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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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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EXCLUSIVE: “If I compromise on Baloch movement, my followers will kill, replace and forget me,” says Bramdagh Bugti
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 10, 2009 · 19 Comments
EXCLUSIVE: By Malik Siraj Akbar A confident Baloch guerrilla commander Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, 28, believes it is now “impossible” for Islamabad to get him extradited even if he is hiding somewhere in Afghanistan, as claimed by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik, or elsewhere in the wake of increasing “international moral support” the “ Baloch national … Read more
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End of ceasefire raises many an eyebrow
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
SOURCE: DAILY TIMES, LAHORE * BLA spokesman says government did not respond positively to truce * Armed groups say they see no justification to end their operations By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Three armed militant groups operating in Balochistan have finally ended their four-month ceasefire. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) … Read more
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Three Baloch groups formally end ceasefire
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Three armed groups in Balochistan on Sunday announced the formal end of a four-month-old unilateral ceasefire in response to the security forces’ continued military operation in the province. Declaring the end of the ceasefire, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) spokesman Bibarg Baloch said the BLA, the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) and the … Read more
