A Tribute to Hazara Activist Irfan Khudi Ali: Mourning The Loss of Life in Swat & Quetta By Bolo Bhi On January 15, 2013 · Add Comment · In Blog [<a href="//storify.com/BoloBhi/a-tribute-to-hazara-activist-irfan-khudi-ali-mourn" target="_blank">View the story "A Tribute to Hazara Activist Irfan Khudi Ali: Mourning The Loss of Life in Swat & Quetta " on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>A Tribute to Hazara Activist Irfan Khudi Ali: Mourning The Loss of Life in Swat &amp; Quetta </h1> <h2>At least 115 people lost their lives in the twin bombings last night in Swat and Quetta, with at least 81 killed in Quetta. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a banned militant group, has claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted Hazara Shiites. </h2> <p>Storified by <a href=”http://storify.com/BoloBhi”>Bolo Bhi </a>&middot; Fri, Jan 11 2013 03:05:36</p> <div>Altaf Hussain’s drone is top headline today. In an irrelevant news 100 people died in different bomb blasts in #Karachi, #Swat and #Quetta.Shiraz Hassan</div> <div>Just can’t seem to lift the heavy weight from chest since yesterday’s blasts news and killings..#Quetta #Swat #Karachi #Parachinar #PakistanSaman J.</div> <div>Dear IG , FC Balochistan and pak military heads please resign and ask your deputies to resign till someone does their job #QuettaBlast #Swattakhalus</div> <div>My heart goes out 2 all the families who lost their dear ones in #Quetta n #swat blast. Muslims killing Muslims is neither #jehad nor #islamsAdAf KhAn</div> <div>Irfan Khudi Ali, a prominent Hazara Activist, lost his life in the second bombing in Quetta.</div> <div>@khudiali ! You were messenger of #Peace. You left the world but you live in our hearts. http://pic.twitter.com/vQQBsaY4Ali Raza</div> <div>Ali spoke out against the target killing of Hazaras and was a prominent part of efforts to build pressure on the authorities for action against banned&nbsp;militant&nbsp;groups. Ali’s twitter feed is testament to his consistent struggle against the persecution of Hazara Shiites. A few hours before his death Ali tweeted about&nbsp;narrowly&nbsp;escaping a bomb attack, only to succumbed to the second one.&nbsp;</div> <div>#Quetta, was on the way to home nearly escaped from bomb blast 11 ppl deadirfan</div> <div>Ali’s last twitter update was an on ground report about the persecutions of Hazaras:</div> <div>#Hazara families of #Machh,Khuzdir finally succumbed to the genocidal pressure&amp;moving out. Sad day for diversity in #Balochistan.irfan</div> <div>Just got to know another sad news abt human rights &amp; peace activist, Irfan Ali @khudiali, we lost him yesterday in bomb blast, Rest In PeaceHamza Malik</div> <div>Lost my best friend, Irfan Ali Khudi (@khudiali), in today’s #Quetta blast. I swear I’ll take revenge for you, dear bro. #RIPKhudiAliSaleem Javed</div> <div>A friend just confirmed that Irfan Khudi Ali @khudiali a young activist against shia genocide lost his life in twin Quetta blasts Nighat Dad</div> <div>RiP @khudialiNadir Daman</div> <div>Met @khudiali at a @JinnahInstitute roundtable on sectarian violence. Saddened by his death in the blasts in Quetta. End the #shiagenocideSehar Tariq</div> <div>Respects for @khudiali Mqadoor ho tou khak se poochon ke aye layeemtu ne wa ganj-haaye giran-maya kya kiye?#Hazara #ShiaGenocide #QuettaSajjad H. Changezi</div> <div>@khudiali I can`t 4get your struggle 4 peace and justice.The best pic of my life with Irfan #RIPkhudiali #Quetta http://pic.twitter.com/2nUXPwZMAbdul Azim</div> <div>Twitter is so strange – that you can witness people’s final words &amp; moments. Allah yer7amo ya @KhudiAlimuiz</div> <div>I have to confess it is emotionally draining to speak to people about @Khudiali many times the voices choke with fear &amp; passion in them.Tahir Imran Mian</div> <div>I am born to fight for human rights and peace. My religion is respect and love all the religions – Khudi Ali, we all are @khudialiFarhan Janjua </div> <div>Holding back tears people tell me about the moments they shared with @khudiali for all of them he was hope, he was light he was passion.Tahir Imran Mian</div> <div>#RIP @khudiali,I am always inspired of your personality,your exceptional attitude and peace-loving person.You are a role model 4 our #Youth.Abdullah </div> <div>Irfan Ali (@khudiali)’s body is being buried but his missing arm w’ll be slapping in the face of all those who nourish extremism &amp; terrorismSaleem Javed</div> <div>Alamdar Road turned in to ruins, @khudiali left to earth with an arm missing, parts of human bodies on the road and everywhere seems red.Omid Bidar</div> <div>Mourn Irfan @Khudiali killed in Quetta carnage. He died helping victims from first blast when second hit. As good a man as I’ll ever meet.Francis Elliott</div> <div>Ali was one of the 81 people killed in the blast in Quetta last night and while social media is abuzz with tributes to Ali, many more lives have been lost.&nbsp;</div> <div>This is not Gaza, Bosnia, Baghdad or Kashmir. This is #Quetta. Mass burial for the Shias who were killed last night. http://pic.twitter.com/5FU52rIJAli Salman Alvi</div> <div>3 friends of my relatives also killed in last night’s #Quetta blasts – RIP, May God bless upon people living there !Shaukat Khan</div> <div>#Pakistan needs to redeem itself. History won’t acquit the country for what it is doing to its own people |#ShiaGenocide|#QuettaSameer Bhat </div> <div>RIP, Imran Sheikh. Samaa TV’s Cameraman martyred while performing his duty. #Quetta #Pakistan http://pic.twitter.com/eBjF4VfkShiraz Hassan</div> <div>Rest in Peace, Saif-ur-Rehman. Samaa TV’s reporter lost his life while performing his journalistic duties. #Quetta http://pic.twitter.com/DozSDpFQShiraz Hassan</div> <div>#Quetta bombings killed more than a 100 but still MQM and TUQ are a bigger concern for everyone. Wake up #Pakistanwaqas dar</div> <div>Disturbed. 125 lives lost in #Quetta #blasts.More injured &amp; nothing will change anytime soon.Which is what is more disturbing. #ShiaGenocideSYEd ALi IMMAM RiZVi</div> <div>who is backing Lej in Pakistan ?, let the truth be revealed.#Quetta #HazaraShiaHzra</div> <div>Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, in case you need a name. Claimed resp.“@icashmir: All you behind #quetta incidents..may god’s wrath be upon you.. #Hell”Mirza Waheed</div> <div>Pakistan govt give fully protection to the killers of #Hazara in #Quetta. whom else should we ask for help? #HazaraGenocideAsmat Hosaini</div> <div>جانے کب کون کسے مار دے کافر کہہ کر…..شہر کا شہر مسلمان ہوا پھرتا ہے. #Swat #QuettaZeeshan Ashraf</div> <div>RIP our Heroes: 25 Rescuers, 3 Journalists, Tablighi Jamaat members, DSP, SHO, other cops and civilians killed in #Quetta , #Swat blastsJaved Aziz Khan</div> <div>There is a Vigil in remembrance of all the lives lost in Quetta and Tribute to Irfan Khudi Ali in Islamabad today at 5pm. But unless the state takes strong actions against militant groups these killings are likely to continue.&nbsp;</div> <div>@khudiali at vigil in memory of BashirBilour..now his candlelight vigil will b held today at 5pm Islamabad #RIPKhudiAli http://pic.twitter.com/vvkmbueFHaider Changezi</div> Connect me on Written by: Bolo Bhi on January 15, 2013.Last revised by: Bolo Bhi on January 19, 2013. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>