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Balochistan Package with Balochistanis will work

By Maria Sultan • Nov 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The people who really matter in Balochistan have rejected the Aghaz-e-Haqooq Balochistan package. They have also refused to trust anybody in the current setup. Their demands, requirements, aspirations and the approach is quite different and the package shows a quite different color. It seems that the Raza Rabbani and his team have carved out this [...]



Javed Chaudhary Leaves Country for Holiday

By Salman Mugsi • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Hypocrisy, self rightenous and smugness is the name of game in Pakistan. Nowadays, if you want to see angels then you should watch the anchorpersons of the talkshows bombarded on the private T.V channels. Javed Chaudhary is one of them. He starts his programs with some anecodotes and then tries to coorelate it with his [...]



Faultlines in Balochistan

By Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi • May 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The situation in Balochistan is disappointing;  if not alarming.  In Quetta a large number of private schools have been warned not to play national anthem.   The administration of the University of Balochistan was alert by inviting Frontier Corps (FC) after it was announced that a procession of students would reach the University administration building and [...]



Is Balochistan falling away from the federation?

By Syed Samiullah • Apr 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Quetta & surrounding areas are deserted. Complete vehicle jam strike was observed the other day across the province. Markets are closed & educational institutions are shut till 15th April 2009. People are weary & some angry Baloch young men are setting fire to government buildings. This is how Quetta seemed yesterday.
The brutal killings of three [...]



Balochistan Target Killing

By Shayan Khan • Apr 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Balochistan Province has erupted into violence from Panjgur to Pir Koh and from Khuzdar to Kharan. Three Baloch Nationalistic leaders were assassinated. Central president of Balochistan National Moment(BNM) Ghulam Mohammad Baloch, leader of Baloch Republican Party Sher Mohammad Baloch and member of central committee of BNM Lala Munir Baloch were found in Paidarek area of [...]