

Muhammad Juma.

Ghulam Hassan Street, Qta

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

55.

Abdullah.

Muhammad Juma.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

56.

Abdul Hakeem.

Jan Muhammad.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

57.

Abdul Razzaq.

Muhammad Pana.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

58.

Ahmed Ali.

Barat Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

59.

Ahmed Jamshed.

Haji Baqi.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

60.

Akhtar Ali.

Eid Muhammad.

Masjid Wali Asr street, Alamdar Road, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

61.

Ali.

Ahmed Shah.

Sahib-uz-Zaman Street, Alamdar Road, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

62.

Ali Akbar.

Nawab Ali.

Hazara Housing Society.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

63.

Ali Baba.

Musa Khan.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

64.

Ali Daryab.

Abdul Latif.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

65.

Ali Juma.

Qadir Ali.

Hazara Town, General Musa Road, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

66.

Ali Madad.

Muhammad Ibrahim

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

67.

Ali Muhammad.

Sultan Ali.

Hazara Town, General Musa Toad, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

68.

Ali Muhammad.

Hussain Ali.

Hazara Town, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

69.

Mubariz.

Ali Baba.

Hazara Town, Brewery.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

70.

Ali Yawar.

Ali Ahmed.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

71.

Zahid Hussain.

Hussain Ali.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

72.

Asadullah.

Jan Ali.

Hazara Town, Block No.1.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

73.

Aziz Ahmed.

Muhammad Nasir

Muhammad Hasan Street.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

74.

Barat Ali.

Chaman Ali.

Alamdar Road Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

75.

Dawood.

Hussain Ali.

Alamdar Road Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

76.

Muhammad .

Sarwar Ali.

Bait-ul-Abbas, McConghi Road, Quetta.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

77.

Faz Hussain.

Ali Juma.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

78.

Ghazanfar.

Muhammad Juma.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

79.

Ghulam Ali.

Qurban Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

80.

Ghulam Ali.

Barat Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

81.

Ghulam Ali.

Nauroz Ali.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

82.

Ghulam Raza.

Ali Yawar.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

83.

Ghulam Sakhi.

Abdul Razzaq.

Sariab Road, Burma Hotel.

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

84.

Ghulam Sakhi.

Muhammad Hussain.

Alamdar Road Mominabad

C.M.H.

Minor.

1,00,000/

85.

Ghulam Sarwar.

Ghulam Hussain.

Alamdar Road, Nasirabad.

C.M.H.

Minor.