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The missing piece in Balochistan

When Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in August 2006, I was in Mastung on a work-related assignment with the UNDP. What was meant to be a routine field visit became…

Rising threat in Balochistan

THE separatist militancy, which has gripped Balochistan for the past two decades, now seems to have escalated into a full-blown insurgency. Last week, hundreds of armed terrorists launched simultaneous attacks reportedly in…

How to heal Balochistan

If anyone in Pakistan was unaware of the serious challenges in Balochistan, the events this year should have left no one in doubt. The events I refer to are not…

IS-K in Balochistan

THE security landscape in Balochistan has grown increasingly complex, with a surge in terrorist attacks carried out by Baloch insurgents and the silent but calculated entry of the Islamic State…

IS-K in Balochistan

THE security landscape in Balochistan has grown increasingly complex, with a surge in terrorist attacks carried out by Baloch insurgents and the silent but calculated entry of the Islamic State…

Balochistan: a landscape view

Balochistan has remained in the news for many decades – for all the wrong reasons. Missing persons, terrorist attacks, and separatist movements have overshadowed its beauty. The citizens of Pakistan,…

Balochistan: a landscape view

Balochistan has remained in the news for many decades – for all the wrong reasons. Missing persons, terrorist attacks, and separatist movements have overshadowed its beauty. The citizens of Pakistan,…