The Pakistani Spectator

Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province having 43.5 per cent landmass of the country with only 4 per cent of the country’s overall population. Balochistan remains the most neglected province and 88 per cent of its population lives in subhuman conditions. In terms of literacy, higher education, technological development, healthcare, infrastructure development and industrialization, the province [...]

The Dubai authorities used every kind of tactic to keep the Gwadar port project of Pakistan underdeveloped and underutilized. There was no brotherhood in that regard as usual and as we are dependent upon their aid and oil and we die to work in those countries, we didn’t utter a  protesting squeal for our right. [...]

A great patriot Mr. Ardashir Cowasjee, the man who most Pakistanis greatly respect for his interests in all things Pakistan, raised this valid and perfectly legitimate issue in 1973 with Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto without any success. Between then and now so many came and disappeared without doing anything about it. Now, time has [...]

On July 4, 2009 – authorities in New York made heroin bust with a street value of US$33 million and arrested 12 people, who were using Build-A-Bear dolls packed with drug as their distribution network. They also seized US$150,000 in cash – Daily News , July 5, 2009. Source of heroin was Afghanistan.
After humiliating the [...]

March has been the month of resolutions and change for the Pakistanis. This is the month of revolutions of all colors, red or velvet. On 23rd March, 1940, All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park, Lahore and passed the historical Pakistan resolution.
The Pakistan Resolution stated: “No constitutional plan would be workable [...]

The ongoing debate about the incompetency of  the present elected government that despite being in power for more than 11 months they have been failed to provide any considerable goodness to the country reminds me of my encounter with a grey-haired Professor in a seminar in Islamabad Hotel in [...]

Asif Ali Zardari is doing a commendable job of facilitating and addressing the core issues of the biggest province of Pakistan, the Balochistan. Due to the negligence of the establishment and the stubborness of General (r) Pervez Musharraf, the situation in Balochistan has become very precarious and alarming.
Grandsons of assassinated Nawab Akbar Bugti, Brahamdagh Bugti [...]

It was good to release Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal. When Asif Ali Zardari could be given pardon of his looting of billions of dollars, then why not Akhtar Mengal for abducting two security personals.
But it was sad to hear Akhtar Mengal after he was released from the prison in regard of [...]

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and NWFP’s Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti both have shown their resolve to solve the law and order situation through dialogue and not through the use of brute force, and that is extremely welcome sign.
The thing is that the people fighting in the mountains of South/North Waziristan and in [...]