Monthly Archives: February 2012
Time for dialogue with Baloch leaders:Zardari
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said that addressing Balochistan issue is the top most priority of the government and he is willing to visit the province to engage a dialogue with the Baloch leaders, DawnNews reported.
Pak refrains from accusing India on Balochistan trouble
In a marked departure, Pakistan on Friday steered clear of accusing India of stirring trouble in strife-torn Balochistan. Despite repeated leading questions pointing to Pakistan’s earlier stance that India had a role in destabilizing Balochistan,...
Balochistan independent conference
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Baluchistan, Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman
Witnesses
C. Christine Fair, PhD, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
We can’t trust Malik, says BNP‘APC is waste of time’
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the statement of Interior Minister Rehman Malik that cases against Baloch leaders will be withdrawn, BNP-A leader Israrullah Zehri has said how Malik can withdraw cases against the Baloch leaders when he cannot abolish...
Will withdraw cases against Bugti, other Baloch leaders: Malik
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik offered to withdraw cases against Brahamdagh Bugti, Harbiyar Marri and other Baloch leaders if they were willing to return back to the country, Express News reported.
Balochistan unrest created by Pakistan, not India: Bugti
By Rana Tanveer
LAHORE: Condemning the Pakistani government for accusing India of creating unrest in Balochistan, Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) provincial president Shahzain Bugti said it was Pakistani intelligence agencies who were responsible...
Congress hearing on Balochistan
THE US congressional hearing on Balochistan shocked all Pakistanis and triggered a great debate across the country. The hearing shows the sensitivity of the Balochistan issue.
Balochistan affairs: Brahamdagh solicits foreign intervention
QUETTA: Welcoming a recently tabled bill on Balochistan in the United States’ House of Representatives, Baloch Republican Party’s self-exiled chief Brahamdagh Bugti expressed his support on Wednesday for any and all foreign intervention...
VOA interview with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
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Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Ca) on Balochistan and Dr. Shakeel Afridi with VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem. The US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Ca), who introduced a controversial resolution on Balochistan along with...
Balochistan issue should be peacefully resolved through political process: US
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): The United States has said that the Balochistan issue should be peacefully resolved through a political process. “We encourage all parties in Balochistan to work out their differences peacefully and through a...
Balochistan and its ‘jealous husband’ By Malik Siraj Akbar
When she last visited Islamabad, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a Pakistani woman tell her, during a town hall-style meeting in Islamabad, that the relationship between America and Pakistan was that of an unappreciative mother-in-law...
Balochistan – more than a crisis By Tariq Fatemi
Recent hearings in the US House of Representatives, followed by the introduction of a bill calling for Balochistan’s right to self-determination, have set the proverbial cat among the pigeons in Islamabad!
US takes distance from ‘Balochistan resolution’
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday reiterated that it supports Pakistan’s territorial integrity after Islamabad voiced anger over a US lawmaker’s call for self-determination in restive Balochistan.
BALOCHISTAN’S RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
Lack of sufficient energy resources is the main constraint in the economic development of Balochistan. The traditional methods are not sufficient to meet pressing energy demands. Thermal energy resources are expensive and environmentally unsafe.