Articles tagged with: Balochistan
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The separatist movement in Balochistan dates back to the beginning of Pakistan itself.The list of grievances of the Baloch separatist movement is long. According to federal government facts and figures, Balochistan gives the centre $1.4 billion per annum but receives only $116 million.
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“The government agencies kidnapped these Baloch leaders two days prior to the release of John Solecki. The main purpose of this act was to provoke Solecki’s kidnappers so that they would kill him.” He added, “They wanted John Solecki to be killed so that the government agencies could mislead world opinion and brand the Baloch as terrorists.”
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Forty-five Afghan nationals from Kapsia province, attempting to go to Europe illegally, suffocate to death in a container carrying them to the Iranian border. How did this convoy of illegal immigrants sneak past the several checkpoints, manned by the Frontier Constabulary and police, between Quetta and Chaman?
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After over two months in captivity, UN official John Solecki was finally released. The captors gave a 72-hour deadline to the government, threatening to kill Solecki if their demands were not met. On the appeals of Baloch political parties and leaders, including Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri and his son Nawabzada Hyrbiyar Marri, the deadline was extended – and help was found.
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The Right Balance
Unjela Siddiqi is living proof that a woman can combine a successful corporate career with a healthy family life.
By Faiza Shah
Unjela Siddiqi is a woman at peace with herself. Two minutes into the conversation with the first female secretary general of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), it strikes you [...]
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The heads of women-specific NGOs in Pakistan, who have worked extensively with women and on issues pertaining to women, write about the gains women have made so far and, the ground that still needs to be covered in their respective areas of expertise.
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According to the militant organisations, the ceasefire was conditional – if military operations or the exploitation of Baloch resources continued, they would call it off. And the BRA was the first to withdraw its announcement of the unilateral ceasefire, followed by the BLA.
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa claims that it is a charity organisation that is being wrongly accused of fronting for their banned militant parent organisation, the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba.
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The miserable plight of the Bugti and Marri tribesmen, who were forced to flee their homes following the army operation against the insurgents in Balochistan, has failed to draw the attention of both the government and humanitarian organisations.
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In early 2008 it seemed that a uniting government bringing the two major political parties together would last. The disintegration of this grand coalition was a mirror of the differences that threatened to split the country. Civil-military relations worsened and the growing militancy poses the greatest threat to the survival of the country. And yet, through it all, Pakistan still stands, divided, but not torn apart.
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