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• A Medieval Cabinet 

  By The Baluch Hal on November 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  It is not as if Baluchistan has not produced these immensely articulate female activists. It’s just that Islamabad has been able to silence and quickly replace Baluchistan’s authentic female voices.

• How the Establishment “Won” Baluchistan, Again 

  By The Baluch Hal on October 30, 2021 • ( 1 )

  By Malik Siraj Akbar Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has been elected as Baluchistan’s new chief minister for a second term, seemingly as a reward for spearheading a successful rebellion against his predecessor Jam Kamal Khan. They both belong to the… Read More ›

• Baluchistan Beyond Kamal

  By The Baluch Hal on October 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The Speaker is supposed to be neutral. The whole campaign against Kamal indicated that Bizenjo was intentionally promoting dispute within the ruling party to benefit from the situation.

• The Biggest Challenges to Reconciliation in Baluchistan

  By The Baluch Hal on July 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This process seems heavily engineered for Baluchistan’s tribal elite and not the public. The focus is so much on the province’s sardars, their children and grandchildren that the government seems to be missing the whole point about the province and the common citizen.

• Surrender In Baluchistan

  By The Baluch Hal on January 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The people of Baluchistan must not be the scapegoat in this India-Pakistan politics. All the Hazaras deserve is a practical and timely action plan from the government. The country urgently needs a leader who says, “I am responsible” for the protection of my people instead of blaming others.

• Hazara Killings: Not Always Sectarian

  By The Baluch Hal on January 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Balochistan has never been home to religious sectarianism and has been peaceful for all religions and minorities but soon after the war in Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban, Baluchistan has also become a battleground for the sectarian wars.

• Pakistan’s Missing Strategy Against Sectarian Violence

  By The Baluch Hal on January 11, 2021

  

  The Baluch Hal editor Malik Siraj Akbar discusses the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to Quetta in Baluchistan to condole with the families of the 11 coal miners killed by the Islamic State in Mach area and why Khan’s trip doesn’t promise much.

• Understanding Baluchistan’s Sectarian Violence

  By The Baluch Hal on January 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Malik Siraj Akbar, editor The Baluch Hal, discusses the background and the context of various armed sectarian groups that operate in Baluchistan, Pakistan and parts of Iranian Baluchistan province.

• Who Is Killing Baluchistan’s Shia-Hazara?

  By The Baluch Hal on January 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Baluch Hal editor Malik Siraj Akbar discusses the recent killing of 11 Shia-Hazara coal miners in Baluchistan’s Mach area and the background of these sectarian attacks.

• How Biased Is the Pakistani Media Toward Baluchistan?

  By The Baluch Hal on January 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  By Malik Siraj Akbar Here is the spoiler alert: The answer is extremely biased. When I talk about the Pakistani media, I am not referring to the staunchly pro-military or overtly religious media organizations like Bol, ARY, or Ummat. I… Read More ›