Today, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher's (R-CA) amendment tying the Defense Department's ability to give monetary aid to Pakistan's military to its treatment of ethnic and religious minority groups was included in final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 by the House of Representatives.
The Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) condemned the killing and abduction of Mir Suleiman Daud's relatives by the Frontier Corps (FC) during a search operation on Sariab Road in Quetta.
Baloch nationalists are convinced that Israeli and Western opposition to Iran's nuclear program can help win them support. The CIA estimates that Shiite non-Persian Azeris make up 16 percent of Iran's population, with the Sunni Kurds another 10 percent, and the Baloch 2 percent.
Prince Abdul Karim led an armed rebellion against Pakistan after his elder brother Ahmed Khan agreed to cede the Kalat state. He surrendered to Pakistani authorities after he failed to enlist official support in Afghanistan. Subsequently, he was imprisoned in Haripur jail where he spent 10 years.
HORRIFIED locals of Koshkalat, a small village located a few miles from Tump, dragged their children inside their homes, locked their windows and closed the doors when Pakistani forces besieged the entire area a day after burning down houses in nearby Gomazi village.
RESOLVED, That Balochistan's nationalist leaders set up a broad-based Balochistan National Government in Exile and start work on an interim constitution that would form the basis of a future independent, liberal, secular and democratic Balochistan that would join the family of nations.
Given this diversity, even if people went to the polls, the Baloch nationalists would only have won 5 out of 14 seats allotted to Baluchistan in the National Assembly based on the province's population.
The Baloch national struggle, which aims to regain our national freedom, complies with international laws. It respects all human values, and uses all possible means through which it can counter the brutal army of Pakistan and its death squads.
The Baloch national struggle, which aims to regain our national freedom, complies with international laws. It respects all human values, and uses all possible means through which it can counter the brutal army of Pakistan and its death squads.
Mir Gul Khan Naseer, 1914 - 1983. A poet's struggle for Baloch unity, freedom and social change.