Hazaras

Why in news?

• Pakistan’s Hazaras finally ended a protest and agreed to bury the bodies of 11 coal miners from the community killed by the Islamic State on January 3

About Hazaras:

• The Hazaras are a Persian-speaking ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat, in central Afghanistan.
• They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian which is mutually intelligible with Dari, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan.
• They are the third-largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and are also a significant minority group in neighbouring Pakistan, where there is a population of between 650,000 and 900,000, mostly in Quetta.
• Hazaras are considered to be one of the most oppressed groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and their persecution dates back decades, primarily because of their unique  culture and Shiite affiliation in a primarily Sunni region.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following pairs of ethnic groups and region/country where they are found:
1.Kurds- West Asia
2.Hazaras – South Asia
3.Tutsis- Africa 
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly paired?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1,2 and 3 only

Answer to Prelims Question