Balochistan

Meet Shilpi, the film maker who bats for Hindu Pashtuns from Balochistan

<p> Tears and blood of partition might have dried up but memories have scarred the lives of millions on the…

3 years ago

Balochistan and Sindh: Half of Pakistan suffers acute water shortage due to discrimination

<p> More than half of Pakistan is suffering an acute water crisis. Pakistan's two large provinces—Balochistan and Sindh both face…

3 years ago

Amnesty wants Pakistan to produce Baloch student arrested for Confucius Institute bombing

<p> Human rights organisation Amnesty International has asked Pakistan to produce 'forcibly abducted' student Bebagr Imdad before the court. It…

3 years ago

Did the Baloch suicide bombing in Karachi target Pak-China relations?

<p> Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department has registered a case against two commanders of the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) including…

3 years ago

Who is Shari Baloch, the first female Baloch suicide bomber who killed three Chinese?

<p> Shari Baloch, the first female Baloch suicide bomber, who killed four people including three Chinese teachers at the Confucius…

3 years ago

INTERVIEW: Suspicion, questions persist over Reko Diq deal signed between Pakistan and Barrick Gold

<p> Balochistan is in the news for a variety of reasons—its long-drawn insurgency, ‘spectacular attacks’ on Pakistani security forces, rapacious…

3 years ago

INTERVIEW: Suspicion, questions persist over Reko Diq deal signed between Pakistan and Barrick Gold

<p> Balochistan is in the news for a variety of reasons—its long-drawn insurgency, ‘spectacular attacks’ on Pakistani security forces, rapacious…

3 years ago

Baloch target Chinese again—first female suicide bomber kills three Chinese nationals in Karachi

<p> The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has targeted Chinese nationals again. Four people, including three Chinese citizens were killed by a…

3 years ago

Shehbaz Sharif visits Balochistan, to take up issue of missing persons with ‘powerful quarters’

<p> In outreach to the alienated Baloch community, Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promised to discuss the vexed issue…

3 years ago

Pakistani forces stoop to new lows, ask Baloch drivers and traders to walk in scorching desert during Ramzan

<p> Pakistani security forces have found a new way to torture the Baloch people. Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC), which manages…

3 years ago

Balochistan Government-in-Exile claims three Western governments have recognised it

<p> Baloch leader Naela Quadri Baloch has said that three countries in the West have recognised the recently-formed Balochistan's Government-in-Exile…

3 years ago

Balochistan rebels attack Pakistani intelligence offices in Kharan city, others blow up gas pipeline

<p> Baloch rebels have intensified their attacks on Pakistani military agencies. Latest reports in local Pakistani media say that the…

3 years ago

Pakistani politics in Islamabad cements disdain and distrust among the Baloch

<p> <strong>The riveting political drama in Pakistan—with Prime Minister Imran Khan as the protagonist, the powerful Pakistani army as the…

3 years ago

Exclusive Interview: Baloch take inspiration from the great Indian leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose–Chairman Khalil Baloch, Baloch National Movement (BNM)

<p> The Baloch National Movement is a revolutionary political party of commoners, who have gained prominence in the Balochistan political…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s Interior Ministry blames Iran for the regrouping of Baloch nationalists

<p> Pakistan's Interior Ministry confirmed before the parliament earlier this week that anti-Pakistan outfits are regrouping in Balochistan through the…

3 years ago

Doctors strike work in Balochistan citing oppressive security presence in hospitals

<p> Doctors in Balochistan have decided to stop work at government hospitals due to the presence of security forces. This…

3 years ago

Will Shahzain Bugti’s resignation make a difference to Baloch rapprochement?

<p> On the face of it, the resignation by Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader and Special Assistant to Prime Minister…

3 years ago

Balochistan: Deceived by Jinnah’s Pakistan and let down by Nehru’s India?

<p> It is said that the urge for dignity is at the core of each individual. And for a nation-state…

3 years ago

In Balochistan, protests erupt against ‘enforced kidnappings’ of students

<p> Families of four missing students from the Kech district of Balochistan blocked a China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road…

3 years ago

An independent Balochistan can be one of the richest nations with mines, tourism and agriculture, says Baloch professor

<p> <em>Shahzavar Karimzadi--an Iranian Baloch, is a senior lecturer in economics at the Hertfordshire University, the UK. A cheerful man…

3 years ago

Baloch organisations warn foreign investors over reviving Reko Diq mines in Balochistan

<p> A number of Baloch outfits have issued warnings to foreign investors in Pakistan from exploiting resources in mineral-rich Balochistan.…

3 years ago