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Why I Fled Pakistan
By Malik Siraj Akbar In May 2006, at the age of 23, I joined the Daily Times, Pakistan’s most liberal English-language newspaper, as a bureau chief. I was perhaps the…
Planning Modern Cities in Balochistan
By Siddiq Baluch The Department of Planning and Development is sarcastically known as the Department of ‘Cut and Paste’ preparing questionable feasibility studies of projects on paper for official consumption…
Obituary: The Martyred Professor
By Malik Siraj Akbar I do no know any young Baloch of my generation who was not keen to meet Professor Saba Dashtiyari during his early school days. As a…
Islamabad’s Barbarism
Mohammad Akhtar Mengal According to reputable human rights organisations and media reports, as many as 110 bullet-riddled bodies of moderate missing Baloch political activists have surfaced in the past seven…
Baloch Press Review: Abductions in Balochistan
Baloch press review: Abductions in Balochistan By Yousaf Ajab Baloch Abductions of the people has become a common practice and serious issue in Balochistan. Civilians, belonging to different walks of…
Understanding the Baloch Press Part 1
By Malik Siraj Akbar Disclaimer: There is one joke (a true one in fact) about us, the Balochs: We call everyone an “agency wala” (agent of the spy agencies) whom…
Editorial: Civil War?
In a period of barely ten days, both the governor and chief minister of Balochistan have narrowly escaped two separate assassination attempts. Last week, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) accepted…
Editorial: The “500%” Justified Operation
Former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf has once again defended his decision to carry out a military operation in Balochistan and kill the province’s former governor as well as the…
Editorial: Will the Real BNP Stand Up,Please?
Balochistan’s first ever elected chief minister and the patron-in-chief of the Balochistan National Party Sardar Attaullah Mengal told BBC in a fresh interview that he opposed the target killings of…
I Cried For Jalib
By Malik Siraj Akbar Finally, I have no option but to delete 03003823908 from my cell phone. This was the phone number I often used to dial or get calls…
