Being Young and Baloch
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar In a chapter focusing on the Pakistani youth in the newly published book The Future of Pakistan, Moeed W. Yusuf, the South Asia Advisor at the Washington-based United States Institute for Peace (USIP), says 79 per cent of the youth in Pakistan “feels proud to be a Pakistani”. The response of … Read more
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How Kidnapping Doctors Hurts the Patients
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
While Sunday’s kidnapping of Bolan Medical College (B.M.C.) associate professor Dr. Din Mohammad Baloch has triggered a fresh wave of insecurity among Balochistan’s doctors, the ensuing strike called by physicians across the province has caused enormous suffering for the common citizens. On Friday, almost all hospitals in Quetta did not admit patients for regular treatment. … Read more
B.L.F. Vs. B.B.C.
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A recent warning from the underground Baloch Liberation Front (B.L.F.) to Mr. Ayub Tareen, the Quetta correspondent of BBC’s Urdu and Pashtu services, is deeply alarming. What was reported by the News Network International (N.N.I.) and published in Urdu language Daily Tawar, the warning is the first of its kind when an armed group has publicly … Read more
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Unabated Violence Against the Balochs in Karachi
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Unidentified people shot dead Sardar Imam Baksh, a prominent political and social leader of the Baloch community in Karachi on Sunday night, July 22. Mr. Baloch was a veteran activist of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and until his brutal murder served in the Sindh Council of the party. President Asif Ali Zardari has expressedshock and … Read more
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Ahmed Rashid’s Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 26, 2012 · 2 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Nobody reviews a book twice, nor do I. I had justpublished a review of Ahmed Rashid’s latest book Pakistan on the Brink in the Huffington Post on June 25th. The portions of Rashid’s book dealing with Balochistan justifiably required a separate column. He is a widely respected journalist in world capitals because of this unique expertise on Afghanistan. … Read more
