A hearing on Balochistan that stirs up new tensions between U.S. and Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar An extraordinary hearing of the U.S. Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 8 exclusively focusing on Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province has triggered new diplomatic tensions between Washington D.C. and Islamabad. At least five members of the U.S. Congress belonging to both the Democratic and the Republican parties and a retired … Read more
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Back To The Future
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment
In simple words, Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood’s latest plea to three top officials and tribal chiefs of Balochistan to step down can be described as a naive quest. In a fresh interview to the media, the UK-based Baloch leader in self-exile has coaxed Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad … Read more
What After Bramdagh’s Exile?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar In the first week of February, the pro-independence Baloch Republican Party publically (BRP) announced that its head, Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti, had fled to Switzerland to apply for political asylum. A grandson of former Balochistan governor and chief minister Nawab Akbar Bugti, twenty-nine year old Bramdagh Bugti has been at large since … Read more
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LUBP condemns ban on The Baloch Hal – by Abdul Nishapuri
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We have recently learnt about the ban on Balochistan’s first online English newspaper, The Baloch Hal, by the military establishment of Pakistan. Our dear friend, Malik Siraj Akbar, is the Editor-in-Chief of this excellent online newspaper.The Baloch Hal in my view is one of the most credible, progressive, Baloch nationalist website, which highlights issues of … Read more
Shahbaz Sharif Diplomacy
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 12, 2010 · 2 Comments
Chief Minister of the Punjab, Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, has decided to increase Balochistan’s proportion in the scholarships his government is offering to Baloch students as a gesture of goodwill to enhance cooperation and understanding between the country’s largest and the smallest provinces. He made this announcement in a mammoth gathering organized in Lahore the … Read more
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Balochistan-Punjab Police Coordination
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
With the sectarian killing of four members of Shia community at Quetta’s Masjid Road on Thursday by unidentified attackers, the Balochistan government has decided to seek assistance from the Punjab Police to grapple with the issue of religious targeted killings. In a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani, it was decided … Read more
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The Baloch Hal Banned
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has decided to ban Balochistan’s first online English newspaper, The Baloch Hal, on the advice of sensitive government departments, reported Dawn News. According to the details, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), which monitors the internet operations in the country, has confirmed to have received instructions from … Read more
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Balochhal: The First online Baloch English newspaper
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 21, 2009 · 18 Comments
I am very glad to announce the launching of the first online Baloch newspaper in English language. http://thebalochhal.com The Balochhal will bring a Baloch perspective to its readers on different issues. The online newspaper will objectively report from Balochistan, offer candid opinion, in-depth analyses, revealing interviews, investigative reports and fresh photographs. The picture from Balochistan … Read more
