WRITER; SHAHDAD BALOCH. The term ‘counterinsurgency’ means military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries However, counterinsurgency itself has no independent existence it only emerges in response to an ongoing insurgency. This raises an important question: What is an insurgency? David Galula the author of the […]
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WRITER; BAAMSAR BALOCH PART-1 In the beginning, we have to be clear about what an insurgency actually is. Then we will go to the other parts of our discussions. An insurgency, by its root causes, is, overall, the outcome of a political ideology. It may be the political pillars where […]
The recent visit of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to Pakistan highlighted a familiar reality of international politics: strategic interests often outweigh human rights concerns. Praising Pakistan as “a major regional power and an important partner for the EU,” Kallas emphasized trade, diplomacy, and regional security cooperation. Yet for […]
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 […]
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 […]
