Pakistan’s Hard Times
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 30, 2007 · 1 Comment
We are living in bad times. We are experiencing hard times. There is a grisly wave of suicide bombing across the country. Three consecutive suicide bomb blasts in different parts of the country, all implicitly acts of sectarianism, have sent shockwaves among the people. The latest series of suicide bombing started from the federal capital, … Read more
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Musharraf’s mother of all elections
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar 2007 is Pakistan’s year of elections. General-president Pervez Musharraf contends the upcoming polls would be “the mother of all elections”. When inquired in an interview on the Indian news channel, NDTV, as to why he chose to describe these elections so, Musharraf responded that he had derived the term from former … Read more
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Militarization of educational institutions
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Backwardness, violence and suppression seem to be intertwined with Balochistan. Hardly does good news appear in the print and electronic media from Balochistan these days. In order to keep the issue(s) alive in Balochistan, the government is deliberately generating one issue after the other. In the recent years, Balochistan has been … Read more
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Balochistan University hostel closed after police, students clash
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Balochistan University hostel closed after police, students clash By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Clashes between police and students and unprovoked firing at the boys hostel of the University of Balochistan on Thursday led to the closure of the hostel for an indefinite period once again, said sources. “The police raided the boys hostel as it … Read more
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US backing operation against Baloch: Mengal
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment
US backing operation against Baloch: Mengal Staff Report QUETTA: Former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Attaullah Mengal on Wednesday accused the United States of supporting Islamabad against the Baloch people because “the US does not need the services of the Baloch people”. Talking to reporters at his native Khuzdar district, Mengal said that President General Pervez … Read more
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The disloyal Baloch
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 22, 2007 · 7 Comments
Lieutenant General ® Abdul Qadir Baloch is one of the very the few Baloch in Pakistan who served on high posts in the country’s army, where the Baloch have almost no representation. He was talking to Geo Television last night. He very innocently charged: “ Every Baloch is viewed suspiciously. They [thePunjabi-military and bureaucracy] believe … Read more
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Pushtoons disillusioned over fencing
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Diplomatic ties between Pakistan and its niggling western neighbor, Afghanistan, are once again in the lowest ebb. Both the states have traded extremely serious allegations against each other over the past couple of months. After much toing and froing and taking considerable flak over its alleged support for the Taliban, Pakistan … Read more
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