The Role of Media in Baluchistan
By Mariyam Baluch The media is generally referred to various means of communication such as television, radio, newspaper, websites or books. The term “media” can be used as a collective word for press. From a couple of years, the role of media in Baluchistan has been discussed on various TV talk shows, radio channels and [...]
Editorial: Rohrabacher is Back
Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is undeterred despite Pakistan’s vocal diplomatic protests over his consistent and extraordinary support for the Balcoh right to self-determination. After convening a landmark congressional hearing on Balochistan and then introducing a bill to support the Baloch right to self-determination, today (Tuesday), he is going a step further by addressing a press [...]
Editorial: The End of “Pakistan Day” in Balochistan?
It seems that the forced marriage between Balochistan and Pakistan is not working anymore. When countries reach such a critical stage when their citizens assertively whine about state-sponsored torture and brutality, the best thing for the governments in such circumstances is to ensure damage control. In Balochistan’s context, the government could have saved its face [...]
The real Balochistan —II
By Sanaullah Baloch Musharraf’s statement about Balochistan’s “A” and “B” areas is highly misleading. In his article he emphasises that only three sardars with a tiny number of followers are the cause of the troubles in Balochistan. Then, how come these few sardars use the Levies force against the powerful Frontier Corps and the military [...]
The Real Balochistan
By Sanaullah Baloch Pervez Musharraf’s article ‘Understanding Balochistan’ was not only misleading, it was full of distortion of facts about Balochistan and the Baloch people. As could be expected of him, he failed to acknowledge in his article the folly of his misplaced military policies (which among other things resulted in that shameful defeat at [...]
News Analysis: Cellular Curfew in Balochistan
By Malik Siraj Akbar In an absolutely outrageous exercise of Pakistanization, the army, the Frontier Corps (FC) and the Interior Ministry compelled the the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday to shut down all cellular services in Balochistan. For fourteen consecutive hours, citizens were officially denied access to their cell phones. People’s rights to freedom [...]
Editorial: NGOs at Risk
The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played a remarkable role in highlighting the problems of Balochistan and promoting development work across the province. They have, nonetheless, faced a consistent image-deficit for a long time. They have worked amid all types of allegations and threats. While some sections of the society, particularly those with conservative religious inclination, [...]
Editorial: Terror in Mand
In yet another act of senseless use of violence against innocent civilians, armed men killed five Punjabi laborers in the border town of Mand Bulo in Kech district. While no group has still claimed responsibility for the mass murder, this tragic incident traces its roots to a similar attack by the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) [...]
The Balochistan cauldron
By Sheikh Asad Rahman The shrill indignation in the media and government circles that emerged around the US Congress resolution on Balochistan has finally exposed the class-based atrocious nature of callous insensitivities of the Pakistani state and civil-military bureaucracy to the value it puts on human life, especially in respect to the people of Balochistan, [...]
Bloody Fridays and Sundays
By Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur “Should a robber break into my house, and, with a dagger at my throat, make me seal deeds to convey my estate to him, would this give him any title? Just such a title by his sword has an unjust conqueror who forces me into submission. The injury and the [...]