A grim situation gets grimmer
The state desperately wants to change the prevailing cultural and historical Baloch ethos of tolerance and secularism in Balochistan through religious organisations
The Struggle for Independence and the Shortcomings of the Baloch Leadership
Instead of focusing attention on the Frontier Corp or the government of Pakistan and its intelligence agencies for the ongoing mass killings in Balochistan, the ostracized, suppressed and deprived Baloch need to start asking hard questions of their leaders"”chieftains and elites alike"”about their actions or non-actions that allow this carnage to continue.
Pakistan Elections Have So Far Failed Human Rights in Balochistan
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Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) while condemning the recent state-backed attack on the offices of a Balochistan-based newspaper, Daily Tawar, described the precarious situation in Balochistan as a "˜killing field' of human rights. The process of electing a parliament in any democratic society is a freedom of expression and rights exercised by the civil society - the state policy of silencing the Baloch media at this critical instant is an open statement of war on freedom of expression and the rights of a people.
How to end the war & win self-determination for Balochistan
Six steps to halt the conflict, protect human rights & secure self-rule
Baloch Hal Editorial: Another Blatant Attack on Daily Tawar
A prominent anti-government and pro-Baloch nationalist Urdu language newspaper, Daily Tawar, says personnel of Pakistani intelligence agencies raided its Karachi office early in the morning on April 6. According to the newspaper, a convey of seven vehicles surrounded the newspaper's office, broke the locks, burnt all the furniture and took away every piece of electronic equipment, including computers, fax machines and an electric generator.
Enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Sindh discussed
KARACHI: Speakers highlighted the issues related to the missing Baloch persons with reference to writer Mohammed Hanif's book "˜The Baloch who is not missing and others who are' at an event organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) at the Arts Council on Wednesday evening.
The Baloch perspective
Pakistan's mounting energy crisis and the growing demand for energy security in the region have magnified Balochistan's economic and strategic importance. As a result, in each and every significant agreement signed between Beijing, Islamabad and Tehran, Balochistan is the centre of attention.
Baloch Hal Editorial: Why The Baloch Interests Rest With Boycotting The Elections
Since the killing of Nawab Mohammad Akbar Bugti in a military operation in August 2006, elections in Balochistan have become a yardstick to measure the intensity of Baloch disillusionment with the Pakistani federation. Unlike the rest of Pakistan, elections in Balochistan are not merely about public representation, transparency and the accommodation of underrepresented voices in the so-called mainstream politics. Balochistan, after Bugti's killing, has become a significantly different place and the dynamics as well as the requirements of the regional politics have remarkably changed.
Exceptional sight but absolute lack of vision
Little do political parties in Balochistan realise that the noose of disaster, devastation and desolation will tighten around the neck of the people
An open letter to Hamid Mir (Geo TV) by Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch
I'm writing you this letter with the hope that perhaps the historians of the next century - standing in the witness box of history - will reveal the truth about the oppressed Baloch nation, hold the colonial powers and occupying rulers of the day accountable and examine the role and discourse of its advocates and intelligentsia.
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