Pakistan Hazara community is a minority facing brutal violence yet still battling democracy

Pakistan’s under-fire Hazaras vow to make votes count

AFP

In the city that has become the epicentre of sectarian bloodshed in Pakistan, Shiite Muslim candidates are braving death threats to make themselves heard in Saturday’s election. Shiites make up around a fifth of Pakistan’s 180 million population but they are caught in a rising tide of sectarian hatred. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles