Why Hazara?
Hazara Democratic Party Chairman, Abdul Khaliq Hazara, speaks about the plight of his people and the govt’s failure to halt the ‘genocide’ of his community.

Silencing the voice of the voiceless
Irfan Ali Khudi lost his life trying to save another at the blast site on Alamdar road, Quetta. His death is a symbolic embodiment of his life.

Sectarian killings in Balochistan: DNA samples of Mastung victims lost
How the samples collected from the bodies in Mastung got lost on their way to the Khan Research Laboratory, nobody knows.

Yak Sadd Hazara – One hundred Hazara
Hazaras believed that this side of Alamdar road was the delineation of security. That they could exist here in peace, but this boundary existed in their minds only.

Timeline: Hazara killings in Balochistan
Dawn.com presents an exclusive timeline of Hazara killings in Balochistan.

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Urdu in the second half
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Gaza ablaze again
If there is to be a cessation of the violence it can only come from international intervention.

Israel itself is the biggest threat to its existence
Israel’s actions in the West Bank and its siege of Gaza are bringing closer the very event which Israeli trumpets it fears every day: Israel’s destruction.

Horror as Israeli strike kills Gaza family
Blood and dust is everywhere. “What was the sin of the children and the infants, Israel?” he screams, raising his hands to the sky.

Israel-Hamas clash was waiting to happen
The reason will be familiar to anyone watching the news today: Israeli public opinion was fed up with rockets from Gaza.

Israel’s attack on Gaza is full of risk
Israel could conceivably find itself with an enemy even worse than Hamas.

Turnout heavy in closest US election in years
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Nov 6: An agreement among major international media networks not to release results of exit polls left people across this vast country wondering who is winning the presidential election.

Shot schoolgirl Malala inspires Pakistani students
“Such attacks are disturbing but Malala has given us courage to fight for the cause of education.”

Hope fades away for Hazaras of Pakistan
With an increase in targeted attacks against the Hazara community, the signs are ominous for the already scarred province of Balochistan.

For Indians, bin Laden still a no-no
While crowds rejoiced at the news of bin Laden's death in the US, reactions in India were sombre.

Bin Laden finds sympathy after death
Distracted by revolution uncertainties, Egyptians received bin Laden's death with mixed emotions.

Bin Laden death great for Muslims: Pakistani rocker
Musician Salman Ahmad hailed bin Laden's death as a victory for Muslims.