BALOCHISTAN IN FOCUS
Ethnic killings flare angry protests in Balochistan
Seven people lost their lives in two separate incidents of firing by some unknown armed men, early morning on Thursday, DawnNews reported.
Seven people lost their lives in two separate incidents of firing by some unknown armed men, early morning on Thursday, DawnNews reported.
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Pakistan warns countries to discourage Baloch separatistsPakistan reminds countries who have given asylum to Baloch separatists to discourage anti-Pakistan activities.
Baloch leaders in no mood to accept talks offerBaloch nationalist leaders have rejected offers for talks.
EC accepts PML-N plea against Balochistan Senate pollsThe party had filed an application, alleging that the provincial election commissioner was biased and did not know the mechanism of counting ballots.
More cases of kidnapping reported in BalochistanFifty-three people have been kidnapped from Sibbi, Makran and Qalaat during last three months, said a senior official.
Senate election in Balochistan challenged
QUETTA: Two separate petitions have been filed in the Balochistan High Court and one in the Supreme Court’s Lahore registry…
QUETTA: Two separate petitions have been filed in the Balochistan High Court and one in the Supreme Court’s Lahore registry…
Afghan camps for Baloch militants shut: Malik
ISLAMABAD, March 4: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday that Afghanistan had closed the training camps of Baloch separatists in that country, adding that this was done at the intervention of Afghan President Hamid Karzai who had admitted recently that some of the troubles in Balochistan were originating from his country.
ISLAMABAD, March 4: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday that Afghanistan had closed the training camps of Baloch separatists in that country, adding that this was done at the intervention of Afghan President Hamid Karzai who had admitted recently that some of the troubles in Balochistan were originating from his country.
Call to end ‘army action’ in Balochistan
KARACHI, March 4: Speakers at a meeting on Sunday demanded that “army action” in Balochistan be stopped and the military and Frontier Corps be sent back to the barracks immediately.
KARACHI, March 4: Speakers at a meeting on Sunday demanded that “army action” in Balochistan be stopped and the military and Frontier Corps be sent back to the barracks immediately.
Another missing man returns
QUETTA, Feb 27: A young resident of Noshki, who remained missing for a month and a half, returned home on Monday.
QUETTA, Feb 27: A young resident of Noshki, who remained missing for a month and a half, returned home on Monday.
Both US parties oppose Balochistan resolution
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: A visiting US Congressional delegation assured Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday that both Republicans and Democrats were united in opposing a resolution about Balochistan in
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: A visiting US Congressional delegation assured Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday that both Republicans and Democrats were united in opposing a resolution about Balochistan in
Cases against exiled Baloch leaders to be withdrawn
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The government has decided to withdraw cases against Baloch leaders living in exile, the interior minister said on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The government has decided to withdraw cases against Baloch leaders living in exile, the interior minister said on Thursday.
‘Resolve the issue or lose Balochistan’: Altaf
KARACHI, Feb 19: Altaf Hussain, the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has said that wrong policies and suppression of the voice of Baloch people have brought Balochistan to the verge of separation from the
KARACHI, Feb 19: Altaf Hussain, the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has said that wrong policies and suppression of the voice of Baloch people have brought Balochistan to the verge of separation from the
PM decries US bill on Balochistan
KARACHI, Feb 18: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday took exception to two pronouncements made in the United States on Pakistan this week — the bill tabled in the House espousing self-determination for Balochistan and the statement warning Islamabad
KARACHI, Feb 18: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday took exception to two pronouncements made in the United States on Pakistan this week — the bill tabled in the House espousing self-determination for Balochistan and the statement warning Islamabad
Raisani condemns US resolution on Balochistan
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on Saturday strongly condemned resolution moved in the US Congress in support of separatists and termed it interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs and violation of international laws.
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on Saturday strongly condemned resolution moved in the US Congress in support of separatists and termed it interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs and violation of international laws.
US distances itself from Balochistan resolution
United States Embassy in Islamabad on Saturday said that the US policy has nothing to do with the resolution tabled in the US House of Representatives on Balochistan province.
United States Embassy in Islamabad on Saturday said that the US policy has nothing to do with the resolution tabled in the US House of Representatives on Balochistan province.
Gilani decides to hold APC on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to convene an all parties’ conference on Balochistan.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to convene an all parties’ conference on Balochistan.
Seven killed, two injured in Turbat gun-attack
TURBAT: A gun-attack in the Turbat region of Balochistan killed seven people and injured two others, DawnNews reported on Tuesday.…
TURBAT: A gun-attack in the Turbat region of Balochistan killed seven people and injured two others, DawnNews reported on Tuesday.…
‘Fifty-nine missing persons recovered in Balochistan’
Out of the 148 missing persons in the province, 16 others were also found dead, said a senior government official.
Out of the 148 missing persons in the province, 16 others were also found dead, said a senior government official.
Govt offers olive branch to Baloch separatists
Rehman Malik told the Senate session that a third force is trying to destabilise the situation in the province, DawnNews reported.
Rehman Malik told the Senate session that a third force is trying to destabilise the situation in the province, DawnNews reported.
Rights violations shame Pakistanis at Congress hearing
WASHINGTON: Guilt and shame were the two dominant feelings that overwhelmed many Pakistanis at a US congressional hearing room…
WASHINGTON: Guilt and shame were the two dominant feelings that overwhelmed many Pakistanis at a US congressional hearing room…
Senators call for early arrest of killers of Domki family
Senators from both side of aisle on Wednesday condemned brutal killing of Mir Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter in Karachi and called for early arrest of the killers involved in this crime.
Senators from both side of aisle on Wednesday condemned brutal killing of Mir Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter in Karachi and called for early arrest of the killers involved in this crime.
Analysis
Balochistan and the mediaDissident Baloch nationalists are these days seen speaking their minds on TV.
Rohrabacher & BalochistanIF any evidence was required that we have succumbed to mass hysteria and paranoia, we need go no further than the reaction to the hearing that Congressman Dana Rohrabacher conducted
Balochistan, the unattributable storyThe more insightful snippets on Balochistan tend to be unattributable.
Water, culture and identity in Balochistan – II
This is the second part of a two-part series on Balochistan’s karez irrigation system. The first part can be found …
This is the second part of a two-part series on Balochistan’s karez irrigation system. The first part can be found …
When words won’t work
THE prime minister has said his government is considering an all-party conference on Balochistan.
THE prime minister has said his government is considering an all-party conference on Balochistan.
Not missing, says the Supreme Court
As per the order of the Supreme Court, the ISI and MI produced seven detainees before the bench on Monday,…
As per the order of the Supreme Court, the ISI and MI produced seven detainees before the bench on Monday,…
APC on Balochistan
HERE we go again. Another ‘all-party conference’ on Balochistan has been mooted, this time by the prime minister, who on Wednesday suggested that the APC would be held “as soon as possible”, this after a meeting with the foreign minister, COAS and ISI chief to discuss the security situation.
HERE we go again. Another ‘all-party conference’ on Balochistan has been mooted, this time by the prime minister, who on Wednesday suggested that the APC would be held “as soon as possible”, this after a meeting with the foreign minister, COAS and ISI chief to discuss the security situation.
Simmering Balochistan needs concrete steps, not rhetoric
In the last two weeks, after a gap of many years, talk of counterinsurgency and the Taliban were eclipsed with that of the Baloch nationalists/insurgents/separatists (the term of choice to describe the disgruntled from the
In the last two weeks, after a gap of many years, talk of counterinsurgency and the Taliban were eclipsed with that of the Baloch nationalists/insurgents/separatists (the term of choice to describe the disgruntled from the
Balochistan’s agony
THE latest developments regarding Balochistan have prompted many bleary-eyed observers to give Islamabad wake-up calls but the establishment has shown no sign of its ability to comprehend the gravity of the situation. Instead, it has chosen to continue with its blame-game.
THE latest developments regarding Balochistan have prompted many bleary-eyed observers to give Islamabad wake-up calls but the establishment has shown no sign of its ability to comprehend the gravity of the situation. Instead, it has chosen to continue with its blame-game.
US Congressional hearing may spell trouble for Pakistan
The United States (US) Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to convene a congressional hearing on Wednesday (February 8), for…
The United States (US) Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to convene a congressional hearing on Wednesday (February 8), for…
A recipe for failure
QUETTA: The state’s response to the latest Baloch insurgency can easily be summed up: bullets and rupees. The extrajudicial elimination…
QUETTA: The state’s response to the latest Baloch insurgency can easily be summed up: bullets and rupees. The extrajudicial elimination…
A weaker insurgency, but with new contours
QUETTA: The decline in insurgent violence over the past year, at the cost of savage violence by the state,…
QUETTA: The decline in insurgent violence over the past year, at the cost of savage violence by the state,…
Insurgents suffer bloody reprisals
QUETTA: A deadly campaign of killings in Baloch areas has driven a low-level insurgency in Balochistan further underground, curtailing insurgent…
QUETTA: A deadly campaign of killings in Baloch areas has driven a low-level insurgency in Balochistan further underground, curtailing insurgent…
Features
Sectarian militancy thriving in Balochistan For the government, Balochistan remains the biggest policy failure.
Dawn.com exclusive interview: Ali Dayan Hasan HRW's Pakistan Director Ali Dayan Hasan has attracted a lot of attention due to his vocal stance on human rights violations in Balochistan.
“We want to tell you our fears…” Balochistan, the province with the highest rate of ‘abductions,’ has become the hottest debate
Everything around here is mine It’s official: nearly 80 per cent of all minerals produced in Pakistan come from Balochistan.
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The good, the bad & the Lyari Considered to be one of the most desperate slum areas in South Asia, Lyari is also the oldest locality of Karachi.
Balochistan APC IF he maintains the stance he took on Wednesday, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has made an all-parties conference on Balochistan almost impossible.
“Congress should support dismembering Af-Pak” Over the last two months, a small faction of Congressmen has laid the foundation for an alternative Afghanistan-Pakistan policy. They…
Balochistan resolution IN a more rational world, Pak-US relations would be conducted in a calm and reasonable manner against a backdrop of mutual respect for and understanding of what animates the other country’s interests.
