We Over Do the Foreign Factor Vis-à-vis Balochistan: Dr. Malik Baloch
By Anwar Iqbal “Democracy is the only option for Baloch nationalists,” says Balochistan’s new chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch. “We need to connect with national democratic forces to achieve our objectives. We need to work within Pakistan. We have no other option.” In an interview to Dawn.com, Dr Malik said that a move by [...]
Balochs Have Not Developed Into A Full Nation: Hakeem Baloch
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai Hakeem Baloch is a renowned Baloch intellectual, storyteller and a former high-level bureaucrat. He has richly contributed to Balochi language through short stories and translation of foreign literature in Balochi. Born in Panjgur district, Mr. Baloch also served as Balochistan’s former Chief Secretary, the highest civil service position in the province. [...]
Hindus Are Treated As Second Class Citizens: Dr. Shah Mohammad Marri
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai Dr. Shah Mohammad Marri is a professor at the Bolan Medical College (B.M.C.), Quetta, and a renowned Baloch historian and intellectual. He is the editor of the progressive monthly magazine, Sangat [friend[ and the author of several books. The Baloch Hal spoke to him exclusively about the state the Hindu religious minorities [...]
Repression is Unlikely to Make Baloch Proud Pakistani Citizens: Dr. Frederic Grare
Dr. Frederic Grare is the author of the recently published report Balochistan: The State Versus the Nation published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington DC-based think-tank where he is the Director and Senior Associate of the South Asia Program. Dr. Grare had previously written another important report on Balochistan, Pakistan: The Resurgence [...]
A Female Journalist in Pakistan: Kiran Nazish
By Sonya Rehman From current affairs to social issues and human interest stories, Pakistani journalist Kiran Nazish has written for Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Forbes and a host of other local and foreign publications on hard-hitting socio-political issues andpoignant stories of those affected by war. In an interview with The Diplomat, Nazish speaks about the challenges of being a female journalist [...]
Last Word: Akhtar Mengal
NEWSWEEK PAKISTAN’S BENAZIR SHAH SPOKE WITH THE FORMER BALOCHISTAN CHIEF MINISTER OVER TELEPHONE ABOUT THE UPCOMING NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS. EXCERPTS: Balochistan remains compromised by the presence of militants and separatists. Are free and fair elections possible in the province on May 11? Has there ever been a free and fair election in Pakistan? Balochistan [...]
In Balochistan, Journalism Is In Bad Shape: Shehzada Zulfiqar
Shehzada Zulfiqar is one of Balochistan’s most respected journalists. He has formerly served as the president of the Balochistan Union of Journalists (B.U.J.) and the Quetta Press Club for more than one term. A former Bureau Chief of Samaa Television and a regular contributor to the Herald and Agency France Press (A.F.P.), Mr. Zulfiqar has [...]
The Karzai Government Does Not Treat the Afghan Baloch Nicely: Abdul Sattar Pordili
By Bari Baloch Mr. Abdul Sattar Pordili is a Baloch intellectual and writer, who originally belongs to Afghanistan’s Nimruz province and is currently serving as the head of Mahmood Tarzai think tank in Regional Study Centre Afghanistan, Kabul. He is one of the key Baloch writers in Afghanistan who has great love for Balochi language, culture and [...]
Women Should Speak Up Before Others Speak For Them: Dr. Fouzia Saeed
By Malik Siraj AKbar On March 8, International Women’s Day, renowned Pakistani women’s rights activist Dr. Fouzia Saeed released the US edition of her popular book Working with Sharks, a unique and compelling account of sexual harassment against women at the work place in Pakistan. Dr. Saeed, who is currently a Visiting Fellow in Washington [...]
Nationalists’ Participation in Elections without Set of Demands Will Go Against Baloch Interests: Whaeed Baloch
Interviewed by Malik Siraj Akbar Abdul Waheed Baloch is a former Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, ex-chairman of the Baloch Students Organization (B.S.O.) and former Vice President of the Balochistan National Movement (B.N.M.). As a student at the University of Balochistan in Quetta, Mr. Baloch emerged as a leader, becoming the Central Secretary of the [...]