Elections Over; But Where Are the Balochistan Results?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 12, 2013 · 1 Comment
The Election Commission of Pakistan (E.C.P.) has not released the official results of Saturday’s elections nearly 24 hours after the counting of the votes began. The delay in the release of the official results is eventually causing panic among some political parties that are now complaining about alleged rigging and mismanagement of the polls. The … Read more
National Party-J.U.I-F Nexus
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The National Party (N.P.) has taken a dramatic decision to support the right-wing Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (J.U.I.-Fazal) in Khuzdar district against the candidate of the Balochistan National Party (B.N.P.-Mengal). This move has attracted considerable criticism from Baloch nationalist quarters for a number of reasons. Firstly, the J.U.I.-F was a part and parcel of the past two … Read more
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Campaigns Silenced
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 26, 2013 · 1 Comment
The election campaigns in Balochistan have been deeply silenced after at least five organized attacks on different political parties in various cities. On April 16, the Baloch Liberation Army (B.L.A.) attacked the convey of Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, the Balochistan president of the Pakistan Muslim League (P.M.L-Nawaz), which led to the killing of his young son, brother and … Read more
Another Province, Another Six Points
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar As Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s boisterous trip to Islamabad comes to an eventful end, the leader of Balochistan National Party (BNP), the troubled province’s largest nationalist group, and his aides must be sitting down somewhere to reassess whether or not the journey to Islamabad was worth it. Some of them still wonder … Read more
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The Problem With Mengal’s Six Points
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Soon after his much-hyped return to Pakistan, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Balochistan’s former chief minister and the president of the Balochistan National Party (B.N.P.), has submitted six points before the Supreme Court as a minimum Baloch demand for deescalating tensions in his native province. Mengal has dramatized the situation by emulating Shiek … Read more
Today, Balochistan Truly Misses Comrade Jalib
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Former senator Habib Jalib Baloch, ex-chairman of the Baloch Students Organization and the secretary general of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was one of the most brilliant politicians of all times in Balochistan’s politic. He was brutally murdered last year by unknown assailants in Quetta. As expected, his tragic murder created … Read more
Baloch-Sindhi Protest in Karachi
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Balochistan National Party (BNP) organized a grand protest rally in Karachi on Sunday with the overwhelming support of the Sindhi nationalist parties and the masses of Sindh province. It was a clear expression of anguish by the people against the policies of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) toward Balochistan. The Baloch and Sindhi … Read more
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Will the Real BNP Stand Up,Please?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Balochistan’s first ever elected chief minister and the patron-in-chief of the Balochistan National Party Sardar Attaullah Mengal told BBC in a fresh interview that he opposed the target killings of Punjabis in Balochistan. Disassociating from the current wave of ethnic strife in the province, which has driven thousands of Punajbis out of Balochistan, the veteran … Read more
Generosity Beyond Capacity
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
While speaking at a police passing out ceremony held in Quetta, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani reiterated his offer to Baloch nationalists to initiate a process of negotiation and reconciliation to normalize the heated political climate prevailing in the province. He repeated that the government had not shut down all doors of dialogue … Read more
End of Jalib Murder Investigation?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Former BNP secretary General Habib Jalib, who was shot dead in Quetta on July 14th by unidentified persons, is perhaps the only “lucky” political figure in this country to get his murderers identified within a “very short” period of one month. Pakistan has had a history of several high-profile murders, including … Read more
