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.
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How the Establishment “Won” Baluchistan, Again
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
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
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.
Understanding Baluchistan’s Sectarian Violence
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?
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.
Baluchistan After Karima
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 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 ›
Dr. Tara Chand Forms Baloch American Congress
WASHINGTON DC: Dr. Tara Chand, former President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) USA Chapter and a former minister in the Baluchistan government, has announced the formation of a new political organization in the United States to advance the struggle… Read More ›
Baluchistan Chief Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19
Kamal confirmed the news in a tweet
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