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
Doctors’ Agonizing Strike
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Doctors in Balochistan have been on a strike for almost one month now. They are protesting the enforced disappearance of Baloch people in general and three Baloch doctors in particular. The strike call is backed by Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association. According to the enraged doctors, the state intelligence agencies have expanded … Read more
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Combating Harassment At Workplace
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on July 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar It was reassuring to hear provincial minister for women’s welfare, Ms. Ghazala Gola, promise in a seminar organized by the Aurat Foundation that she would start the implementation of the “Protection Against Harassment of Women At The Work Place Act 2010″ from her own office by displaying a list comprising of … Read more
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What Bothers Them: Fake Degrees Or Democracy?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar What could be the best option available for aviation authorities when they desperately feel the need for bringing down an airline in the middle of its journey because someone among the passengers managed to board the flight with a fake boarding pass? In such a situation, bringing down the entire aircraft … Read more
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Sungi’s conference on Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar I met Sheik Asad Rehman, Director Programs at Sungi Development Foundation and a veteran of 1970s Baloch war of resistance, at the residence of a senior Baloch government official. Asad had come to Quetta on a short trip to make initial arrangements for an upcoming conference on Balochistan being organized by … Read more
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Imposing Arabic language on Baloch children
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar With a longstanding demand of Baloch and Pashtun nationalists over the past many years in Balochistan concerning the introduction of mother tongues (Balochi, Pashtu and Bravi) as the medium of instruction at the educational institutions, the government of Balochistan stunned everyone on Friday with its ridiculous decision to introduce Arabic language … Read more
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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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Religion as a panacea for Baloch nationalism
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on May 21, 2010 · 3 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar Striking Quetta’s Civil Hospital on April 16, 2010, a young Baloch suicide bomber, Haq Nawaz Baloch, killed at least eleven people, including two top police officials and a television journalist. This attack was dissimilar from ones previously carried out by Baloch nationalist guerrilla fighters against government installations and its security forces. … 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
