INSIGHT: Balochistan needs a rethink —Ejaz Haider
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 7, 2009 · 3 Comments
Source: Daily Times INSIGHT: Balochistan needs a rethink —Ejaz Haider The Balochistan National Party (BNP) Information Secretary and former senator Mr Sanaullah Baloch has told this newspaper of a presumed policy by the federal government “to pit the religious elements against the Baloch nationalists”. Just in case anyone thought Mr Baloch was being mealy-mouthed about … Read more
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Two years after Bugti, divisions and disunity
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 26, 2008 · 3 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Balochistan is marking the second death anniversary of its former chief minister and governor, Nawab Mohammad Akbar Khan Bugti, today (Tuesday). The actual causes of the death of the 79-year-old Baloch tribal elder are still shrouded in mystery but its relations between the Centre and the country’s largest province continue to … Read more
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Crossing the rubicon By Munizae Jahangir
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 20, 2008 · 6 Comments
(Courtesy: The Friday Times, Lahore) The establishment has been forced to forget the sins of Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, but other politicians have not been so lucky. One such politician is Khair Baksh Marri’s son, Gazain, who has been living in exile in Dubai for the last eight years. When I finally meet him … Read more
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Wait a little, please
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 15, 2008 · 3 Comments
I know many of you have visited my blog to read the latest Exclusive Interview I conducted with Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti. Actually, I was taking a little time to come up with the whole text of the interview on my own blog. I will try to bring you that interview as soon as possible. Wait … Read more
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