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Articles with tag: Balochistan

The New Face of the Pakistani Discourse on Balochistan

Alia Amirali   Jul 27, 2009   interacts: 49

The Baloch and the Pakistani state are at loggerheads more than ever before. Has the state finally decided to negotiate?

Balochistan Quake Survivors Await Relief

Beena Sarwar   Oct 29, 2008   interacts: 12

At least 200 people are believed to be dead so far, a number expected to rise as many remain trapped under collapsed houses in scattered hamlets.

Visiting Khuzdar

Muhammad Farhan   Nov 26, 2006   interacts: 7

I was surprised to see the participants already there. From my past experiences I had learned that it was always the teacher who made the mistake of coming early to the class, but here was a group of students clad in shining white shalwar kameez

Thought Control and Dictators

Manzoor A Shah   Sep 14, 2006   interacts: 12

Certainly writ of the state is a must to be restored at any price, but what about the means? Bombing the whole swathes and target killings of political figures is no solution.

Balochistan Militancy -- An Insider's View

Rafi Bhatti   Jan 17, 2006   interacts: 290

The current wave of lawlessness in Balochistan was originally started by tribal elements in 1999 but lacks any credible rationale and is not based on popular discontentment

Baloch Rights or Sardars’ Rights?

H P   Feb 9, 2005   interacts: 59

It is always hard to distinguish where Baloch Sardar rights end and Baloch people’s rights begin.

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