Monthly Archives: March 2012
Iran crisis: US to apply fresh oil sanctions
US President Barack Obama has approved the introduction of fresh sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil. In a statement, Mr Obama said US allies boycotting Iranian oil would not suffer negative consequences because there was enough oil in the world...
VIEW: Balochistan issues by Naeem Tahir
It is surprising that even though the Indian Independence Act 1947 did not give the option of independence to any Indian state, Pakistan conceded such a status to Kalat
This week it was reported that a strike took place in Quetta against the...
BHRC, IVBMP, Oppressed Nations Demand End of Illegal Occupation, Human Rights Violations in Balochistan
Toronto, Sunday, 03/25/2012 – Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) and the International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, jointly observed March 27, 1948 illegal occupation of Balochistan, and described it a dark period in the nation’s...
U.S. sanctions shipping, engineering firms with Iran ties
Washington (CNN) — The United States sanctioned two engineering firms Wednesday for their ties to an elite Iranian military unit that has been branded a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
BNP USA Appeals to UN Secretary General to Intervene and Stop Baloch Genocide by Pakistani Occupying Forces
To mark the illegal occupation day the 27th March 1948, a joint statement of the Balochistan National Party USA Chapter issued by the President Dr. Tara Chand Baloch, Gen.
US writer slams Congressman
NEW YORK – An American writer has denounced as thoughtless the bid by Republican Congressman to stir up trouble in Balochistan when the United States was in the process of rebuilding relations with Pakistan, an ally in the war on terrorism.
Pakistan’s population up by 46.9 per cent since 1998
ISLAMABAD: According to the preliminary findings of Pakistan’s latest census, the country’s population has increased by 46.9 per cent between the period of 1998 and 2001. According to a news report in Times of India, the findings signify...
Balochs welcome US human rights intervention at UNHRC
A coalition of Baloch political parties and figures welcomed the US intervention at the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council, expressing concern over the deteriorating human rights siutation in Balochistan. In a statement released last...
US Congressman calls Pakistan ‘enemy’ of US, freedom
WASHINGTON: US Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher on Tuesday said that the Government of Pakistan was radical, and supported the Taliban, there by an enemy of the United States and freedom.
Pakistan gets 3rd degree on Balochistan
Washington: Perhaps you could call it evolution. But the crippling irony of a blustering Congressman, who once relentlessly berated India on Kashmir, standing up for the right of self-determination of the Baloch people and railing against Pakistan...
Editorial: Rohrabacher is Back
Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is undeterred despite Pakistan’s vocal diplomatic protests over his consistent and extraordinary support for the Balcoh right to self-determination. After convening a landmark congressional hearing on...
Gul Khan Nasir
Mir Gul Khan Nasir(Urdu: میر گل خان نصیر), also widely regarded as Malek o-Sho’arā Balochistan (Urdu: ملک الشعراء بلوچستان; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a prominent politician, poet, historian,...
Balochistan insurgency will extinguish like a damp squib
By Asif Haroon Raja
Growth potential of a country devoid of natural resources remains seriously handicapped, but is less vulnerable to foreign intrigues and intervention. Conversely, a country rich in resources remains vulnerable to foreign...
Pakistan must stop atrocities in Balochistan
Press Trust Of India
Prominent Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jehangir wants Pakistan to put its act together for a time-bound mechanism to address the unrest in Balochistan while appealing for stopping “hair-raising” atrocities...
Trita Parsi on India’s Balancing Act With Iran
Tensions over a nuclear-armed Iran continue to keep oil on the boil with Brent crude hovering around $125 a barrel. With no end in sight to the standoff between the West and Iran, India has its work cut out. Higher fuel prices and a poor electoral...