ICG Report: Countering Militancy in FATA
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
According to the International Crisis Group, “The military operation in South Waziristan is unlikely to succeed in curbing the spread of religious militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), unless the Pakistan government implements political reforms in that part of the country. Pakistani Taliban groups have gained significant power in the tribal agencies, seven … Read more
PRESS REVIEW: Killing of Balochistan’s Education Minister
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 27, 2009 · 3 Comments
DAILY TIMES EDITORIAL: State of affairs in Balochistan The Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF) has killed the Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan outside his residence in Quetta. The slain minister was a member of the ruling PPP but was Punjabi by extraction. He is the second Balochistan minister to be killed in the last … Read more
Balochistan minister shot dead in Quetta
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen killed Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan (55), a member of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), outside his residence in the provincial capital on Sunday – a day before the provincial government’s announcement to reopen all educational institutions in the province. The Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF) – … Read more
My interview on Deutsche Welle about Jundullah cheif
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Tension has erupted between the usually friendly neighbours Pakistan and Iran since a suicide bombing last weekend killed dozens of people in Iranian Balochistan, close to the Pakistani border. Several high-ranking officers of the Revolutionary Guards died in the worst terrorist attack Iran had seen in years. Tehran says the attackers came from Pakistan. Iran … Read more
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Revisiting the Che Guevara-like Days of Baloch Resistance Movement with Asad Rahman
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 19, 2009 · 34 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Guerilla movements in Balochistan have always been romanticized by young men who aspire to overthrow the domineering elite and bring revolutions. Taking to the hills for the rights of the Baloch fatherland is what has placed many Baloch governors, princes and tribal chiefs at irremovable positions in the annals of the … Read more
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Taliban exist in Quetta: US diplomat
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 14, 2009 · 4 Comments
DAILY TIMES Thursday, October 15, 2009 Taliban exist in Quetta: US diplomat * Stephen Fakan says Taliban should not be allowed to operate from Balochistan * Lauds Pakistan Army for tremendous efforts against terrorism By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: The Taliban are currently living in Quetta and need to be eliminated before they consolidate their … Read more
Shia-Hazara professionals under threat in Quetta
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Sectarian target killing of Shia professionals continued in Balochistan’s capital Quetta on Tuesday after unknown motorcyclists gunned down the senior vice president of the Jamori Watan Party (JWP) along with his driver, police confirmed. According to the details, another Persian-speaking Shia, Dr. Aslam Mirza, who was also the senior vice … Read more
BA condemns proposed drone strikes, US aid bill
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 13, 2009 · 1 Comment
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 BA condemns proposed drone strikes, US aid bill * Lawmakers urge federal govt to summon US ambassador over her ‘unsubstantiated charges’ about Taliban presence in Quetta * Reject Kerry-Lugar bill By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning proposed US drone attacks in the province. … Read more
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‘Bachchan was the Coolie, but now, in movies, he only lives in villas’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
G Sampath Sunday, October 11, 2009 Even Bollywood has turned its back on the poor, says Arundhati Roy, the Booker prize-winning novelist who, over the years has become the most caustic critic of her own class, and of her country’s policies. In the process, while winning new fans, she’s also alienated many who were drawn … Read more
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Book Musharraf for Bugti’s murder: BHC
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 8, 2009 · 1 Comment
Book Musharraf for Bugti’s murder: BHC By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Wednesday ordered Dera Bugti district police to register a case against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Shaukat Aziz in connection with their alleged involvement in the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The directives … Read more
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