Aslam Bhootani: Rebel or Opportunist
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj AKbar There is consensus across the board that the Balochistan government is facing a constitutional crisis. What is unclear is the chicken or the egg causality dilemma. Did the Supreme Court ruling, which stated that the Balochistan government had failed to meet its constitutional obligations, cause the constitutional crisis or has the … Read more
A Distasteful Joke
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Why are there no reactions, both from the government and the civil society, to thebrazen and bizarre statement of Balochistan Communication Minister Ali Madad Jattak that there is nothing wrong with indulging into corruption? A person holding a public office and defending corruption would have indeed been kicked out of the cabinet had he lived and worked in … Read more
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A Wrong Time to Oust Raisani
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Quaid-e-Azam), which headed the last coalition government in Balochistan during the presidency of General Pervez Musharraf, is once again planning to seize power. The rebirth of lust for ruling the province comes in the backdrop of fresh differences between the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-Fazal) in … Read more
Is He Robert Mugabe?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on December 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
In his latest exclusive interview with BBC’s Ahmed Raza, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani indicated that he had reached at a dangerous level of denial of facts on the ground in Balochistan province. He ridiculed two internationally reputed organizations, Amnesty International and Transparency International, accusing them of “exaggerating” facts about Pakistan in general and … Read more
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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
Joining the Establishment
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Chief Minister Raisani has recommended the Baloch youth to give up support to the nationalist movement and become a part of the establishment to live a better life. He insisted that the Baloch youths were wasting their time and energy by becoming a part of a movement which was allegedly backed by some international powers. … Read more
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The YouTubed Chief Minister
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Do you know how many people in Balochistan know Croatia? I guess not many. And how many people in Croatia do you think know Balochistan? Probably no one except this fifty-year old woman I met today while traveling in the light rail from Downtown Phoenix to Tempe. “Are you from Balochistan?” … Read more
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Raisani’s Anarchic Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on September 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The dead body of a senior Baloch lawyer Zaman Marri, who was “kidnapped” on August 19, 2010, was finally found in Mastung district. The family members of the veteran lawyer identified him when his body was taken to the Bolan Medical College Complex in Quetta. Doctors say Zaman had been tortured … Read more
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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A governor’s fury
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on April 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Baloch Hal Editorial: A governor’s fury By Malik Siraj Akbar Poor governance has been the hallmark of the current provincial government in Balochistan which has appointed forty-nine members of the provincial assembly (MPAs) out of 65 members as ministers in the cabinet. Growing lawlessness, increasing kidnappings and unbounded highway robberies have further dented the … Read more
