By Adnan Aamir Sit-ins of both Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) are taking place in Islamabad for last 9 days. The call for revolution by Tahir ul Qadri and the demand to dissolve Nawaz Sharif government, on pretext of election riggings, by Imran Khan has created a storm in Political landscape of Pakistan. There is no doubt ...

In a rare instance of communities pushing back against threats by extremists, the schools that were closed in Panjgur, western Balochistan, are again open. In early May, pamphlets were distributed threatening violence if the schools did not stop co-education and what was described as a ‘Westernised’ curriculum (the schools all taught English as a second or third language). Girls’ education ...

By Haji Mohammad Barech Democracy in this current scenario considered as the most enviable, Usher and triumphant form of government across the globe. US president Woodrow Wilson and his famous slogans “World is safe for Democracy” is still omnipresent across the globe. Although, the land of pure people has little experience about it, particularly the roots of Democratic process in ...

By Hassan Baloch I belong from Chaghi which is an impoverished district of Balochistan. For the last 15 months our member of National Assembly (MNA) is missing from our district. Abdul Rahim Mandokhail is the MNA for NA-260 Quetta-Noshki-Chaghi. He was elected MNA from this constituency after controversial elections on 11th may last year. Since then he has not bothered to ...

Quetta: According to a News report published in Express Tribune schools in Panjgur are losing students due to terror spread by a religious militant organization. There are 23 private schools and English language centers and each has lost over 100 students, said Major Hussain, Principal of Oasis High School. In the month of May, an unknown militant organization, Tanzeem-ul-Islam-ul-Furqan threatened ...

By Sanaullah Baloch After the rigged and engineered elections of 2013, many ill-informed political commentators generated loads of optimism about a heaven-like future for Balochistan. This worrisome trend of fact-hiding and truth-making has continued to dominate Pakistan’s media and political landscape. Many thanks to Islamabad and its elite as their long-planted seeds of sectarianism and extremism, including a very deliberate ...

By Gulmina Bilal Ahmad What is on the cards for the thousands of Pakistani citizens marching towards the Prime Minister (PM) House in Islamabad? Freedom from the oppressive regime or a revolution that will change the whole system? No one has a definite answer. On August 14, 2014, thousands of protestors/citizens of Pakistan started marching towards Islamabad, led by Mr ...

Quetta: Afghan immigrants are the biggest threat for the peace of Balochistan, said Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs of Balochistan, Sarfraz Bugti in a press conference yesterday. Addressing a Press conference in Frontier Corps Madadgar Center, Sarfraz Bugti said that Afghan immigrants should be sent back to their country soon. He further added that data of Afghan immigrants living ...

By Bahram Sayad      The ‘Azadi’ and ‘Inqilab’ marches have not only put the people of Lahore and Islamabad in deep trouble but also the students and other people. After the Eid vacations almost every school, college and university are reopen but because of road blocking, traffic jam, extreme congestion and brutal act of PTI and PAT workers, it is impossible ...

Dera Bugti: Baloch Republican Party Media Cell sources have alleged that security forces have launched a brutal operation in Dera Bugti’s Pelawagh region and it’s adjoining areas today. According to BRP Media Cell sources, the state forces have started an offensive in different areas of Dera Bugti including Lop Sehrani, Sar lop, Roshosh and Lerpati. One Baloch civilian namely Attaullah ...