The Failure in Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Despite efforts to improve ties with the Baloch, the civilian government has failed to address the human rights crisis, restrict the extra-constitutional role of the Frontier Crops, or bring Baloch armed groups to the negotiating table
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A Baloch perspective on the Balochistan problem
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Renowned journalist Kiran Nazish reviewed my book, The Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement for the fresh edition of The Friday Times (Lahore), Pakistan’s first independent English weekly. I am reproducing the piece here for the interest of my readers. Balochistan is an important but complicated issue. The stability of the province is indispensable not … Read more
Lone wolves and home-grown terrorists:
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
As the United States commemorated the 10 th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, terrorism experts stepped up warnings that authorities must look beyond the usual sources of terror, to the lone wolves stirring with anger and seeking out big-impact weapons. Isolated and underestimated, lone wolves might go unnoticed even as they try to get chemical, … Read more
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The Kidnapping of Another Baloch Journalist
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Javid Naseer Rind, the former Deputy Editor of Daily Tawar, a leading anti-government Baloch newspaper published in Urdu language, was kidnapped on Saturday by unidentified people. Friends and family members of Mr. Rind, who is a widely respected newspaper columnist and a reporter, have raised fingers at the state intelligence agencies for whisking him away. … Read more
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Why Must the West Protect Bramdagh Bugti’s Life?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
While several petitions are already pending in different Pakistani courts seeking that top military officers, including former chief of the army General Pervez Musharraf, be brought to justice for extra-judicially killing a leading Baloch nationalist leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti, Pakistani authorities are now making every effort to kill his thirty-year old grandson Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, … Read more
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‘Pakistan views India as the perpetual enemy and the US as an unfaithful ally’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It’s a rare opportunity to come across an American diplomat who understands the South Asian culture and speaks fluent Urdu and Hindi. Former ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, 66, is one of those rare individuals who are not only aware of the cultural nuances of the Indo-Pak region, but happens to be an elegant speaker of … Read more
Are Quetta Bombings A Reaction to Younis Al Mauritani’s Arrest?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Pakistani military confirmed that a top Al-Qaeda leader, Younis Al Mauritani, who had specially been designated by the terrorist organization’s slain founder Osama bin Laden to target economic interests in the United States, Australia and Europe, had been detained from Quetta. Al Mauritani was detained with Abdul Ghaffar Al Shami (Bachar Chama) and Messara … Read more
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Who Approached Senator Raisani?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar What would happen if Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Senator Lashkari Raisani were journalists? They would probably have the highest number of news stories with ‘anonymous sources’. As senators, both the controversial minister and the former PPP provincial president are very skilled in making front page headlines. Yet, they are always … Read more
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No Strategy to Combat Sectarianism in Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It is a shame that the government of Balochistan does not have an official strategy to grapple with the menace of sectarian terrorism. The province is experiencing an upsurge in violent attacks targeting members of the Hazara community and Shia minority sect of Islam from Sunni militant groups operating inside Balochistan with absolute impunity. The … Read more
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