Ziarat: A heritage site turns to ashes

A Pakistani firefighter extinguishes a blaze which gutted a historical building in Ziarat, 80 kilometres southeast of Quetta, on June 15, 2013. PHOTO: AFP

Founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah spent his last days in the building, which was declared a national monument following his death. PHOTO : AFP

Pakistani security personnel look on as firefighters extinguish the blaze. PHOTO : AFP

Militants blew up the building in violence-plagued southwest Pakistan after shooting dead a guard in a predawn attack on June 15, officials said. PHOTO : AFP

For those living in other provinces, the residency was nothing short of an emblem of Balochistan itself. PHOTO : AFP

The complex also housed several of the Quaid’s personal belongings. PHOTO: AFP

Militants blew up the historic building in a pre-dawn attack in Balochistan on June 15.

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someone

Jun 16, 2013 - 9:54PM

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May Allah protect this country..

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Mahnoor Azam

Jun 17, 2013 - 2:13AM

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The nation was sleeping and will sleep forever.
Left with no hope.

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kiran.

Jun 17, 2013 - 2:36AM

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May Allah Help Pakistanis…Pakistan Zindabaad.

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easyday

Jun 17, 2013 - 4:02AM

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Allah Can Guide you only. Learn his teaching and live accordingly. Send the kids to school also, not only to madrasa.
Then Allah will protect your county

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Stranger

Jun 17, 2013 - 4:07PM

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Tell those who burnt this site that tomorrow our very ‘smart’ new generation will burn and loot ‘ unwanted’ sites and buildings which we build today. so gen after gen they will turn back and fire and loot all things ‘ old’. Is that acceptable to the militants ?

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Fahad Raza

Jun 17, 2013 - 11:26PM

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Your act hate pour more love in me for Pakistan.Recommend
Muhammad naeem kakar

Jun 18, 2013 - 1:13PM

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i don’t know where Pakistan going? and what we in Pakistan?

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iftikhar ali

Jun 19, 2013 - 2:09AM

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this is inhuman and brutal act.Strict laws should be made and implemented to control such brute acts.

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Dee

Jun 19, 2013 - 12:32PM

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my heart bleeds…

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Jessica

Jun 19, 2013 - 3:56PM

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Very sad to hear and then see this historic building destroyed!!! Why can’t people understand that whether it is Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh or KPK they all make PAKISTAN. Sadly when there is no respect for it;’s founder’s property or founder how will there be respect for the people!! May God have mercy on those who have done this and forgive them… and may He have mercy on us all.

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