Search for a new governor
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Reports have suddenly begun to pour in about a possible change in Governor’s House, Quetta. Such reports cannot be termed as “rumors” or “speculations” for the reason that the incumbent governor of the province, Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, has already tendered his resignation from the office. It has been more than … Read more
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Baloch nationalism gone wrong
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 20, 2010 · 2 Comments
Published on Thursday May 20, 2010 The recent meeting between Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and seasoned Baloch leader Sardar Attaullah Mengal was a breakthrough in government efforts to reconcile with disillusioned Balochis. Ever since coming into power, the PPP government has failed to resolve the Balochistan conflict due to the unwillingness of the Marri, … Read more
COMMENT: Significance of Raisani-Mengal meeting
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 COMMENT: Significance of Raisani-Mengal meeting —Malik Siraj Akbar An unexpected but a very significant meeting took place between Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani and veteran Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Attaullah Mengal last Saturday (January 2) at the latter’s residence in Wadh, Khuzdar district. Limited details of the meeting were … Read more
Rapprochement with Baloch leaders
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Baloch Hal Editorial By Malik Siraj Akbar Pakistan’s most reputed English daily carried out a misleading news story the other day. The newspaper reported President Asif Ali Zardari meeting with some leaders from Balochistan. The heading of the news report said, “President Zardari meets Baloch elders.” The contents of the news report contradicted the … Read more
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Revisiting the Che Guevara-like Days of Baloch Resistance Movement with Asad Rahman
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on October 19, 2009 · 34 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Guerilla movements in Balochistan have always been romanticized by young men who aspire to overthrow the domineering elite and bring revolutions. Taking to the hills for the rights of the Baloch fatherland is what has placed many Baloch governors, princes and tribal chiefs at irremovable positions in the annals of the … Read more
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Cold shoulder for the Balochistan parliamentary committee
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 5, 2009 · 1 Comment
پارلیمانی کمیٹی اور بلوچستان کا مسئلہ ماضی میں وسیم سجاد اور مشاہد حسین کی سربراہی میں بننے والی کمیٹی سے تمام بلوچ رہنما مذاکرات کرنے کے لیے تیار تھے مگر اب صورت حال مختلف ہے ملک سراج اکبر بلوچستان میں شورش میں کمی کے بجائے بتدریج اضافہ نے ایک بار پھر پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کی … Read more
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Boots, guns, tanks now come to Daily Balochistan Express/ Azadi
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 21, 2009 · 5 Comments
<img By Malik Siraj Akbar “I told the forces deployed outside my office that I was a journalist not a “terrorist”,” recalls Rashid Baloch [name changed], a reporter affiliated with Quetta-based daily Balochistan Express. Rashid, 25, was on his way for the morning shift at the newspaper office located a few hundred meters away from … Read more
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Former UK terror suspect aiding UN over Baluchistan hostage
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on March 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
Former UK terror suspect aiding UN over Baluchistan hostage• American captured eight weeks ago in poor health • Kidnappers want Pakistan to free 1,100 prisoners Saeed Shah in Islamabad and Sandra Laville The Guardian, Saturday 21 March 2009 A British resident recently acquitted of terrorism charges is playing a key role in efforts to secure … Read more
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BREAKING NEWS: BLUF rejects UN appeal for direct contact
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 18, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF), which has taken hostage the American head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for the past two weeks, spurned on Wednesday a plea of the United Nations (UN) for direct negotiations with the kidnappers for the release of the world body’s senior official, John Solecki. The … Read more
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BLUF extends 72-hour ultimatum
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF), which claims to have kidnapped John Solecki, the American head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Balochistan sub-office, announced on Monday the extension of its previously set 72-hour ultimatum on the request of Baloch nationalist leaders. “The ultimatum could be extended for 15 to 20 days,” … Read more
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