Drone strike on Balochistan: Where is the right target?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 7, 2009 · 1 Comment
Baloch Hal Editorial: By Malik Siraj Akbar US President Barrack Obama has committed an additional 30,000 troops under his new Af-Pak policy announced at United States Military Academy in West Pont, New York. Under this plan, Washington is contemplating withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan in the next 18 months. According to Obama, the US will … Read more
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Back to Young Leaders’ Conference (YLC)
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 3, 2009 · 2 Comments
An unadulterated sense of déjà vu overwhelmed me as I walked yesterday evening inside the sprawling Darbar Hall at Sheraton Hotel in Karachi to attend yet another successful episode of the Young Leaders’ Conference. (I could effortlessly figure out the success of the event from the enthusiasm one could see from the first look at … Read more
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YOUNG LEADERS’ CONFERENCE 2009
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
For the first time, I went to the the Young Leaders’ Conference (YLC) organized by the School of Leadership at Karachi in July 2003. The event was extemremely thought-provoking. It was the first formal interaction of mine, a rural young boy, with extremely bright urban Pakistani youth. It was in fact the YLC that encouraged … Read more
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Israr Zehri richest among senators: Assets notified
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 1, 2009 · 4 Comments
Courtesy: DAWN, Karachi By Iftikhar A. Khan and Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Details of assets declared by Senators to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seem to ridicule the public perception as statements by some legislators perceived to be rolling in money showed that their owned properties valued only a few million rupees. Some … Read more
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Young women held in military torture cells and forced into sexual slavery
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 13, 2009 · 4 Comments
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission January 12, 2009 Ms. Zarina Marri, a 23-year-old schoolteacher from Balochistan province, was arrested in late 2005, and has been held incommunicado in an army torture cell at Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. She has been repeatedly raped by the military officers and is being used … Read more
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