The First Night of Torture Cell

  By Malik Siraj Akbar“Sometimes when my uncles got together, they would go into a corner and talk about a mysterious thing called sex. It sounded wonderful. I prayed that it would not go away before I grew up.” [The Other Side of Me, Sidney Sheldon]I was born...

Pakistani forces whisk away another Baloch student

  By Malik Siraj Akbar If I have ever been truly inspired by a leader of the Baloch Students’ Organization then it is not Dr. Allah Nizar Baloch or Bashir Zaib Baloch but Qumbar Chakar. In him, I have...

BNP spokesman Sanaullah Baloch rejects APC

By Malik Siraj Akbar In the wilderness of Balochistan, former Senator Sanaullah Baloch, central secretary information of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), is wonderful man to exchange views with on the...

John Solecki: a victim of apathy?

DAILY TIMES Thursday, March 19, 2009  By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: Having previously extended its deadline three times, the Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF) – which abducted the American head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), John...

Threat to secular Balochistan?

Threat to secular Balochistan? By Malik Siraj Akbar Monday, 09 Mar, 2009 | 09:04 AM PST | Nothing embarrasses and irks Pakistani spymasters more than the issue of Talibanisation in Quetta. Over the years, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly protested against...

Balochistan: a broken promise?

Balochistan: a broken promise? By Malik Siraj Akbar Monday, 02 Mar, 2009 | 02:22 AM PST PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar’s article in these pages, in response to one by former senator Sanaullah Baloch, ...

End of Balochistan ceasefire raises many an eyebrow

End of ceasefire raises many an eyebrow By Malik Siraj Akbar Three armed militant groups operating in Balochistan have finally ended their four-month ceasefire. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) had...

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