Expanded Balochistan Freedom Charter
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This document is based on feedback solicited following the publication of the Balochistan Freedom Charter of June 15, 2011. Like the Balochistan Freedom Charter, this document is presented for discussion, elaboration and amendment.
Balochistan: what Wikileaks reveals (the case of John Solecki)
Wikileaks cables related to the kidnapping of UNHCR Office Director John Solecki in Balochistan reveal, to borrow a phrase from Milan Kundera, a "cemetery of missed opportunities" for both Pakistan and the United States.
Balochistan: what Wikileaks reveals (IDPs, prisons)
ICRC can visit prisons in NWFP and in Sindh and can see prisoners privately, including security detainees. Prisons in Balochistan are blocked, however, and access in Punjab prisons is restricted. xxx estimated, based on open sources, that the number of security detainees held in Pakistan was in the thousands. (July 29, 2009)
100s of Baloch activist detained ahead of Nawab Bugti's martyrdom anniversary
Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of Baloch activists just a day before the fifth martyrdom anniversary of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. The Pakistani security forces carried out raids and search operations in Dera Bugti, Degaari, Mand and several other areas.
Eight bodies found in Balochistan
Eight bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from Pasni, Hub and Mastung areas of Balochistan on Thursday and Friday.
Balochistan Day celebration in Brussels
In Brussels, European Parliament members and friends of Balochistan celebrated August 11th as the Independence Day of Balochistan.
Protest against Pakistan's barbarism in Balochistan and letter to President Obama
This letter is to request you to take immediate and practical actions to investigate and address widespread internationally documented human rights abuses that have occurred and are ongoing in Pakistani controlled Balochistan.
U.S. Ambassador Concerned Over Missing Persons in Balochistan
US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Thursday showed his concern about missing persons in Balochistan and said the province was very significant for the United States.
BBC news coverage of HRW report; interview with Dr. Allah Nazar
There are accusations today of serious abuses by the security forces in Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Parachinar: Heaven turned to hell (and a call out for Scorpion's Tail)
Children sang songs of liberty without knowing that this vale of roses would be stained with the blood of their neighbours and we would be receiving mutilated bodies of our beloveds. Who knew that the ferocious Taliban would attack us from all sides just because we wouldn't agree with their ideology of killing innocent people and setting their homes on fire.
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