Ibrahim Hazara, 70, poses for a photograph while selling apricots from his push cart at a vegetable and fruit market in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Mohammad Bakir Hazara, 18, a carpenter, poses for a photograph at his workshop in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Hazara men have tea and breakfast at a local restaurant in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Ameen Hazara, 50, plays snooker at a local club in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara girl with traditional jewellery poses for a photograph during a practice ahead of the Hazara Culture Day at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 21, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Houses belonging to ethnic Hazara community, stand on a hilltop in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
People install artworks of Hazara artists during the Hazara Culture Day celebration at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara girl walks holding naans (breads) along a street in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Abdul Khaliq Hazara, 52, politician and chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), which has two provincial assembly representatives, gestures during an interview with Reuters at his residence in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 15, 2019. The community strives to keep its protests peaceful, despite unrest stirred up by militants looking to pit people of different sects against each other, said Abdul Khaliq Hazara. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Hazara men hold their mobile phones as they film a music performance by an Afghan Hazara singer Zahra Elham during the Hazara Culture Day celebrations at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Mohammad Asif Shahyan from the Hazara community, CEO of a Pioneers school, watches an assembly prayer in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. "I'm a social activist working for the betterment of the society to uplift the youth," Shahyan said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Chief Minister Baluchistan Jam Kamal Khan (2nd L), along with chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) Abdul Khaliq Hazara (3rd L) and others wear traditional Hazargi caps, as they cut the ribbon to begin Hazara Culture Day celebrations at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Pakistan's national flag attached to a vehicle is seen as armed guards, who provide security for Abdul Khaliq Hazara, politician and chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), chat with each other at his residence in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Sardar Sahil, 30-year-old Hazara lawyer and rights activist, sports his licensed gun as he gets ready to leave for office, at his home in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 14, 2019. "We are living under siege for more than 1-1/2 decades due to sectarian attacks," said Sahil. "Though all these checkposts were established for our security, we feel we were ourselves also cut off from other communities." Sahil carries a pistol whenever he leaves home, and relies on his faith as a second layer of security. "I kiss my mother's hand and she kisses me too and says goodbye with her prayers and good wishes," Sahil said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Men install Pakistan's national flag on a stall ahead of the Hazara Culture Day celebration at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 21, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Resident walk past a shop during sunset hours along a street in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Afghanistan's Hazara singer Zahra Elham, performs Hazargi songs during the Hazara Culture Day celebrations at the Qayyum Ali Changezi Football Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Syed Raza Hazara, 18, back flips as he performs Parkour at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A woman ascends a flight of stairs as she walks home on a hilltop in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
People from ethnic Hazara community sand as they play a game Sang Girag (stone throwing) near a graveyard in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 15, 2019. Sang Girag is a traditional Hazargi game played by young as well as elderly. There are two teams of five to six players and each of them has their own smooth and round boulders, the size of a cricket ball or a little bigger. Each player waits for their turn to aim and hurl them at a cylindrical target called qarqa which gets them a point. The team that reaches to secure 10 points first, is declared the winner. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara man reads the Koran along a passageway with photos of deceased victims who lost their lives during target killings and bomb attacks, at the graveyard called Shuhda Qabristan (martyred graveyard) in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Sardar Sahil, 30-year-old Hazara lawyer and rights activist, eats his breakfast with his mother at his home in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 18, 2019. "We are living under siege for more than 1-1/2 decades due to sectarian attacks," said Sahil. "Though all these checkposts were established for our security, we feel we were ourselves also cut off from other communities." Sahil carries a pistol whenever he leaves home, and relies on his faith as a second layer of security. "I kiss my mother's hand and she kisses me too and says goodbye with her prayers and good wishes," Sahil said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Siblings from a Hazara community ride a bike to school in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Nargis Hazara, 20, martial arts specialist, who belongs to ethnic Hazara community, works on her computer as she sits beside her portrait at her home in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. Domestic media often portray the Hazaras as targets of sectarian attacks or holding sit-ins to demand greater protection, but the community is developing and growing, said Nargis, who last year became Pakistan's first winner of an Asian Games medal in karate. "Every one of us has a dream, a target and aim in our heart, to change the image of Hazaras in the world, and especially in Pakistan." REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro RC13BDC4DE70
Sardar Sahil, 30-year-old Hazara lawyer and rights activist, sports his licensed gun as he gets ready to leave for office, at his home in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 14, 2019. "We are living under siege for more than 1-1/2 decades due to sectarian attacks," said Sahil. "Though all these checkposts were established for our security, we feel we were ourselves also cut off from other communities." Sahil carries a pistol whenever he leaves home, and relies on his faith as a second layer of security. "I kiss my mother's hand and she kisses me too and says goodbye with her prayers and good wishes," Sahil said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara taxi driver, poses for a photograph in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. His tattoo reads in Urdu: "loneliness" and the letter "F" stands for the first letter of the name of his friend who was killed in a bomb blast. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Hazara children play on a trampoline near a graveyard in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara girl attends an assembly prayer in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Naveed Ali Hazara, 23, poses for a photograph at a gym in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. "We are doing bodybuilding; firstly to build health and secondly, as sports gives you extra strength and keeps us away from drugs," Naveed said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara girl poses for a photograph during the Hazara Culture Day at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Mir Hussain Changazi (L) from Hazara community plays Hazargi instrument Damboora, as he sings traditional songs along with Fida Hussain playing Harmonium and Zia Noorband on Tabla, as they practice at Aahanga musical academy Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Shaolin Kung Fu Grandmaster Mubarak Ali Shan, poses for a photograph at his office in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019. Many Hazaras have joined the armed forces in Pakistan, where the community's past and future will stay rooted despite any violence, said Mubarak. "We want to serve Pakistan and despite suffering tragedies and incidents, our love for peace has not diminished." REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
People from ethnic Hazara community play a game Sang Girag (stone throwing) near a graveyard in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 15, 2019. Sang Girag is a traditional Hazargi game played by young as well as elderly. There are two teams of five to six players and each of them has their own smooth and round boulders, the size of a cricket ball or a little bigger. Each player waits for their turn to aim and hurl them at a cylindrical target called qarqa which gets them a point. The team that reaches to secure 10 points first, is declared the winner. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A Hazara girl with traditional jewellery does embroidery at a cultural stall during the Hazara Culture Day at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
People watch traditional music performance during the Hazara Culture Day celebration at the Qayum Papa Stadium in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 22, 2019. The Quetta community held its first Hazara Culture Day to celebrate and showcase its history, music and traditions. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
'Under siege': Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan's minority Hazaras