Genocide and Terrorism in Parachinar, Pakistan.

To:  Government of Pakistan

Coming to Parachinar’s rescue


PAKISTAN has failed in protecting Frontier and tribal areas. Taking a cursory look of the overall condition of the Frontier and Fata areas, it seems that Pakistan in more than 50 years has failed to ensure security, economic development, quality educational institutions, employment and an industrial network in Fata and the NWFP. The conditions of Fata and the NWFP are getting worse day by day and life of the common man is just hell there.

Parachinar, considered the Switzerland of Pakistan. The educational institutions are closed there and the upcoming matriculation examinations will not be held this year due to unrest in the area.

Basic daily food requirements are not available. The main Thal-Peshawar Road which leads to Parachinar has remained closed for the last three months. When opened for one day, the local militants attack and freely kill and behead the passengers. From the last one year till now, more than 100 innocent people have lost their lives on this road at the hands of terrorists.

The main problem is that Parachinar is the only area in Fata where Shia Muslims live. It is surrounded by militants who either directly or indirectly are involved in militant activities. There is no law and order and the area does not seem to be part of Pakistan. One can easily say that the Pakistan government has failed to protect its frontiers and could not bring Fata in the mainstream of the country.

Z. A. Bhutto in his speech at Parachinar had praised the beauty, talent and fertile lands of Parachinar and promised: “I will make Parachinar a piece of Heaven”.

Afterwards, the Zia regime give the region a culture of war and terror and sectarianism. He pushed this beautiful area through ongoing sectarian clashes. From the time of Zia’s regime till now, thousands of people from both sides have lost their lives, many becoming homeless and disabled.

Such black days ended when the golden days of Benazir Bhutto came. She as prime minister visited Parachinar, had women colleges opened and promised that she would improve the living standard of the people of this area. The unemployed were given jobs, roads were paved and extended, and a broadcasting station was opened and many more things were done.

Over three months ago, when sectarian clashes began in Parachinar again, I sent a comprehensive report on Parachinar to Ms Bhutto through Sherry Rehman and Farzana Raja. She personally showed great grief and promised that after coming to power she would change the condition of Parachinar.

Today Parachinar is burning: daily bodies of more than five beheaded persons reach Parachinar. The situation of Parachinar is getting worse day by day and so is the life of all people living there. It’s a matter of great sorrow and shock that Pakistan, in spite of bringing Fata into the mainstream of the country, has been pushed into fighting a continuous war and facing terror.

The new prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, and the PPP co-chairmam, Asif Ali Zardari, are requested to help us as the last government could not heal our wounds. Z. A. Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto always wanted Parachinar to be a piece of heaven while now it is piece of hell.

RIAZ ALI TOORI
Malana village, Parachinar

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Genocide and Terrorism in Parachinar, Pakistan. Petition to Government of Pakistan was created by and written by Riaz Toori and Dr. Ali Imran Zaidi (zaidiali12@hotmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.