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August 26th ; another a black day in Pakistan’s history

By Syed Samiullah • Aug 26th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Today Baluchistan is no doubt burning thanks to ill-perceived policies by security establishment over the years. Unfortunately the men at the helm of affairs in our country have not learned lessons from history. The current security situation in parts of Baluchistan is not very much different from what those of former East Pakistan in late [...]



Target killings in Baluchistan

By Syed Samiullah • Mar 30th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Incident of target killings is a daily occurrence here in Baluchistan. On Monday 22nd March 2010 another well reputed & respected educationist have been gunned down in Quetta in broad day light, adding to the dismal list of assassinations of educationists. Last year on October 25th, minister for education Shafiq Ahemd Khan was killed in [...]



Is Balochistan falling away from the federation?

By Syed Samiullah • Apr 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Quetta & surrounding areas are deserted. Complete vehicle jam strike was observed the other day across the province. Markets are closed & educational institutions are shut till 15th April 2009. People are weary & some angry Baloch young men are setting fire to government buildings. This is how Quetta seemed yesterday.
The brutal killings of three [...]



Raisani of Balochistan Should Be Praised

By Syed Samiullah • Mar 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Country is passing through a very tough time and while like rest of the world Pakistan sufferes from acute economic crisis, it’s is also actually battling for its survival. Monsters of terrorism, law and order, political turbulence, leadership gap and rampant bad governance has become the ethos of society.
To add insult to the injury, the [...]



May 12 Massacre ! Justice Yet to be Done !!!

By Syed Samiullah • May 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Last year on May twelfth , the deposed chief justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was to address the SCBA in Karachi but it was not allowed by the state & city government of Karachi. The city government had shown alertness a night before as it had blocked all the major routes going to the [...]



Education comes first!

By Syed Samiullah • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The nation is bewildered & don’t know what to do & whom to believe. Inflation is at it’s peak & will be up & up in the coming days as price of oil world wide is flying.
The out come of Feb.18 election is yet to be witnessed after a month & half but the question [...]



Record number of ministers in Balochistan!

By Syed Samiullah • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Last week Balochistan cabinet has completed after the inclusion of three more ministers in the cabinet which now is a forty one ministers cabinet & thus has made a history in the parliamentary annuls of this country.
Balochistan is the most underdeveloped province of this country & it lacks basic infrastructure. Province is also facing horrible [...]



Chief Hamara Ifthikhar!Quetta is celebrating

By Syed Samiullah • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Emotional scenes were witnessed at Lawyers convention in the premises of Baluchistan High Court when the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry entered the pindal. Members of the Civil Society, Political Parties & Lawyers Community greeted their hero with rousing slogans of backing him up.
In his address the Chief Justice of Pakistan had called PCO [...]



Chief has been given tremendous welcome in Quetta!

By Syed Samiullah • Mar 31st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry had landed at about 11:30 in the morning at Quetta Airport , where he was received by Ali Ahmed Kurd along with  members of the Baluchistan Bar Association & out side the arrival lounge, hundreds & thousands of people belonged to civil society, political parties & student unions welcomed the [...]



We Need Workers not Actors

By Syed Samiullah • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Prime minister Syed Sahib has taken the vote of confidence in a historical National Assembly session when all the members of the lower house overwhelmingly had fledged full support to prime minister & immediately a huge responsibility came on the shoulders of Syed Zada.
The proceedings in the lower house latter in the day on Saturday [...]