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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,…

Balochistan as partner

Balochistan’s isolation is not only geographic or developmental but rooted in questions of power and sovereignty. The province faces an armed separatist movement that seeks not reform, but secession, and…

Balochistan’s tipping point

Balochistan is not a fringe story. It is the litmus test for Pakistan’s democracy, justice and national cohesion. Sprawling across nearly half of the country’s landmass, rich in copper, gold,…

Development gap of Balochistan

The province of Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of area. It has an area of 347,190 sq.kms, equivalent to 43.6% of the total geographical area of…