tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20008950362077143532012-01-06T02:36:59.690-08:00Views on all the happening in BalochistanA3http://www.blogger.com/profile/07140149732354179591noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000895036207714353.post-67677853926486434232012-01-06T01:40:00.000-08:002012-01-06T02:36:59.707-08:00

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PART 1 Gone in 60 Seconds The law and order situation in Balochistan is at its darkest moment. The Bamboo government believes the foreign involvement is resulting in the poor law and order situation with ever rising car stealing, snatching, kidnapping and robberies. Car stealing and snatching has become a normal routine affair in Quetta and surrounding areas. Every other person you encounter

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Sadly, executions, decapitations, and tortured, mutilated bodies are nothing new in Baluchistan. Everyday without fail a new headline will be made of the latest victim along with the running tally of executions for the month and year. It is very similar to the stock market figures we are seeing during this global economic crisis, except our gruesome figures never decline. Torture and mutilation

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The mass killings in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971 vie with the annihilation of the Soviet POWs, the holocaust against the Jews, and the genocide in Rwanda as the most concentrated act of genocide in the twentieth century. In an attempt to crush forces seeking independence for East Pakistan, the West Pakistani military regime unleashed a systematic campaign of mass murder which aimed at

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A lot have been said and written about anti Pakistan sentiments in Balochistan but the situation keeps worsening off. Cricket which is being followed and loved in all parts of Pakistan is also a unifying factor for the federation. But the recent world cup loss to India sparked a festival like atmosphere in Baloch parts of the Province. The festivities started with gun shots lasting for hours and

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The saga of missing persons in Balochistan has recently assumed dangerous new dimensions. A new and more gruesome chapter of atrocities has been opened. Baloch from all walks of life picked up by the agencies turn up dead, shot point-blank. Then these black deeds are claimed by fictitious organisations going by the name of Sipah-e-Shuhada-e-Balochistan, etc. How do persons arrested by agencies

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Aghaz-e-Haqooq Balochistan package was termed as a step towards changing destinies of people of Balochistan by giving them equal rights and opportunities like rest of the people of Pakistan. The Government also accepted in the assembly that injustice was done to Balochistan during the previous military regimes and people of Balochistan were subjected to sheer exploitation both politically and

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Lawlessness and inability of the security institutions, yet again proved that the people of Balochistan are not safe anywhere. Today when the famous educationist Prof Fazl Bari Principal of Tameer-e-Nau was gunned down many people have started questioning about the future of Balochistan and where it is heading to in the wake of recent target killing in the Province. The situation of Balochistan

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“A hero isn’t he who begins or ends in perfection; a hero is simply he who struggles with life. In fact, a hero struggles with life more than the average man”. CheWhat was Prisoner number 650 at Bagram base in Afghanistan left from her house in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi in a metro cab on 30th of March 2003 to catch a flight for Rawalpindi but she never made it to catch the flight. The reports in

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In my previous post where did they disappear? I highlighted the fact that how the previous and present Governments have always denied the disappearance of thousands of baloch citizens from the province. Recently in Islamabad Federal Minister for Interior Mr. Rehman Malik while talking to media on the issue of missing person reiterated back to Governments old stance saying they don’t exist or a

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There is something about the New Year that people find brings forth new hope. The end of one year can mark a finishing point, a place at which past events can be gently put to one side gone but not forgotten and eyes can look to the future. A renewed positivity can be enjoyed and many people see it as a time when they can reassess their life targets. What was impossible to grasp in December can,

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The Government of Pakistan since the start of the military operation in the province has on every platform denied the establishment of Cantonments in Balochistan and involvement of army in Military operation in Balochistan. In December 2005 Director General ISPR Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan while speaking to journalist at Sukkur airport said “no military operation is going on in Balochistan and army is

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We have to remind ourselves of this at every moment: that we are in a war, a guerrilla war as they call it; a war where there is no front line, no continuous bombardment, but where the two adversaries this tiny champion of the mountains and the immense imperialist hyena - are face to face and aware that one of them is going to end up dead in the fight.The people of Balochistan are well aware of

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It has been a while since I last wrote my thoughts on the situation in Balochistan due to extensive travelling. But more on the adventures of travelling will come in my later posts. For the last few weeks I have been watching and reading political analysts presenting their theories on the insurgency in Balochistan. I was not shocked to see some of these “Political Experts on Balochistan” (who

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According to the doctrine of protecting Punjab’s national interest Baloch innocent or guilty may be subjected to all forms of abuse, the most extreme mistreatment, sensory deprivation, painful shackling, severe beatings, electric shocks, induced hypothermia, exposure to bright lights and eardrum-shattering sounds 24 hours a day, denial of medical care, proper food or enough of it, excruciating

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The importance of Information Communication technologies as a catalyst for socio-economic development is very well recognized worldwide. Many countries who are the leaders in ICTs like Denmark, Sweden, and Singapore etc. all have implemented conscious policies and plans for the development of ICT as an enabler for socio-economic development. Recently the Provincial Minister for Information

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The crackdown on freedom of expression, Radio Stations, Websites, Blogs, and social networking sites in Balochistan is not a new anecdote. This has been ongoing since the operation started in 2004. Yesterday the onslaught on free expression took another turn when a popular newspaper of the region was forced to shutdown. Daily Asaap has been in the line of fire for quite some time which started

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While Baloch nation continue to fight for their right from their occupiers and oppressors, I am fascinated by the political strategy adopted by our honorable and beloved Baloch leadership. Look around and you will find that most of the Baloch leaders are enjoying the lavish benefits of fully participating in Islamabad’s puppet regime working as Chief Minister, Governorship, Ministers, Senators

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As Independence Day approaches the Government has made its intentions clear that anyone dishonoring the National flag or wall chalking against the Government will be facing serious long term consequences. More than 5000 Policemen along with 3000 Frontier Constabulary has been deployed in the city and given a free hand to make sure that such events don’t take place. But sanely enough this cannot

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While in primary school our English teacher taught us a famous lesson “A friend of my enemy is my enemy too “that has proved very useful in handling of life affairs for me at least. I have been pondering over these thought for quite a few days and wanted to share my thoughts from the perspective of situation in Balochistan.A friend of my enemy is my enemy too because a friend of my enemy is

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The Military is the most politically influential institution in the country. The intelligentsia views it as the largest and strongest of all the political parties. According to the 1973 constitution which clearly defines military role as “securing the frontiers to external threats, assisting in national emergencies or national disaster on the request of civilian authorities” the military beside

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As 14th of August the Independence Day is approaching I am searching hard for Pakistani flags around the city of Quetta. I very well remember few years back you could have found people selling the national flag around every street corner to celebrate Independence Day but alas this time around it’s totally opposite. It will be very unrealistic to assume that due to the economic downturn the people

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According to the official figures from Islamabad Balochistan comprises of Pakistan’s most underdeveloped districts; it is a region with higher number of people living below the poverty line than the national average (according to HDI equivalent to Somalia); the Baloch are outnumbered outrageously in the public sector; and, this despite the fact that the province is mineral-rich and provides most

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The Government has always denied the disappearance of hundreds of citizens from Balochistan province saying they don’t exist or a mere propaganda by the rebellious forces. But most families protesting the ‘disappearance’ of their relatives insist that they were ‘picked up’ by state agencies or the police. The question arises where did they disappeared. It will be very unrealistic to say they

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