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• 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 ›

• Baluchistan After Karima

  By The Baluch Hal on December 24, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  By Malik Siraj Akbar The recent death (or the suspected murder) of the Baluch political and human rights activist Karima Baloch is the most significant event in Baluchistan’s political history since the killing of the former governor and the chief… Read More ›

• MEDIA WATCH: Karima Baloch And the Hypocrisy of Pakistani Media

  By The Baluch Hal on December 23, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  By Malik Siraj Akbar When the prominent Baluch political activist Karima Baloch died mysteriously in Canada in December 2020, the news of her death at a young age sent shockwaves across Baluchistan. Thousands of supporters and admirers in her native Baluchistan province… Read More ›

• Who Was Karima Baloch?

  By The Baluch Hal on December 21, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Karima was the first female to lead the BSO.

• News Analysis: Mengal’s Quest for New Allies

  By The Baluch Hal on October 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    By Malik Siraj Akbar Months after ending an alliance with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the Center over the latter’s failure to fulfill several electoral promises, former Baluchistan chief minister and the head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP)… Read More ›

• PDM Seeks Support From Lawyers, Business Community For Quetta Gathering Of October 25

  By The Baluch Hal on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A leader of the business community in Quetta not only accepted PDM’s invitation but also assured the opposition of full cooperation.