Pakistan Unites Against Rohrabacher’s Pro-Baloch Congressional Resolution
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar When Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher concluded a controversial hearing of Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations on February 8 calling for the Baloch people’s right to self-determination in the southwest of Pakistan by saying “this was certainly not a stunt on anybody’s part,” he simply meant more staggering developments had … Read more
Pakistan Vs. Balohistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Pakistan has further accelerated violence against its ethnic Baloch minority following an unprecedentedhearing of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs which voiced deep concern over the appalling human rights violations allegedly committed by the army in the country’s largest province of Balochistan. While Pakistan’s foreign office, the embassy in Washington, D.C. … Read more
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A hearing on Balochistan that stirs up new tensions between U.S. and Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar An extraordinary hearing of the U.S. Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 8 exclusively focusing on Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province has triggered new diplomatic tensions between Washington D.C. and Islamabad. At least five members of the U.S. Congress belonging to both the Democratic and the Republican parties and a retired … Read more
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Congress’s Landmark Balochistan Hearing
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 10, 2012 · 1 Comment
Wednesday’s hearing on Balochistan of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs was a spectacular success under every standard for the Baloch nationalist movement. Chaired by Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican congressman from California, the hearing was attended by four more congressmen, bringing together members of America’s two most important political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, … Read more
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Congressional Hearing Brings Baloch Diaspora to DC
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It is not important how unfair C. Christine Fair is with the Baloch. There is a lot more to add to Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on Balochistan. The event has at least provided the Balochs of United States and Canada to get together. I have known many Baloch politicians, writers and professors but I had never … Read more
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US Congressional hearing may spell trouble for Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The United States (US) Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to convene acongressional hearing on Wednesday (February 8), for an exclusive discussion on Balochistan. The extraordinary event has generated great interest among followers of Pakistan-US relations, as the allies’ mutual relationship seems to be deteriorating. The powerful House of Representatives committee oversees … Read more
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