Pakistani minority Shiites end days-long protest in Quetta
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pakistan's minority Shite Muslims have ended their days-long sit-in after successful talks with the government, which promised more steps to protect them in the southwestern city of Quetta following a suicide bombing there last week.
Members of the Hazara community ended their protest before dawn Tuesday.
Hundreds of Shiites began their protest Friday after the suicide bombing at an open-air market killed 20 people, including Shiites.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The bombing was claimed by Islamic State group, which views Shiites as apostates deserving of death.
Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province, which also is the scene of a low-level insurgency by separatists demanding more autonomy and a greater share in the region's natural resources such as gas and oil.