Editing Hazaras (section)

=== Pakistan ===
{{Further|Demographics of Pakistan|Ethnic groups in Pakistan}}
[[File:General Musa, Circa 1935 in a British Uniform.jpg|thumb|[[General Musa Khan]], served as Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army]]
During the period of [[British Raj|British colonial rule]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]] in the 19th century, Hazaras worked in coal mines, road construction, and other [[working-class]] jobs during the winter months in various cities of what is now [[Pakistan]]. The earliest record of Hazaras in Pakistan dates back to Broadfoot's Sappers Company, which was established in 1835 in [[Quetta]] and also participated in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. Additionally, some Hazaras worked on agricultural farms in [[Sindh]] and contributed to the construction of the Sukkur Barrage.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} In 1962, the [[government of Pakistan]] officially recognized the Hazaras as one of the [[ethnic groups of Pakistan|country's ethnic groups]].<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last=Poladi |first=Hassan |url= |title=The Hazāras}}</ref>

Most Pakistani Hazaras are native to [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. Localities in the city of [[Quetta]] with prominent Hazara populations include [[Hazara Town]] and [[Mariabad]]. The literacy level among the Hazara community in Pakistan is relatively high compared to that of Hazaras in Afghanistan, and they have integrated well into the local society's social dynamics. Saira Batool, a Hazara woman, was one of the first female pilots in the [[Pakistan Air Force]]. Other notable Hazaras include [[Qazi Muhammad Isa]], [[General Musa Khan]], who served as the fourth [[Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army]] from 1958 to 1968, [[Air Marshal]] [[Sharbat Ali Changezi]], who served in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] from 1949 to 1987, [[Hussain Ali Yousafi]], the slain chairman of the [[Hazara Democratic Party]],<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090127_hazara_funeral_strike_zs.shtml "Hussain Ali Yousafi, chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party'"], ''[[BBC News]]'', 26 January 2009</ref> and [[Sayed Nasir Ali Shah]], a Member of the National Assembly from Quetta, along with his father [[Haji Sayed Hussain Hazara]], who was a senator and member of the [[Pakistan Parliament]] during the [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] era.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Despite this, Hazaras are often targeted by militant groups such as [[Lashkar-e-Jhangvi]] and others. Activists report that at least 800 to 1,000 Hazaras have been killed since 1999, and the pace is quickening. According to [[Human Rights Watch]], more than one hundred have been murdered in and around Quetta since January.<ref name="Bigg" /> The political representation of the community is served by the [[Hazara Democratic Party]], a secular liberal democratic party headed by [[Abdul Khaliq Hazara (Politician)|Abdul Khaliq Hazara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/balochistans-hazaras-speak-out--qs |title=Balochistan's Hazaras speak out&nbsp;— Qurat ul ain Siddiqui interviews Secretary-General of the Hazara Democratic Party, Abdul Khaliq Hazara |publisher=[[Dawn.com]] |access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hazarapress.com/political_parties/index.htm |title=List of Political parties |publisher=Hazarapress.com |access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>