Balochistan — a way forward
AS violence erupted in Balochistan on the 18th anniversary of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s killing, about two dozen unarmed civilian bus travellers and lorry drivers, mostly from southern Punjab, were…
The Baloch question
IT is not as if we have not been here before. Balochistan has bled for so long that the mainstream Pakistani consciousness has tuned it into the background. Yet every…
Governance in Balochistan
Balochistan is in turmoil. At one end, there are peaceful mass demonstrations. On the other, an active violent insurgency that is spilling over outside the province. Common to both is…
Can COP29 break the climate deadlock?
The forthcoming annual UN meeting on Climate Change (COP29), hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku on November 11-22 is being held amidst geopolitical, economic, and climatic upheaval. The Middle East situation…
Border trade in Balochistan
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area, plays a crucial role in the country’s border trade. Sharing extensive borders with Afghanistan (1468 km) and Iran (909 km), Balochistan’s unique…
Back to the two-lock basics
IT wasn’t a coincidence that two vote-rich Indian states ruled by two formidable opposition leaders — both regarded as prime minister material — witnessed headline-catching communal violence last week. Coupled…
Balochistan politics
BALOCHISTAN has again captured the spotlight, courtesy of Nawaz Sharif’s strategic foray into the province to court electables from BAP and other parties in a bid to solidify PML-N’s position…
Stereotyping Baloch youth
EDUCATED Baloch youth face an image problem in urban Pakistan, mainly in Punjab which controls the country’s sociopolitical narratives. Security institutions, the intelligentsia, the media, even educationists and civil society…
Marching against a ticking clock
MALLIKARJUN Kharge of humble Dalit origins defeated the polished Shashi Tharoor of the ‘Why-I-am-a-Hindu’ faux liberal club. Kharge is the popularly elected president of India’s oldest party, but neither he…
Blocked information
PAKISTAN is an important player in the digital world. It is heartening to note that, according to a 2021 ILO report related to online work, Pakistan ranked as the world’s…
