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Rich Baloch culture, a feast for Lok Mela visitors
The rich culture and traditions of Balochistan displayed at ‘Lok Mela’ prove to be an opportunity for the visitors to value the arts and crafts of the province along with the display of cultural materials of other provinces.
The good, the bad & the Lyari
Considered to be one of the most desperate slum areas in South Asia, Lyari is also the oldest locality of Pakistan’s sprawling, unpredictable and edgy metropolis, Karachi. In the last decade or so, Lyari has constantly been appearing in the...
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,...
Balochi ensembles: The threads of time
QUETTA: Balochistan, usually associated with images of barren lands, mountains, deserts and political unrest, has a rich culture of arts and crafts which is still unknown to many Pakistani. One of the popular arts and crafts of the region...
Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)
The Baloch are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. They are descended from Baloch tribesmen who settled in this region of North India in the late Middle Ages. The community use the surname khan, and are often known...
Zardaris are a Baloch tribe, historian reminds, much to audience’s amusement
By Shaheryar Popalzai
KARACHI: Walking into a session on Balochistan, one would expect a discussion and questions on human rights violations, separatist talk and where the government is going wrong. But the session titled ‘Songs of the Falcon:...
Iranian Sunni Cleric Murdered in Balochistan
Chabahar: A Sunni cleric was assassinated in Iran’s south eastern province of Balochistan, the state-run Press TV reported, without citing anyone.
Frontier & Overseas Expeditions From India
In Pakistan, a situation arose in the case of the state of Kalat in Balochistan. The Khan of Kalat proclaimed Kalat’s independence on 11th August 1947. Unlike Hyderabad Deccan, which was one of the princely states under British Indian suzerainty,...
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PEOPLE
A number of tribes constitute to make people of Balochistan. Three major tribes are Baloch, Pashtoon and Brahvi. The Balochi speaking tribes include Rind, Lasher, Marri, Jamot, Ahmedzai, Bugti Domki, Magsi, Khosa, Rakhashani, Dashti,...
The Balochistan Liberation Army
The Balochistan Liberation Army.
Perfect for anyone who loves the Balochistan Liberation Army. We have other Pakistan flags and the Balochistan Liberation Army flags, the Balochistan Liberation Army symbols and the Balochistan Liberation Army...
INTERVIEW: No solution without Palestine’s freedom
(August, Balochistan, Sri Lanka Guardian) A permanent resolution of Mid-East issues inter-depends with Palestine’s freedom. Until it is not recognized as an independent state, and its borders are not protected, the peace will not prevail in...
Balochistan does not escape wave of violence
A wave of violence and killings has taken over the country with sporadic incidents of killings taking place in areas of Balochistan too, including Mastung, HUB and Quetta.
Body bags in Baluchistan
By Abubakar Siddique,
On Aug. 1, Pakistan’s military chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, said the Army and its intelligence agencies are not involved in so-called “kill-and-dump” operations in the restive province of Baluchistan....
Baluchitherium: The largest land mammal
After the dramatic extinction of the dinosaurs, the bones of the largest land mammal were discovered in 1910 by English paleontologist Sir Clive Forster Cooper. In Balochistan, Cooper discovered bones of extra ordinary size. He suggested that...
Tent Living – Kahoum Village, Zahedan . Baluchestan
Photos by Sadeqh Souri, Mehr News Agency
The village of Kahoum is located by the hillside of Birak Mountain in the province of Baluchistan in southeast Iran. About 40 families live in this village under primitive conditions in tents called kapar. ...