Gwadar Port: China's Midday Robbery
The Pakistani government has finally decided to take away the control of the Gwadar Port from the Port of Singapore Authority (P.S.A.) and hand it over to China. On Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari formally presided over a signing ceremony of handing over the Gwadar port to China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited.
CNN: Malik Siraj Akbar on the killings of journalists in Balochistan, Pakistan
Journalist Malik Siraj Akbar talks on CNN about the dangers of reporting in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province engulfed by an ethnic insurgency
More Journalists Are Slain as a Culture of Impunity Thrives in Pakistan
At least two journalists, one full-time and a part-time, have been killed in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province in the past one week. Unidentified armed men carried out both the murderous attacks in the Pakistan-Iran border district of Panjgur.
Pakistan's Other Taliban
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), an underground Sunni extremist group that allegedly receives support from units of Pakistani intelligence agencies, has accepted responsibility for most of such attacks in the recent past.
Balochistan and the upcoming elections
The elections will be a futile exercise if there is no change in the current composition of the Balochistan Assembly. The status quo did not change after the 2008 elections and a similar outcome this time will further block a ballot-driven solution for the Balochistan conflict.
Threats to Defenders of Democracy in Balochistan
Malik Siraj Akbar speaks at NED"/>Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Malik Siraj Akbar offered insight into the ongoing conflict in Balochistan, Pakistan.
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