Balochistan at a Standstill
By Sanaullah Baloch The ‘supreme authority’ in Pakistan appears less enthralled to implement the repeated orders of the Supreme Court regarding the atrocious situation in Balochistan. After 71 hearings and countless interim orders by the Court, the situation in ill-fated Balochistan is at a standstill. Human rights violations are at an all-time high, extrajudicial killings [...]
Tribute to a Comrade
By Sanaullah Baloch he Baloch are in silent mourning, not because another Baloch leader got killed, but because of the loss of Sheikh Asad Rahman – a friend of Balochistan, a great intellectual and human rights campaigner. He had chosen to stand with the Baloch people during difficult times, living in the rugged mountains with [...]
Balochistan After Bugti
By Sanaullah Baloch Balochistan plunged into a frightening crisis after the cold-blooded murder of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. On August 26, 2006, the Pakistani flag was raised at the Bugti fort with the proclamation of a new dawn for Balochistan. Nonetheless, in 2012, six years later, Balochistan is deeply engulfed in dusk and darkness. Let’s [...]
The Battle For the Soul of Lyari
By Sanaullah Baloch Lyari, the mother of Karachi and the birthplace of Baloch nationalism, is now a scene of hopelessness. Instead of resonating with the prophetic speeches of Baloch literary icon Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi and the magical voice and lyrics of Ustad Abdul Sattar, today one hears guns, cannons, rockets, shells and snipers. Resembling [...]
For a Credible Inquiry
By Sanaullah Baloch THE attention the Supreme Court (SC) has focused on the Balochistan conflict and the human rights abuses being committed there raised the expectations of the affected population. But after Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry departed from Quetta, (the hearing, headed by the chief justice, over law and order in Balochistan resumed on Monday [...]
News Analysis: The Father, the Son and the Naughty IG
By Malik Siraj Akbar IN BALOCH traditions, if a boy is too rebellious and hard to control, the best thing for the folks in the neighborhood is to reach out to his father. If the father is not at home, they would most likely reach out to the boy’s elder brother. Major General Ubaidullah Khan, [...]
The real Balochistan —II
By Sanaullah Baloch Musharraf’s statement about Balochistan’s “A” and “B” areas is highly misleading. In his article he emphasises that only three sardars with a tiny number of followers are the cause of the troubles in Balochistan. Then, how come these few sardars use the Levies force against the powerful Frontier Corps and the military [...]
The Real Balochistan
By Sanaullah Baloch Pervez Musharraf’s article ‘Understanding Balochistan’ was not only misleading, it was full of distortion of facts about Balochistan and the Baloch people. As could be expected of him, he failed to acknowledge in his article the folly of his misplaced military policies (which among other things resulted in that shameful defeat at [...]
Himalayan Mistrust
By Sana Baloch Balochistan’s unheard voices gained Himalayan attention after the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs loudly raised its concern over the appalling rights violations and systematic repression by Pakistan’s ethnically-structured State apparatus against Baloch people. The hearing was followed by the introduction of a three-member bill that called for Balochistan’s right [...]
Pakistan Vs. Balochistan
By Malik Siraj Akbar Pakistan has further accelerated violence against its ethnic Baloch minority following an unprecedented hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs which voiced deep concern over the appalling human rights violations allegedly committed by the army in the country’s largest province of Balochistan. While Pakistan’s foreign office, the embassy in [...]