Unending distress in Balochistan
There have been so many cases of such killings over the past several months that it is difficult to keep a count of them.
Baloch blood on our hands
The need of the hour is to stop the military operation at once. The Frontier Corps (FC) has terrorised the Baloch for many years now. It is time to stop their brutal activities. Kidnapping, torturing and murdering our own Baloch brethren is not something that can be allowed to take place. Baloch insurgents have taken up arms in frustration. The calls for "˜freedom' are a result of the FC's "˜kill and dump' policy.
Missing Balochistan
Even if we buy the government's claim that the number of missing persons in Balochistan has declined, it is only because many of them have lately been found dead.
Indian TV Journos Have More Time To Promote Imran Khan Than To Draw Attention To Tragedy Of Balochs
Only some sections of the Pakistani print media such as the "Daily Times" of Lahore and the "News" have been drawing attention to the colossal human tragedy in Balochistan.
If Pakistan were to line up the Baloch and shoot, would their murders receive more attention?
On November 4, 2011, the day the body of the 13th victim journalist Javed Rind was recovered, Balochistan Chief Minister Raisani stated 'a separate Balochistan is not practical.' This may be true in the eyes of Pakistan's officials and elites and Balochistan's Chief Minister, but life for many Baloch within Pakistan has not proved practical either.
Borrowed revolutions
How about an "˜unoccupy Balochistan' movement or "˜stop killing the Hazara' movement? Admittedly, it does not have the same catchy ring to it and will probably not be too popular on Facebook. Franz Fanon, in his masterpiece The Wretched of the Earth, writes about how in the first stage the colonised man will manifest aggression against his own people. While he will take any level of indignation and humiliation from the master or the policeman, at the slightest perceivably hostile glance from his brother, he will reach for his knife.
Terrorism, Nationalism or Revolution in Balochistan
What is going on in Balochistan? Is it terrorism? Is it struggle for provincial autonomy? Or is it a Baloch revolutionary movement, aimed at breaking the chains of slavery and changing the status quo: Pakistan's totalitarian colonialism?
Balochistan, the forgotten province
Logistic supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan which land in Karachi are also routed through Balochistan. This explains why the US/NATO prefer to ignore events in Balochistan. This could, however, change once the US dependency on routes through Pakistan changes to the Northern routes.
Goodbye Pakistan
I would like to humbly and respectfully thank the government of the United States of America for granting me asylum in this country where I am sure I will not be judged "by the color of"¦ skin but the content of "¦ character."
Balochistan violence and online activism
Panelists Jahanzaib Haque, Tazeen Javed and Daniel Teweles talk Facebook, Twitter, social media, new media and digital activism at the International Youth Conference 2011 in Pakistan.
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