Hathikhel massacre
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The ' Hathikhel massacre ' refers to the massacre of 80 people by British Raj
soldiers in the Bannu
area. A large gathering was organised by local tribal leaders and sympathisers of the Khudai Khidmatgar
movement in Spin Tangi, despite restrictions by the British government.
A local elder Qazi Fazal Qadar was fired upon by the arresting police, in the ensuing violence over 80 protestors who were killed and 300 were arrested.
Captured in the violence, a wounded Qazi Fazal Qadar, was dragged to the District Commissioner but died shortly afterwards. He was sentenced posthmously to 14 years by the government and denied any religious rites buried in Bannu prison.
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
soldiers in the Bannu
Bannu
Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,...
area. A large gathering was organised by local tribal leaders and sympathisers of the Khudai Khidmatgar
Khudai Khidmatgar
Khudai Khidmatgar literally translates as the servants of God, represented a non-violent freedom struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province....
movement in Spin Tangi, despite restrictions by the British government.
A local elder Qazi Fazal Qadar was fired upon by the arresting police, in the ensuing violence over 80 protestors who were killed and 300 were arrested.
Captured in the violence, a wounded Qazi Fazal Qadar, was dragged to the District Commissioner but died shortly afterwards. He was sentenced posthmously to 14 years by the government and denied any religious rites buried in Bannu prison.