by Mandav B Baluch
The Balochistan freedom movement has finally found its way into the world of the known. And for a fact, the Baloch Republican Party and co has played an extra ordinary role in this and put a...
by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD
The common thread in the growth of Islamic extremism in Pakistan is its four decade official policy to harness Sunni militancy to suppress ethnic separatism and religious diversity domestically and advance its regional interests, particularly against Hindu India, Shia...
by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD
On September 13, 2001, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage presented Lt. Gen. Mahmood Ahmed, a religious hardliner and then Director of Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the ISI, with a list of non-negotiable...
by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD
While accepting billions of American dollars in military and economic aid, Pakistan has been slowly bleeding the U.S. to death in Afghanistan through its support of the Taliban, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups.
It is Pakistan's...
Mandav Bugti Baluch
Even though the worst enemy to a freedom seeking folk, those physically resisting in particular, is an informant, but killing them can not be branded as wise nor is it the only option.
Sentencing informants to death is...
LAWRENCE SELLIN
Retired Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is part of China’s larger Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aims to connect Asia through land-based and maritime economic zones. CPEC is an infrastructure project, the backbone of...
Written by: Mandav Bugti
Many argue Balochistan is most ignored because the lives of people living there have no value, whatsoever, in the eyes of the so called human rights organisation. But that is of course, an emotional accusation. The...
by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD
The U.S. has largely viewed Islamic terrorism as a monolithic threat with varying degrees of extremism distributed among various geographic locations.
We have often not adequately appreciated the historical, ideological and geopolitical subtleties underlying Islamic terrorism and,...
Written by:
Lawrence Sellin
Retired Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
Ironically, Pakistan’s opposition to U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan through its support of the Taliban and Haqqani insurgents would lead to greater regional instability and, perhaps, create an existential...
Written by Qambar Bugti
As you might have already guessed by the title, the need of the hour in Baloch national struggle is unity. But you are wrong. The need of the hour is not unity in my view. Why?...
