The same policies that provoke protests in Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are now being enforced in Sindh too. Hidayat Lohar, a key figure in Sindh's nationalist politics, was forcefully disappeared for the months, after hus release he...
Baloch culture day is celebrated every year on the 2nd day of March since 2010 after Baloch pro-independence nationalists declared that the day will be observed for cultural activities to revive and strengthen the Baloch culture in...
The fishermen of Gwadar have been protesting for last two months. They demand stoppage of fish trawling in the sea, which has destroyed the natural habitats and has risked extinction of marine life. The practice has also resulted in...
The International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances has come and gone, yet, regrettably, the harrowing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan persists. On August 28, Noor Khatun, a resident of Sibbi, and her children were...
The life of a 69-year-old bank manager at United Bank’s Hazarganji branch in Quetta changed forever after his son went missing on 13 February 2009. Known then as Qadeer Reki, the old man was looking forward to...
On 12th May, Pakistan's President finalized the 10th National Finance Commission (NFC) and a notification was issued regarding formation of the committee, which will decide the share of fiscal resources earmarked for the federating units (provinces).
Under the last NFC...
Last week, following China's reconciliation efforts, Saudi Arabia and Iran, two influential rivals in the Middle East, announced the restoration of diplomatic ties that had been severed for many years, and the opening of closed embassies...
The caretaker government in Pakistan is perceived to be influenced by powerful entities, accused of executing policies dictated by these forces. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar Kakar and Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti consistently assert the state's sole...
Meteorological Department has issued warnings for another spell of heavy rainfall in multiple districts of Sindh and Balochistan. The new rain system is likely to enter Balochistan on Saturday and cause torrential rains till Monday. This spell would be...
After arrest of Sardar Khairbakhsh Marri in 2000, the Baloch national independence movement in Balochistan was spearheaded by the Baloch Liberation Army. Pakistan's military government, led by General Pervez Musharraf, employed enforced disappearances as a strategy...
