Kharotabad Explained

Official Name:Kharotabad
Native Name:خروٹ آباد
Native Name Lang:ur
Coordinates:30.2167°N 124°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balochistan
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Kharotabad (Urdu: خروٹ آباد) or Kili Khezi is a neighborhood of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Kharotabad Incident

The Kharotabad Incident refers to the deaths of four Russians and one Tajik citizen at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Kharotabad in May 2011. They were shot on the basis of reports that they were suicide bombers. A police surgeon who testified against the official account was later also claimed to be shot dead.[1] [2]

The Kharotabad Commission Report is a compiled judicial inquiry papers covering the prelude and causes of the police raid in Kharotabad area of Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan on 18 May 2011.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTI not Karachi's big party: Ghani .
  2. News: Five Chechens killed in Quetta . . 2011-05-18 . 2014-04-08.
  3. News: By Shehzad Baloch. Kharotabad incident : Judicial inquiry into Chechens' killing ordered. 28 June 2013. Express Tribune, 2011. May 21, 2011.