Ayaz Ahmed This is the first article in series of three articles on this topic. Many pro-federalists felt highly triumphed when two disgruntled Baloch leaders, namely Shikari Marri and Madina Marri of the banned United Baloch Army (UBA) and Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), respectively, unwittingly surrendered their arms along with their 47 companions on June 14, 2015. They announced at ...

If we think of education in Balochistan, a disappointing result comes in front of us. Firstly there are no steps taken by the state on education here and in the schools a poor quality education is imparted to the students. Yes, the government is establishing several school buildings in the province but it cannot bring any change until the quality ...

Haroon Shah Tribalism, provincialism, and ethnicity define the very structures of Pakistani and Afghani societies. A wide range of social, political, and religious upheavals provide vindication to this fact. The Fall of Dhaka brings into the open Pakistan Government’s condescending point of view of tribalism and provincialism; on the other hand, Taliban’s blitzkrieg against the Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Hazara Shias ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – People of Makran have protested against the transfer of divisional Commissioner, Pasand Khan Buledi. Last week, Mr. Buledi was transferred from the position of Commissioner Makran and made an Officer of Special Duty (OSD) without any reason. Mr. Buledi is considered to be a very honest and vigilant office by residents of Makran and therefore his ...

Quetta – Religious clerics of Balochistan including Dr. Atta ur Rehman, Maulana Anwar Ulhaq Haqqani and others have simultaneously said that they are ready to prove at any platform that administering anti-polio drops to the children is Islamic and reflect the practices of Sunna. They expressed these views during a meeting at Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Balochistan which was attended ...

Chagai – In a stunning development, it has come to light that incumbent Afghan President, Asharf Ghani possesses a Pakistani Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC). This revelation was made by Malik Dilmurad Hasni, member of district council Chagai, during a meeting of the district council. Mr. Hasni presented copies of the CNIC issued to Afghan President during district council Chagai. ...

QUETTA – Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Balochistan’s coordinator Dr. Sayed Saif Ur Rehman has said that religious clerics and prayer leaders will play their rule in persuading the parents to administer anti-polio drops to their children in September’s anti-polio campaign in Balochistan. Addressing a news conference at EOC Balochistan on Tuesday, Dr Syed Saif Ur Rehman said the religious leaders ...

Adnan Aamir Pakistan is a developing country and it needs to learn from experiences of other countries. There are many countries which can be taken as case studies on how a country like Pakistan can develop and solve its basic most problems. Among these countries, none provides better learning opportunities then our time-tested friend and neighbor, China. Pakistan can learn ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – A detailed study of vacancies announced by Federal Public Service commission (FPSC) hints towards systematic deprivation of Balochistan in federal jobs quota. FPSC is an autonomous body that is constitutionally mandated to carry out recruitment on federal government vacancies for jobs of scale BS-16 and above. Federal government jobs are distributed among four provinces of Pakistan, ...

Jeeyand Kashif Sajidi Balochistan, the largest and most restive province of Pakistan is inhabited by many ethnic groups such as Baloch, Pashtun, Hazara and Seraiki. Among these Baloch and Pashtun are two major ethnic groups. Both these nations are historic neighbors and history reveals that they have lived peacefully. History The only major conflict between the two is known as ...