Bad-e-mudat usay dekha logo!
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 30, 2008 · 5 Comments
A friend of mine and I did not speak to each other for almost one and half years. Surprisingly, she gave me a call this afternoon. Though the voice sounded very familiar, many things had changed since we had talked to each other two years back. “So what is new in your life,” she asked. … Read more
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Future Imperfect
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 27, 2008 · 2 Comments
Was having a discussion with my ‘guru’ about the upcoming coalition government in Balochistan. Both of us sounded pessimistic with regards to the future of the government. Many people are simply astounded to see Nawab Raisani gain so much power in the province. I see it differently. It is reminiscent of Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s government … Read more
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“If a book is to disintegrate a country then there is nothing that can integrate a country,” Dr. Naseer Dashti
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 25, 2008 · 10 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Balochistan’s banned author, Dr. Naseer Dashti, is astonished to learn that two of his books pose ‘a threat to the very integrity of the federation of Pakistan’. Citing the same reasons, the government of Balochistan last week ordered the confiscation of all copies of the two recently published books of Dr. … Read more
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Accept us or we will get rid of you!
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 4, 2008 · 2 Comments
I am not big fan of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, a former chief minister of my province, nor that of any other Sardar. What always irks me the most is the repeated reminders from Pakistan which nastily question our loyalties to the state. Pakistan has billed every Baloch a a traitor, anti-national, Indian agent and God-knows-what-else-not. … Read more
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‘Ghulami’ for ‘Azadi’ Reporter
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
An Urdu newspaper journalist “disappeared” on Monday from the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan – the second journalist from the same paper to have gone missing in a week. Muhammad Asif Baloch, editor of Quetta-based Daily Azadi, said Hameed Baloch’s family had said he was abducted. “No one knows about his whereabouts but one thing … Read more
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ANP unconditional support to PPP
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday announced its ‘unconditional support’ to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s efforts to form a new government in Balochistan, whilst differences within the PPP over its chief ministerial candidate continued to reverberate throughout the day here. The ANP would give the PPP unconditional support because it was being seen … Read more
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Dependently Independent
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
There are seven members elected to the Balochistan Assembly as independents who have made up their mind to retain their independent status in the assembly. Thus, they have no plans to join any of the mainstream political parties. In a press chat yesterday, they said their support to any party was contingent on an end … Read more
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PML-Q’s nervous nineties
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
News Analysis By Malik Siraj Akbar Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) in Balochistan is on nervous nineties. Having splendidly secured the highest number of seats in Balochistan Assembly, 18, the erstwhile ruling party, known as the ‘king’s party’ in its old good days, is so close yet too far from forming the next government in Balochistan. … Read more
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Ambitious Q-League
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) parliamentary committee meeting on Sunday reiterated its determination to form the next provincial government in Balochistan. Several Balochistan Assembly (BA) members-elect attended the meeting that was held here and presided over by PML-Q Balochistan President Jam Muhammad Yousaf. Later, PML-Q Balochistan Secretary General Arbab Muhammad Hashim Kasi told reporters that … Read more
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BNP-M’s warning
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) on Sunday threatened to launch a massive protest against the government if it refused to administer appropriate medical treatment to the party’s imprisoned president and former chief minister, Sardar Akhtar Mengal. [Read More]
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