Hazara town
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Hazara Town is a lower- to middle-income area on the west of Quetta city with a population of up to 70,000, of which an approximately one-third are Hazara with minority Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 and Pathan
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 tribe on south of Hazara town. Hazara Town begins from Brewery Road near Bolan Medical College
Bolan Medical College
Bolan Medical College was established to address an acute shortage of doctors in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Where Japan has 542 people per doctor, Balochistan has over 10,000 people per doctor....

 and continue to Kirani
Kirani
Kirani is an historical village lying five miles west of Quetta city, capital of Baluchistan province of Pakistan on the outskirts of the Chiltan range and is set to derive its name from a defile lying near the village known as Giran Nai, or Kran Tangi...

 road. The area has an geographical importance, which makes up the largest part of chiltan Town of Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 City. Hazara Town has established its own Bazar and food supply source for the people which help them in their shopping facilities. Which are mainly named as Ali Abad Bazar, Masjid Road and Hussain Abad. New Markets are being built which will increase the popularity of Hazara town more than ever.

History

The area was established in 1986 by Haji Nasir Ali an ethnic Hazara, Nasirabad. who bought the land from a Kirani Baloch family and built housing there. Many ethnic Hazaras from Afghanistan who came after starting of Afghan war moved to the settlement, attracted by cheaper land and the security of the scheme.
Hazara Town is divided into nine blocks, and almost all the houses are made of concrete.

History of Hazaras Establishment in Balochistan

In his seminal book ‘War and Migration’, Alessandro Monsutti classifies the Hazara migration to Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...

 in the following phases:

From 1878-1891

Following the second Anglo-Afghan war
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the nation was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended in a manner...

, the first Hazaras came to Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 to seek employment in British
United Kingdom
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-run companies under the Raj. They are thought to have worked on the building of roads and the Bolan Pass railway as well as enlisting in the British army
British Army
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 of India
India
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. At that time, there could have been no more than a few hundred Hazaras in Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...

. From 1891-1901: The subjugation of Hazarajat
Hazarajat
The Hazarajat is the original homeland of the Hazara people, and lies in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains and the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. Its physical boundaries, however, are roughly marked by the Bamiyan Basin to the north, the headwaters of...

 by Abdul Rahman, between 1891 and 1893, triggered a mass exodus of Hazaras to Turkistan
Türkistan
*Türkistan is the local name for Turkestan, a region of Central Asia.*Türkistan, Kazakhstan is a historic city and place of pilgrimage in southern Kazakhstan...

, Khorasan and Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...

.

From 1901 to 1933

The situation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 returned to normal under Habibullah
Habibullah
Mullah Habibullah was an Afghan who died while in US custody on December 4, 2002.His death was one of those classed as a homicide, though the initial military statement described his death as due to natural causes.Habibullah's brother was a Taliban leader....

 (1901–1919), the son of Abdur Rahman
Abdur Rahman
Abdur Rahman is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.The letter a of the...

. He offered amnesty to the Hazaras but this proved to be of little help in improving the lot of the Hazara community in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. In 1904, the 106th Hazara Pioneers
106th Hazara Pioneers
The 106th Hazara Pioneers was a pioneer infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1904 at Quetta from Harara refugees. They were disbanded in 1933.-Establishment:...

, a separate regiment for the Hazaras formed by the British, offered greater careers prospects, social recognition and economic success.

From 1933-1971

The regiment of Hazara Pioneers
106th Hazara Pioneers
The 106th Hazara Pioneers was a pioneer infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1904 at Quetta from Harara refugees. They were disbanded in 1933.-Establishment:...

 was disbanded in 1933. Deprived of this social and professional outlet, Hazaras went to settle in Quetta between the 1930s and 1960s, although the process of migration never completely dried up.

From 1971-1978

Following the 1971 drought, Hazaras then settled in Quetta or went to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 in search of work. Between 1973 and 1978, tensions over the Pushtunistan issue between the Daud government and Pakistan were an additional factor in the Hazara migration. After 1978: Following the Communist coup in April 1978 and the Soviet Union intervention in December 1979, the migratory movement assumed hitherto unprecedented dimensions.

People

Hazara Town residents are approximately all of them are Hazara and they are Hazaragi-speaking Shia Muslim, who migrated to Pakistan well before the war in Afghanistan as well as those who fled as refugees over the recent years of conflict. The community is a distinct minority in Quetta, which is dominated ethnically by Pashtuns and is predominantly Sunni Muslim. Some of Hazara Town’s residents arrived as refugees in Quetta in 1996, when the Taliban regime in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 began to persecute Hazaras. They initially stayed in mosques in Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

. The refugees’ local networks allowed them to bypass refugee camps altogether. Hazara Town is used as a transit point by some Afghans
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 who move on to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, assisted by local Hazaras . Other Afghans are heavily involved in local trade and business within Hazara Town and beyond. It is common for families in Hazara Town to have relatives settled in Europe
Europe
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, Canada
Canada
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 or the United States
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, and receive regular remittances from them. The leading source of income for men is work in coalmines in Balochistan. While some of them are contractors in the mines, most work as labourers. The rest of the population is involved in trade, shopkeeping and daily wage work.

In Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 most of the Hazaras live in and around the city of Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 Hazara town
Hazara town
Hazara Town is a lower- to middle-income area on the west of Quetta city with a population of up to 70,000, of which an approximately one-third are Hazara with minority Baloch and Pathan tribe on south of Hazara town. Hazara Town begins from Brewery Road near Bolan Medical College and continue to...

 and Mehrabad, Alamdar Road and hold high positions in the government of Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

, the federal government, the Police force and in Pak Army. A Hazara girl named Saira Batool
Saira Batool
Saira Batool is one of the first female pilots of the Pakistan Air Force. She is an ethnic Hazara.-References:...

 became the first women pilot in the Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...

. In Pakistan, Hazaras are mostly in business and have high education levels. They are integrated into the local social dynamics of the respective areas they have settled into and operated several successful trades and business. Hazaras are also politically active in Quetta and have a political party known as the Hazara Democratic Party
Hazara Democratic Party
The Hazara Democratic Party |The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) |The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) |(: is a political party of Hazara tribe in Pakistan. It is the largest political party of Hazaras. They are an active Political Party in Quetta city where Hazaras make 1/3 of population.- History and...

. Other notable Hazara settlements can be found in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and more recently in Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...

. The current Minister of Quality Education & Clean Drinking Water in Balochistan is a Hazara and having a Member in the National Assembly. The most notable locel hazara in Pakistan was General Muhammad Musa, who served as Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Army between 1958 to 1966. On January 26, 2009, Hussain Ali Yousafi
Hussain Ali Yousafi
Hussain Ali Yousafi was an ethnic Hazara politician in Balochistan, Pakistan. Yousafi was chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party and a member of the Quetta city council...

, chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the southwestern city of Quetta.

Main Areas

Hazara Town is a vast area which is consist of the following main areas,
  • Main Hazara Town &
  • Pule Safid (Balna Brewery)
  • A-One City &
  • Shuja Abad (Taina Brewery)
  • Mohalla Bagh
  • Ali Abad
  • Hussain Abad
  • Sare Barma
  • Bashir Town
  • Iqbal Abad
  • General M. Musa Khan Road
  • Zakir Abad (Hazara Cemetery)
  • Faisal Town


New Hazara Town (AKA Marri Colony)
  • Munawar Colony
  • Shokat Stop
  • Bakul Stop (Sardar Arif Road)
  • Nasirabad (Nasirabad Road)
  • Hazara Colony

Educational Institutes

Schools, Colleges and Universities
  • Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University
    Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University
    Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University is a women's university located in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2004.The university offers degree programs in Arts and Sciences...

  • Govt. Girls Degree College Brewery Road
  • Govt. Boys College of Commerce, Brewery Road
  • Zohra Govt. Girls High School, Brewery Road
  • Govt. Boys High School (Master Khadim School)
  • Govt. Girls High School
  • Don Bosco High School
  • A-1 City High School
  • Ali Model High School
  • Hira Public School & College
  • Toheed Public School
  • Kinder Garden High School
  • Al-Muntazar Grammar Public High School
  • Meritorious Public School
  • Perfect Public School
  • Tanzeem Nasl e Nau Public School
  • Sir Syed Academy
  • Danish Model High School
  • London English Grammar School


Other Educational Institutes
  • S.K.B. Science Academy by Sir Khuda Bakhsh
  • Pentagon Academy
  • London Educational Academy
  • Star Educational Society
  • Venus Institute of Computer Science

Mosques

  • Imam Bargah e Wali Asr/ Masjid e Imam Jawad (a.s), Block No.1, Hazara Town. (The oldest and Central Comprehensive Mosque of Hazara Town)
  • Imam Bargah e Panjtan Ali Abad road, Hazara Town. (The majority attendants are shoe makers)
  • Imam Bargah e Rizviya Block no.3, Shaheed Abdul Khaliq Rd. Hazara Town. (The Friday prayers (Namaz Juma) is practiced here)
  • Imam Bargah Imam Zaman (a.s), Hazara Town Block 2.
  • Imam Bargah e Ali Ibne Abi Talib, Hazara Town Block 1.
  • Imam Bragah e Abulfazal Al-Abbas (a.s), General M. Musa Road.
  • Imam Baragah Shah Najaf, Pusht Barma.
  • Imam baragah Musa Ibn Jaffar (a.s), Ahmad Abad.
  • Imam Bargah Haider Karrar (a.s), Zakir Abad.
  • Imam Bargah Um Al-Baneen, Iqbal Abad.
  • Imam Bargah Imam Hussain (a.s) Munawar Coloney, New Hazara Town (The most uprising Imam Bargah of Hazara Town and has many attendants from all over Hazara Town)
  • Imam Bargah Imam Mohammad Baqir (a.s), (Imam M. Baqir Rd. New Hazara Town)
  • Imam Bargah Mahdia Sahib Zaman (a.s), Shokat Stop
  • Imam Bargah Imam Mehdi (a.s), Gali Mahe Roza, Nasirabad, New Hazara Town.

Personalities

There are some famous personalities in Hazara Town, who have played a vital role in the development of Hazara Town, Hazaras and Quetta Pakistan. Some are listed below but not limited to. (The list has been divided into sub-categories)

Political
  • Haji (late) Talib Hazara.Ex MPA
  • Haji Saeed Hussain Agha.Ex Senator
  • Sardar Nisar Ali Hazara, Ex MPA
  • Haji Noor Muhammad Saraaf, Ex MPA
  • Lt Col Younis Ali Changezi, Ex MPA
  • Syed Nasir Agha (Agha Abbas),MNA
  • Jaan Ali Changezi, MPA
  • Capt(Retd) Dr Ruqayya Hashmi, MPA
  • Arbab Asif Hazara, MQM (Ex PNP)
  • (Shaheed)Hussain Ali Yousafi,Ex Chairman HDP
  • (Shaheed)Syed Talib Agha
  • Begum Rukhsana Ahmed Ali, Provincial Ladies Wing Gen Secy PPPP
  • Haji Muhammed Ali, Senior Vice President,JWP(T)
  • Agha Abbas, PK-MAP
  • Ibrahim Hazara,MQM
  • Khaliq Hazara,Chairman HDP

Social
  • (Shaheed)Muhammed Ismail MAILO
  • Sir Khuda Bakhsh (Founder of Science Academy)
  • Syed Muhammad Hassan ( Agha-e-Muballegh )
  • Sir Hafiz Ullah Ikhtiari ( president of tajiran in brewary: a registered organisation of businesses)
  • Late Haji Barat Ali ( Babu Barat )
  • Mrs Sajida Mehdi ( First Hazara Woman Ph.D in Education 1998, The Aga Khan University,at Karachi)
  • Syed Baqir Shah
  • Late Haider Ali Karmal
  • Haji Hussain Maqsoodi

Sports
  • Qayyum Changezi (LALA), legendry Footballer
  • Shabir Hazara, Ex National Football Player
  • (Shaheed) Syed Ibrar Hussain, Olympian Boxer
  • Asghar Ali Changezi, Olympian Boxer
  • Shahram Changezi, Ex National Snooker Champion
  • Ustad Taj Mohammad Hazara (Kung Fu Master)
  • Ustad Mohammad Haideri (Kung Fu Master/DAI FU STYLE)
  • Ustad Ghulam Ali Baig Hazara (Asian Gold Medalist (karate)
  • Mena Asadi Hazara (Winner of 2010 SAF games title (Karate)

Artists/Singers
  • Rajab Ali Haideri (Famous Hazaragi Folk Singer)
  • Dawood Sarkhosh (Hazara Pop Singer)
  • Hassan Ali Hatif (Fine Arts)
  • Zia sultani (Hazaragi Dambora)
  • Shazia Batool, Sadarti Tamgha Husn-e-karkardagi

Prominent Personalities
  • Subaidar Gard Ali,Hazara Pioneer
  • Subaider Dost Muhammed,Hazara Pioneer
  • Honery Capt Ali Dost,Hazara Pioneer
  • Honery Lt Khan Khudaidad Khan,Hazara Pioneer
  • Subaidar Sardar Yazdaan Khan,Hazara Pioneer
  • Sardar Essa Khan Hazara
  • Sultan Ali, Ex Deputy Commisioner
  • Gen (late) Muhammad Musa, Ex PAK ARMY CHIEF (CNC)
  • Col Sher Ali (Col Shero)
  • Col Barkat
  • Air Vise Marshall (Retd) Sharbaat Ali changaizi
  • Brig (late) Khadim Hussain
  • LT COL Dawood Ali
  • Brig Mahmood Raza Fooladi
  • Col Qasim
  • Col Karim Jafferi
  • Mohsin Changezi,Poet
  • Flight Lt Sara Batool, One of the First Five Lady fighter Pilots of PAKISTAN

Organizations

The people of Hazara Town have always been interested in all sorts of political, social, cultural, and sports events which ended up with the establishment of some organizations.

SPORTS
  • Gul Hazara Football Club, Hazara Town and azad football club and pak geo football club, etc.
  • Shaheed Aata Mohammad Changezi Academy (Maisam Tammar Kung Fu Club) Hazara Town.
  • Hazara Zero Gravity Gymnastic Group, Hazara Town
  • Haideryan Hazara Dai Fu Sports Academy


SOCIAL SERVICES
  • Naveed Sahar Welfare Organization, Hazara Town Block 2.
  • The Bab-ul-Elm Welfare Organization, Hazara Town Block 3 .

...Educationist, scientists and writers
  • Sir Khuda Dad Azara( Lecturer Geology/PhD Stdent: State University of New York, Binghamton, USA)
  • Syed Ramzan
  • Sir Khuda Bakhsh( Balochistan's best science instructure)

See also

  • Mehrabad Alamdar Road
    Mehrabad Alamdar Road
    Mehr Abad is an inner eastern suburb of Quetta, Balochistan, located next to City. The majority of the population is Hazara people...

  • Hazara people
  • Hazaragi
  • Hussain Ali Yousafi
    Hussain Ali Yousafi
    Hussain Ali Yousafi was an ethnic Hazara politician in Balochistan, Pakistan. Yousafi was chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party and a member of the Quetta city council...

  • Hazara Democratic Party
    Hazara Democratic Party
    The Hazara Democratic Party |The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) |The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) |(: is a political party of Hazara tribe in Pakistan. It is the largest political party of Hazaras. They are an active Political Party in Quetta city where Hazaras make 1/3 of population.- History and...

     (HDP)
  • 106th Hazara Pioneers
    106th Hazara Pioneers
    The 106th Hazara Pioneers was a pioneer infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1904 at Quetta from Harara refugees. They were disbanded in 1933.-Establishment:...


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