Actions, not words, are needed
By Qurat ul ain Siddiqui The government on November 24, 2009, announced the recommendations that constitute the ‘Aghaz-i-Huqooq-i-Balochistan’ (Beginning of the Rights of Balochistan) package. Although some of the recommendations are groundbreaking, many in the nationalist and separatist circles of Baloch leadership remain suspicious of the government’s intentions and have rejected the proposals point-blank. ‘In [...]
200 foreign prisoners in Balochistan jails
DERA MURAD JAMALI Nov 23 (PPI): There are more than 200 foreign [prisoners lodged in Balochistan jails. Of these number of Afghan refugees is the biggest. This was stated by Inspector General Prisons Balochistan Qambar Dashti while speaking with Correspondents during his visit to District jail here Monday. IG Prisons said that more than one [...]
The Baloch ‘Intifada’
By Sana Baloch Started soon after the military takeover of Gen Pervez Musharraf, the Baloch popular resistance to oppression is now entering its 10th year. In the last nine years there have been tall claims and promises by successive governments that Baloch grievances and demands for the right to self-rule will be addressed according to [...]
Exclusive : The War against Baloch
By Sanaullah Baloch The cold-blooded murder of Nawab Akbar KhanBugti, Mir Balach Marri and recent brutal daylight abductions and killing of three senior Baloch leaders in Turbat are a part of systematic and slow-motion “genocide” in Balochistan, a process that has been taking place since since 1948. Islamabad first launched a full-fledged military operation to [...]