Dan Rather/Willem Marx documentary on crisis in Balochistan; interview with HRW Ken Roth
Well there's no question that the United States is sending huge amounts of resources to the Pakistani military. And there's no question that the Pakistani military is engaged in a very ugly counterinsurgency campaign in Balochistan. So in that sense, I think it's beyond dispute that the U.S. taxpayer, at least via the U.S. government, is complicit in what is going on in Balochistan.
BBC: Abuses in mineral-rich Balochistan province
Pakistan's many crises have overshadowed a nationalist insurgency which has killed at least 1,000 people since 2008. The southwestern province of Balochistan is one of the most under-developed regions in the country and has become the site of a long-running battle between separatists and security forces. The government maintains that killings in the region are due to inter-tribal violence, but human rights groups say state security is behind the killings.
BBC: Abuses in mineral-rich Balochistan province Part I
The deaths of at least 1,000 people since March 2008 in the ongoing nationalist insurgency in the volatile Pakistani province of Balochistan have often been overshadowed by the country's other troubles. Yet as the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan discovered, the suffering there is every bit as acute.
Asia Times Online journalist feared dead
Police reported that his body was found in a canal in Mandi Bahauddin in Punjab province about 150 kilometers southeast of Islamabad and about 10 kilometers from where his car was found. They said that his body bore marks of torture.
The Hindus of Kalat
If the hallmark of a nation is how it treats its minorities, perhaps Pakistan's title as a failed state is well deserved.
Baloch from Toronto to Houston protest Pakistani nukes and testing
Toronto and Vancouver chapters of Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) staged demonstrations in front of the U.S. Consulates today to protest the 13th anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear tests in Balochistan back in 1998.
Diaspora Baloch stand united to defend Daily Tawar
Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC - Canada), American Friends of Balochistan (AFB), International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (IVBMP) and Baloch Community Dubai have expressed serious concerns over the violent acts of vandalism against the Balochistan-based Daily Tawar and termed it a violation of freedom of speech.
Baloch Hal Editorial: An Undemocratic Attack on Daily Tawar
In two repeated incidents last week, Daily Tawar, a respected Urdu language newspaper of Balochistan, came under attack by the activists of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Mohiuddin faction), the student wing of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal).
Munir Mengal proposes next "Afghanistan International Conference" discuss issues related to Balochistan
At a recent event held in the French National Assembly, Munir Mengal proposed that issues related to Balochistan be discussed in next "Afghanistan International Conference.
2011 Balochistan International Conference, Washington, DC, USA
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The Baloch Society of North America organized an international conference on Balochistan at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2011, and asked for the UN, the USA and the international community to intervene in Balochistan to help stop the human rights abuses committed against the Baloch by Pakistan's security forces and military.
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