Moderates killed in Pakistan’s ‘soft coup’
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 24, 2012 · 1 Comment
(NOTE: The internationally acclaimed war correspondent Christina Lamb of the Sunday Times, London, interviewed me for her following article about the increasing attacks on moderate and progressive elements in Pakistan. I am reproducing the piece here for your reading as you will have no access to the original article until you are a subscriber to … Read more
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The Power of Traveling
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
With another journalist friend, I attended an interesting meet-up event of DC/MD/VA Avid World Travelers Forum at Teaism, a coffee shop in Washington DC. The event features individuals who love to travel and want to share their experiences with the rest of the people. It was the first time I attended such a program although … Read more
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In US, Analysts Fear for Haqqani’s Safety
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar When the ‘memogate’ scandal story first broke, the now infamous memo was dismissed by the US media as an unimportant piece of paper – a reaction similar to that of the former US Chairman of Joints Chief of Staff Mike Mullen. The turn of the year, however, has brought a change … Read more
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Balochistan a Hornet’s Nest for Journalists
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Jan 11, 2012 (IPS) – “This could well be my last interview.” There was audible nervousness in Jamal Tarakai’s voice as it crackled over the telephone line from the city of Quetta. The thirty-five-year-old journalist, hailing from the restive Balochistan province in Pakistan, believes he could be killed at any time. … Read more
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Is Pakistan Heading For Disaster in Balochistan?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
In his fresh but timely piece on Al-Jazeera, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United Kingdom Akbar S. Ahmed has quoted me about the situation in Balochistan and argued that Balochistan can survive without Pakistan but Pakistan can’t survive without Balochistan. Given below is the full text of the interview. Washington, DC – The behaviour of … Read more
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The Future of Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 15, 2012 · 1 Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Dr Stephen P Cohen, a Senior Fellow at the Washington DC-based think tank the Brookings Institution, is considered as the ‘dean of the Pakistan experts’. He is known as one of the world’s most trusted authorities on the Pakistani military and its relationship with the civilian governments. Author of Pakistan Army … Read more
Balochistan — Point of No Return?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Sardar Ataullah Mengal, Balochistan’s first chief minister, recently said after a meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif that the situation in Balochistan had reached a “point of no return”, adding that he had “no control” over the disillusioned Baloch youths who had taken to the hills to wage a war of … Read more
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Faisal Mengal: symbol of progressive Baloch youth
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I wrote the following letter to the editor of Dawn newspaper in Pakistan which was published on January 8, 2012. ON Dec 11, when the whole world was marking the international human rights day, a young progressive Baloch writer and social activist, Faisal Mengal, was shot dead in Karachi. Faisal, 35, one of Balochistan’s well-known … Read more
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Pakistan’s real dangers are internal ─ William Milam
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The year 2010 witnessed a dramatic deterioration in trust and diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan. The two strategic partners in the war on terror traded allegations on the Raymond Davis affair, the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, drone strikes, Admiral Mike Mullen’s assertion about ISI’s alleged contacts … Read more
Remembering Qambar Chakar, who loved information technology and was killed in its quest
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 5, 2012 · 4 Comments
Baloch parents must educate their children about two important facts as we mark the first “killed and dumped” anniversary of one of the most charismatic student leaders of our times: Who Qambar Chakar was and why he was killed. Although hundreds of brilliant young Balochs have been engulfed by the government’s ‘kill and dump operations’ … Read more
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