High walls around the neighborhoods of Pakistan's embattled Hazara community in the southwestern city of Quetta are designed to protect them from extremist militants, but also serve as a constant reminder of the threat they face. ( Reuters / Akhtar Soomro )
PACKAGE: 'Under siege': Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan's minority Hazaras
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A Hazara girl walks holding naans (breads) along a street in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 13, 2019.
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Mir Hussain Changazi (Left) from Hazara community plays Hazargi instrument Damboora, as he sings traditional songs along with Fida Hussain playing Harmonium and Zia Noorband on Tabla, as they practice at Aahanga musical academy Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 14, 2019.
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Sardar Sahil, 30-year-old Hazara lawyer and rights activist, sports his licensed gun as he gets ready to leave for office, at his home in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan, June 14, 2019. "We are living under siege for more than 1-1/2 decades due to sectarian attacks," said Sahil. "Though all these checkposts were established for our security, we feel we were ourselves also cut off from other communities." Sahil carries a pistol whenever he leaves home, and relies on his faith as a second layer of security. "I kiss my mother's hand and she kisses me too and says goodbye with her prayers and good wishes," Sahil said.
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Ibrahim Hazara, 70, poses for a photograph while selling apricots from his push cart at a vegetable and fruit market in Mariabad, Quetta, Pakistan, June 15, 2019.