Shia Muslims from Pakistan will now be seeking Asylum in the United States
by
Shah N. Peerally on Mar. 10, 2013
Summary: Shia Muslim are being targeted in Pakistan without the government being able to help them. As such there is a possibility of seeking political/religious based asylum on such country conditions.
A headline in the news Colum of Al Jazeera runs-
On the evening of January 10, a suicide bomber targeted a snooker club frequented by Hazaras in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The initial blast killed several people, but, ten minutes later, as people rushed to the aid of those wounded in the attack, a car bomb exploded just outside the club, killing dozens more. When the dust settled, 96 people, mostly Hazara Shias, were dead.
The attack on the Hazaras an ethnic group, is a perhaps a small part of the ongoing religious persecution of Shia Muslims based in Pakistan. Till date there have been recurring incidents including deaths of people belonging to this community leading to panic amongst many in the community leading to them fleeing their own country and seeking asylum outside.
Thousands of Hazara’s and the larger group of Shia Muslims have been either threatened or been killed as a victim of sectarian militants. Recent reports of Australian help for 2,500 Hazara families have been proven to be false, which only raises the question about whether these people will be seeking asylum in the United States and if so, what will be their fate.
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