Baloch nationalist parties not interested in APC
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The nationalist parties of Balochistan are apparently not enthusiastic about an all-parties conference (APC) that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Zardari has called for to address Balochistan’s grievances. Following in President Pervez Musharraf’s footsteps, the PPP also apologised yet again to the people of Balochistan for military operations and injustices … Read more
Forgotten Kinsmen
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Shobhita Naithani, an Indian class fellow-cum-friend of mine, did this investigative piece about the Indian and Pakistani citizens who are currently languishing in each other’s jails. Published in Tehelka, a reputed Indian magazine, the piece is re-produced here: KIRPAL SINGH, missing since 1991 from Mustakhbad Saydan village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, faces a death sentence … Read more
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38 Balochistan ministers sworn in
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 24, 2008 · 7 Comments
Thirty-eight members of the Balochistan cabinet took oath on Wednesday in the first phase of its formation. Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Ali Magsi administered the oath in a ceremony held at Governor’s House. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani said more ministers would be inducted into the cabinet later. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has … Read more
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The fate of APC on Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 23, 2008 · 1 Comment
In its latest editorial, Daily Times wrote: Mr Asif Zardari’s proposal to hold an all-parties conference (APC) on the troubles in Balochistan “within the next ten days” has not received a positive response. The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and National Party say they are not ready to attend the PPP-hosted conference. So, in the expectation … Read more
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The murder of a Professor
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 23, 2008 · 8 Comments
Unidentified persons gunned down the acting pro-vice chancellor of Balochistan University on Tuesday outside his residence in Sariab Road, police confirmed. Mohammad Akbar, Capital City Police Officer, told his blog that Professor Dr. Safdar Kiyani was taking a routine walk outside his residence on Sariab Road when unidentified persons riding a motorcycle fired three shots … Read more
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Interview on News TV One
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 18, 2008 · 7 Comments
Dr. Danish of New TV One interviewed me last night for his late-night talk show. The subject was to analyze the progress made by Balochistan’s new government towards bringing peace in the province. My argument was why we pretend to ignore the crux of the matter when we talk of negotiations between Baloch rebels and … Read more
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Home Sweet Home
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 12, 2008 · 4 Comments
I will be out of Quetta for the next three to four days. Presently, I am back home in Panjgur for some domestic reasons.
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Peace amid arms
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 6, 2008 · 12 Comments
Was talking to Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, the Balochistan governor, at Asim Kurd Gillo’s residence. I am not sure from where he derives his confidence. Yet he is determined to negotiate with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). “We are going to bring them on the negotiation table,” quipped the flamboyant governor. “So you are going to … Read more
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Bad-e-mudat “kisi or ko bi” dekha logo!
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 4, 2008 · 6 Comments
I don’t know either to describe it as a coincidence or another wonderful pleasure. Another friend of mine, to whom I spoke for the last time when I was in India in 2005, gave me a call today after reading the second last post on this blog. An internationally popular figure in Baloch nationalistic politics, … Read more
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Change in Zimbabwe
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The presidential elections of March 29 in Zimbabwe have finally brought a wave of change. In its fresh report, the International Crisis Group said “Early results of Zimbabwe’s 29 March presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections were strongly disputed, underlining the risk that escalated repression and unrest may follow but also highlighting the possibility of positive … Read more
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