Abdul Khaliq Hazara (politician)

Abdul Khaliq Hazara (Hazaragi: عبدالخالق هزاره‎) is an ethnic Hazara politician in Hazara Town, Balochistan, Pakistan. He has been the Chairman of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP)[1] since November 2010, and is a member of the Quetta city council.

Abdul Khaliq Hazara عبدالخالق هزاره
Chairman of Hazara Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2010 – Present
Preceded by	Hussain Ali Yousafi
Personal details
Born	Abdul Khaliq Quetta
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	HDP
Ethnicity	Hazara

In early, following targeted assassinations of hundreds of Hazaras in Quetta by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, he called a worldwide protest of Hazaras. The Hazaras all over the world responded to his call and arranged demonstrations in front of Parliaments, UN offices, and Pakistan Embassies all over Europe, America, Australia and Asian countries in order to pressure the Pakistan government to stop genocide of the Hazara Nation.

Abdul Khaliq Hazara remained as councillor of Nazim and district Nazim of Quetta Balochistan. He started serving his people in 1990, working for the rights of the Hazara Nation in Quetta, where they are in minority. [2] He is elected minister in the provisional parliament of Balochistan in 2018 general election of Pakistan.

On 8 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Balochistan cabinet of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan as adviser.[3]

See also

• List of Hazara people
• List of people from Quetta

References

1. Pakistan Electoral, Political Parties Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures. IBP, Inc. 2015. p. 269. ISBN 9781514517581. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. https://www.geo.tv/election/PB-27
3. Shahid, Saleem (8 September 2018). "Three more advisers inducted into Balochistan cabinet". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.