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Today In Pictures QUETTA: Balochistan president of the Pakistan People’s Party Senator Lashkari Raisani addressing a press conference with Commander Khuda-e-Dad, the provincial president of the Awami National Party (ANP) as both parties agreed to support each other in the upcoming by-elections. (BalochHal Photo)
Life stands still as Balochistan pays glowing tribute to Balaach Marri
By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Not a signle bird flew across Balochistan on Friday as a complete wheel jam and shutter down strike was observed across Balochistan on Friday to mark the second death anniversary of prominent Baloch nationalist leader Nawabzada Balach Marri, a son of veteran Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Baksh Marri. Balach [...]
Editorial:A rickety Balochistan package
The Pakistan People’s Party-led governments in the Center and Balochistan insist that politicians and the political pundits do not have to hastily jump into conclusions about the much-hyped Balochistan package. After a meeting with Balochistan governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and his [...]
“If I compromise on Baloch movement, my followers will kill, replace and forget me,” says Bramdagh Bugti
EXCLUSIVE: By Malik Siraj Akbar A confident Baloch guerrilla commander Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, 28, believes it is now “impossible” for Islamabad to get him extradited even if he is hiding somewhere in Afghanistan, as claimed by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik, or elsewhere in the wake of increasing “international moral support” the “ Baloch national [...]
How Panjgur is losing the battle
By Malik Siraj Akbar I have not been blogging for the past few days. I was in my hometown of Panjgur to celebrate the Eid festivities. Panjgur is located on Pakistan-Iran border. For a long time, the place has been popular for its delicious dates. People no longer flaunt about the dates of Panjgur nowadays [...]
Where is my son?
Do I ever feel like crying? Yes. When? While meeting the missing persons’ families. Everyone you can see in this picture has a sob story. Everyone has a ‘missing person’ in his family. This 63-year old Baloch on my right side says his son, Abdul Hayee, 20, has gone missing since August 29, 2009. “How [...]
Truck driver kidnapped from Bolan, 2 power pylons blown up
By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Unidentified men on Tuesday kidnapped a truck driver from National Highway in Haji Shehr area of Bolan district. The driver, identified as Khan Muhammad, was on his way to Lahore. His truck was stopped at the highway and he was forcefully taken to an unknown location. A police official, requesting [...]
Provinces lock horns over NFC formula
KARACHI: Although federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin was optimistic about progress on the National Finance Commission (NFC) award, the final outcome was still a far cry as the parties were unable to conclusively decide on vertical distribution of resources and to engage on bridging the gap on horizontal distribution. In a briefing after the first [...]
Land embezzlement in Gwadar
Balochistan, the poorest and most backward province, is a hunting ground for professional land looters and bandits. In the last seven years of military rule, the province�s land wealth has been looted, and allotted to military officers, civil bureaucrats and aliens with the help of unfaithful provincial ministers. Balochistan suffers from poverty, a federal debt [...]