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Posts Tagged ‘Nasirabad’

Eid in FATA, Quetta, and Karachi

By Ali Yar Khan • Sep 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics

As soon as I returned after offering Eid prayers and was about to greet my family, news started flashing on the TV that a suicide bomber struck in Quetta. Again the same images of blood, fire and mayhem, and again the same sense of darkness prevailing over me. I didnt want to be morbid on [...]



Balochistan Package with Balochistanis will work

By Maria Sultan • Nov 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The people who really matter in Balochistan have rejected the Aghaz-e-Haqooq Balochistan package. They have also refused to trust anybody in the current setup. Their demands, requirements, aspirations and the approach is quite different and the package shows a quite different color. It seems that the Raza Rabbani and his team have carved out this [...]



Disconnect from Balochistan

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Dec 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After the 37 years of dismemberment of Pakistan, which resulted into the formation of Bangladesh, one would have felt that the remaining Pakistan had learned some lesson, but when the current situation is analyzed, that feeling vaporizes as soon as it appears. Fire and Blood in FATA and Swat aside, the most dangerous and alarming [...]