WRITER: BANADI BALOCH A day for remembrance of those who are missing and striving for free live in state torture cells. 8th of June considered BALOCH MISSING PERSONS DAY, which was announced by BSO AZAD in 2016 regarding the tragic day of 8 June 2009, when the ex-vice chairman of […]
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WRITER: BASIT ZAHEER BALOCCH On June 8, 2009, Zakir Majeed, a university student and a leader among students, was reportedly taken into custody by people believed to be working with intelligence agencies in the Mastung area of Balochistan, Pakistan. He was with two friends at the time. His friends, Waheed […]
In Balochistan, violence against women is not a series of isolated “incidents”; it is a method. It is policy turned into pain, bureaucracy turned into blood. Every new case feels like a fresh wound, yet it always cuts along the same old scars. From young doctors like Dr. Mahnoor Nasir […]
How Pakistan’s effort to rebuild ties with Washington may now be forcing it into its most difficult strategic contradiction yet For decades, Pakistan has been both an official ally and an unofficial strategic partner of the United States in nearly every major geopolitical adventure in South and West Asia. From […]
Two decades of shifting narratives in Balochistan, while the conflict remains unresolved For nearly two and a half decades, the Pakistani state’s approach to Balochistan has followed a familiar pattern: when unrest deepens, a new face is found to carry the blame. But with the recent Quetta attack, after so […]
WRITER: ANEESA BALOCH Balochistan, a land blessed with some of the richest mineral reserves in the world, stands today as a stark paradox: immense natural wealth coexisting with deep poverty and systemic neglect. Beneath its rugged terrain lie vast deposits of gold, copper, coal, and other valuable resources, from Saindak […]
WRITER: BASIT ZAHEER BALOCH Some stories are not only about individuals.They carry the weight of a land, a history and a silence that grows too heavy to ignore. This is one of those stories. Shahdad Baloch and Ehsan Baloch were not born into violence. They were students young men shaped […]
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) now appears to be politically hosting leaders associated with three of the most controversial pro-military militia networks in Balochistan, incorporating them into its political ranks as the province prepares for another phase of political consolidation. Figures linked to groups long described by Baloch activists as […]
Writer: Mesh-yar BalochFrom the silent peaks of stone and fire, the lions have descended—undaunted, fierce, and roaring on the roads of Balochistan. For centuries, this rugged land has been home to a proud and resilient people whose history is written in endurance, defiance, and sacrifice. From early uprisings against colonial […]
WRITER: ANEESA BALOCH The recent militant attack in Balochistan, attributed to the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), which reportedly killed civilians, Pakistani soldiers, and members of the group itself, has once again jolted Pakistan into momentary attention. Such incidents are often framed by the state as isolated acts of “terrorism,” stripped […]
