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LONDON: Left-wing Pakistani activists have called on the government of Pakistan to listen to the demands of Baloch campaigners who have staged a long-march through Pakistani towns and cities to the federal capital to highlight the issue of the alleged enforced disappearances of Baloch activists.  Workers from various progressive, left-leaning Pakistani parties staged a demonstration outside Prime Minister David Cameron’s ...

Mohammad Bilal Akhter Lashari Long marches are not a new phenomenon. Many leaders, from all over the world, have embarked on long marches primarily for political motives. The most prime example is of Mao Tse-tung who along with soldiers and party cadres covered a distance of more than 9000 kilometers. Such efforts not only cemented his position as the leader ...

By Yousaf Ajab Baloch   Baloch human rights activist Mama Qadeer 72, with 20 other Baloch women and children has made a history by breaking 84-year old record of Mahtama Gandi. Gandi had marched 390 kilometers on foot from Ahmedabad to Dandi against British Government in 1930, whereas Mama Qaeer Baloch traveled for more than 2000 kilometers on foot from Quetta ...

Islamabad: The participants of Baloch long march have arrived today in Rawalpindi and will march towards Islamabad tomorrow. According to the details the participants of long march have arrived Rawalpindi and will march towards Islamabad. The long march is being led by Mama Qadeer Baloch, vice chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP).  The long march leader Mama Qadeer ...

By Raza Wazir Pushing a four-wheeled cart on the main Canal road along with two men and a dozen or so women, Mama Qadeer, surrounded by young students from Lahore marched on after months of having followed a similar routine all over Pakistan. The marchers, with pictures of missing family members placed like dead corpses on the push cart, marched ...

 QUETTA: The 17th Pak-Iran Joint Border Commission Friday formed a committee on border reported violations and agreed on joint efforts for tracking down the missing Iranian border guards. The Commission also called for taking stern action against elements using their soil for vicious plans. It was third day of the high level meeting which met in the aftermath of abduction ...

QUETTA: Three real brothers were gunned down in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, on Tuesday a man was killed and another was wounded in Kech district. According to Levies officials the incident occurred in Mahtt Sandar area of Jhal Magsi when three real brothers riding a motorbike were sprayed a volley of bullets by unidentified armed men. Resultantly, all three ...

QUETTA: The dead bodies of a man and woman who were allegedly stoned to death in Loralai district of Balochistan were exhumed on Tuesday. However, the final report would be disclosed after completion of medical report.  It has been learnt the woman’s head was stoned while the man was hit two bullets in his head.  It may be recalled here that ...

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Baloch has said that Balochistan and the country had previously also experienced such hard times but scholars and intellectual through their knowledge and insight sort out amicable solutions to the problems. He expressed these views while addressing to “Inter Muslims Unity Conference” organized by Federal Ministry for Religious Affairs at a local hotel here on ...

By Yousaf Ajab Baloch Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of area and smallest in  population, replete with natural resources. No doubt, Balochistan has great contribution in development of Pakistan by dint of its mineral resources, mainly, natural gas, copper and gold reserves. However, the people of Balochistan suffer from extreme poverty, diseases, economic exploitation and immense human ...