Monthly Archives: August 2012
West Balochistan Iran Transit
Senior officials from India, Iran and Afghanistan meeting on the margins of the NAM summit in Tehran on Sunday have agreed to promote an ambitious trilateral economic partnership.
The Iran-India-Afghanistan Riddle
By Vijay Prashad
At the sidelines of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Tehran, Iran, the governments of Afghanistan, India and Iran will hold a small conclave. Commercial issues are at the top of the agenda. Not far down the list,...
Balochistan: Review From UN Delegation Planned
Seven UN delegations are going to visit Pakistan in September to review the situation in Balochistan
Please find bellow an article published by the Pakistan Observer:
Balochistan conundrum: ‘Establishment wants a military solution’
QUETTA:
Jamil Bugti, the eldest surviving son of the slain Baloch chieftain Nawab Akbar Bugti, has said that the establishment does not want a peaceful solution to the Balochistan issue and it is still searching for a military solution.
China set to take over reins of strategic Gwadar port in Pakistan
China appears all set to take over the reins of Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar port in Balochistan with the Singapore Port Authority (SPA) and its partners intending to pull out of a 40-year management and development contract.
At least eight dead in Balochistan
QUETTA: Gunmen shot dead eight people in attacks on two buses as rebels in Balochistan staged a strike to mark the anniversary of a tribal leader’s death, officials said Monday. There was a “complete strike” in provincial capital Quetta...
Stories from Balochistan
By Intizar Husain
BEFORE me is a collection of short stories titled Injeer Kai Phool. I have just finished reading it and am in a state of shock. They are all sad stories about people who are doomed, with a deeply pessimistic mood running...
Iran, India, Pakistan hold tripartite meeting on economic cooperation
Iranian, Indian and Pakistani foreign ministry officials Sunday agreed to form a task group for strengthening joint economic cooperation. The agreement was reached during a tripartite meeting held in the Iranian southeastern city of Chabahar...
Five more fall victim to Karachi violence
At least five people were killed in firing incidents in different areas of Karachi. According to the police, a tortured body was found from Landhi near Murtaza roundabout; the deceased was reportedly killed by firing.
Why Hotmail changed its name to Outlook?
The Hotmail name has a heritage. It was one of the earliest webmail services and according to Brian Hall, general manager of what’s still called the Windows Live team, it’s still “the world’s largest webmail service”. So why do away...
National Party condemns ‘state attack’ on Baloch media
QUETTA: National Party (NP) President Dr Malik Baloch on Friday condemned the alleged state attack on the Baloch media and the kidnapping of a TV anchorperson’s brother.
Balochistan govt blocks cell phone services on Independence Day: Report
QUETTA: The Government of Balochistan has blocked cell phone services in Quetta and its surrounding areas on Independence Day in light of the security situation in the province, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, security...
14 August to be Observed as a Black Day in Balochistan
“It is the responsibility of Britain and all those powers [that created Pakistan] to rectify their historical mistake and support the Baloch struggle for their freedom…” – BNF
18 killed on Independence Day: officials
QUETTA: The Independence Day was celebrated in the Balochistan Assembly premises with traditional zeal and fervor on Tuesday. Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani hoisted National Flag on this occasion.
Happy Independence Day, Balochistan!
Actually, not so happy–Basque journalist Karlos Zurutuza explains why in his newest dispatch from the stormy province in western Pakistan.
Zurutuza had to sneak into Balochistan, because Pakistan does not allow journalists in there without...