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

Kharotabad
خروٹ آباد
Kharotabad is located in Pakistan
Kharotabad
Kharotabad
Coordinates: 30°13′N 66°58′E / 30.217°N 66.967°E / 30.217; 66.967
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Kharotabad Incident

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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]

See also

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References

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