To those who know John Solecki personally
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 25, 2009 · 2 Comments
I am looking for a few people who have known John Solecki personally or professionally. I will be grateful if you could kindly drop me a mail at: stunningmalik@gmail.com I will be very thankful to you if you DO drop a mail.
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Hyarbyar acting as mediator to get Solecki released
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
DAWN, Karachi Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 | 05:27 AM PST LONDON: Hyarbyar Marri, recently acquitted of terrorism charges in the UK, has been acting as the interlocutor between the Balochistan-based kidnappers of UN official John Solecki and the government of Pakistan to get the American citizen released. Pakistani officials managing the three-point contacts from London … Read more
Filed under Malik Siraj Akbar · Tagged with Baloch, Balochistan, Hyarbyar Marri, John Solecki, Quetta, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ittefaq Nama—from The Friday Times
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 21, 2009 · 2 Comments
Courtesy; The Friday Times, Lahore I know, I know, I know. You are all stunted at the brilliant success of the Long March and restoration of Chief Justice. And now hippo crickets of the PPP are saying that it was Benazir Bhutto’s dream to restore Chief Justice. Hmmph! I am telling to you that if … Read more
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Taliban shifts to southwest Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Taliban shifts to southwest Pakistan Secular policies threatened as attacks on Shi’ite Muslims rise Raza Khan THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thursday, March 19, 2009 Talibanization, long a serious problem in Pakistan’s northwest, is accelerating in and around the southwestern city of Quetta, undermining secular parties and posing new threats to both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Outside the … Read more
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Former UK terror suspect aiding UN over Baluchistan hostage
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
Former UK terror suspect aiding UN over Baluchistan hostage• American captured eight weeks ago in poor health • Kidnappers want Pakistan to free 1,100 prisoners Saeed Shah in Islamabad and Sandra Laville The Guardian, Saturday 21 March 2009 A British resident recently acquitted of terrorism charges is playing a key role in efforts to secure … Read more
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An exclusive interview of Jamil Akbar Bugti
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 20, 2009 · 2 Comments
Editor’s note: This is an old interview of Jamil Akbar Bugti, a son of Nawab Mohammad Akbar Bugti. It was conducted in August 2007 but was, subsequently, misplaced until I found it from an old floppy desk. I am uploading the interview again keeping in view the fact that not much has changed in Balochistan … Read more
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U.S. Weighs Taliban Strike Into Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
U.S. Weighs Taliban Strike Into Pakistan By DAVID E. SANGER and ERIC SCHMITT Published: March 17, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Obama and his national security advisers are considering expanding the American covert war in Pakistan far beyond the unruly tribal areas to strike at a different center of Taliban power in Baluchistan, where top Taliban … Read more
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DAWN EDITORIAL: New threat of strikes
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Friday, 20 Mar, 2009 | 01:18 AM PST HOPEFULLY better sense will prevail and nothing will come of reports that the US may extend its covert operations in Pakistan beyond Fata to Balochistan. According to The New York Times, the Obama administration has been advised by military commanders to strike Taliban ‘safe havens’ in and … Read more
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No drone attacks in Balochistan: Gates
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
No drone attacks in Balochistan: Gates By Anwar Iqbal, DAWN, PAKISTAN Friday, 20 Mar, 2009 | 12:09 AM PST WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that the United States was concerned about the activities of the Quetta shura in Balochistan but disagreed with the suggestion to use drones against them as well. At … Read more
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THE NEWS EDITORIAL: Bombing Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Friday, March 20, 2009 According to reports in the US media, Washington may be planning to embark on a new strategy involving drone attacks in Balochistan. The argument goes that drone bombings in the northern areas have led to key Al Qaeda militants fleeing southwards, to Quetta, where they are more vulnerable and can be … Read more
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