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Baluchistan Status of the Sardars
The set up of the tribal system is the result of an evolutionary process of hundreds of years. The seed of tribal system was sown in the time of Mir Chakar Khan Rind. In the reign of Ahmadzai Khans, the sardars of Balochistan were strengthened...
129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis
The 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1846 as the 2nd Bellochee Battalion. It was designated as the 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis in 1903, and became 4th...
Baluchistan Under the British
In 1839, when the British army advanced through the Bolan Pass towards Afghanistan, the conduct of Mehrab Khan, the ruler of Baluchistan, was considered so treacherous and dangerous as to require ” the exaction of retribution from that...
Early Baloch History
Of the early history of this portion of the Asiatic continent little is known. The poverty and natural strength of the country, combined with the ferocious habits of the natives, seem to have equally repelled the friendly visits of inquisitive...
Baluchistan Tribal System
The social organization of the Balochis is based on blood kinship. Different groups of people mostly descend from a common ancestor. Members of each group share common interests and liabilities. This has made clan organization the basis of Baloch...
Footprints of India in Balochistan & Karachi
Asif Haroon Raja
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had nurtured the dream of independent Bengal from early days. He and his henchmen got in touch with Indian intelligence agencies and during one of the meetings in Agartala in November 1963, finalized the...
Persian ensemble focus on joyful sounds Vashaan host CD launch at Cap Saturday
Vashaan Ensemble, NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, Capilano University, Saturday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.Tickets $35 adults/$30 students. VIP Tickets $45. Available online, or in person at Highlife (1317 Commercial Drive) and various Persian...
Balochi Embroidery- an Ancient Art
Balochistan is the largest province in terms of area. No other part of Pakistan Iran can match the rich variety of stitches in traditional embroidery created by the women and also well-known from the oldest civilization of the world” Mehrgarh”...
End of the world hype fizzles as Mayan calendar ends
The end of the Mayan calendar may have unleashed a slew of predictions that the world is about to end – but this morning true believers were few and far between in towns designated safe zones from the impending apocalypse.
Balochistan at a standstill
The ‘supreme authority’ in Pakistan appears less enthralled to implement the repeated orders of the Supreme Court regarding the atrocious situation in Balochistan. After 71 hearings and countless interim orders by the Court, the situation...
The Winds of Sistan o Balochistan
Photos by Ali Deregi, Mehr News Agency
Sistan o Baluchestan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the southeast of the country, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan and its capital is Zahedan. The province is the largest in Iran, with an...
Two more killed as Balochistan violence continues
QUETTA: Two men were killed while another was injured in separate incidents of violence across Balochistan on Sunday. In the first incident, unidentified armed men gunned down a man at Sariab area. Police said that the victim was on his way...
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...
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...