Ednews reprints the article "Jinx of Khojaly Genocide" by Executive Director: The Center for South & International Studies (CSAIS), Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan,

This year the Republic of Azerbaijan marks the 32th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide and its curse is still haunting the so-called civilized Western world. It was indeed the blackest day in the modern history of human civilization and democratic norms during which innocent people of Khojaly were slaughtered and human survival became a draconian dream. The merchants of evils were involved in a massive massacre.

Unfortunately, on February 25 to 26, 1992, the units of the Armenian armed forces, Armenian terrorist groups in Karabakh, and personnel of the 366th motorized infantry regiment of the former Soviet army deployed in Khankandi town of Azerbaijan committed a brutal act of ethnic cleansing and massive genocide in Khojaly town. It was the brutal murder of innocent humanity 

It was a monstrous crime against humanity organized by the then-political leadership of the Republic of Armenia and successive regimes that protected this bloodbath. The government of Pakistan's parliament, Senate, and people stood first to condemn Armenian cruelty, genocide policies, and especially the human tragedy of Khojaly.

The Armenian offensive on Khojaly killed more than 613 Azerbaijani citizens including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 elderly people, and seriously injured 487 others, according to Azerbaijani figures. Moreover, some 150 of the 1,275 people of Azerbaijan that the Armenians captured during the massacre remain missing which has become bleed wound in the national history of modern Azerbaijan. In the said massacre, numerous families were completely mopped, while 130 children lost one parent, and 25 children lost both parents regrettably. 

A ruthless massacre of the people of Azerbaijan was also perpetrated in Shusha, Irevan, Zangazur, Karabakh, Nakhchivan, Kars, and other regions. When committing these atrocities on historical Azerbaijani lands, the Armenians intentionally burned schools and mosques and destroyed samples of the material culture of Azerbaijanis.

Genocides against Azerbaijanis committed by fascist Armenians were real acts of doom and gloom, destruction, and indecency. It was a ruthless show of unstoppable ethnic cleansing and a siege of perpetual ignorance and madness. Armenia destroyed important infrastructure and human settlements. It contaminated nature, polluted water, ruined bio-diversity, and spoiled essential natural resources belonging to the local people of Azerbaijan. It madly tried to de-shape the existing geographic propositions in the illegally occupied areas of Azerbaijan.

Astonishingly, it geared a new chapter in human traits. The courage of the common people of Azerbaijan fought with a conspiracy of Armenia and its regional spymaster/allies, patience clashed with naked power, bravery antagonized with brutality, honor handled with heinousness, and last but not least, dignity with destruction and ultimately superior human values of Azerbaijanis people became vector over martial obsessions of Armenians.

Khojaly has a direct correlation/connection with human blood which is sacred and whoever kills in the path of resistance, nationalism, dignified cause, and last but not least, struggle for freedom, protection of national pride, and independence is a true martyr and national history of Azerbaijan is full of unlimited unsung heroes martyrs who laid down their precious lives for the dignity and honor of their country Immense socio-economic prosperity, strong defense and regional supremacy is the resultant of these unlimited sacrifices of Azerbaijanis.

During Khojaly and the series of genocides humanity was bleeding and Armenian beasts were everywhere in different cities of Azerbaijan however it could not strike down the true spirits of interfaith harmony, loyalty, national pride shared unity, and rich spirits of multiculturalism and jointly fought against all odds. Cities were captured and darkness was everywhere. Men were arrested. Media was completely blocked and the people were deprived of the right to access information.

It seems that the high resolution of the people of Azerbaijan did not collapse against the Armenian wild martial force and stood fast. They fought with gallantry and resultantly lost their precious lives for the dignity and honor of their beloved homeland. It has now become a beacon of multiculturalism, the hub of trans-regional connectivity, and an icon of innovations, modernization, digitalization, and ethnic diversity.