Targeting militants: Balochistan operation commences today

Stuck between bullets and ballots, residents of Balochistan are caught between separatist fighters and state forces. Quetta, Pakistan - As in most other parts of the country, the Pakistani government - both national and provincial - has been ...

Quetta: Pakistan's upcoming general election is being billed as a "make or break" event in the troubled but resource-rich southwestern province of Balochistan, where campaigning has been hit hard by threats from militants and separatists. The ...

One can be left rather perplexed trying to figure out the number of Baloch nationalist parties out there and their many factions and sub-factions. Even though one can say the same about Sindhi nationalist outfits as well, the difference is that ...

In a welcome move, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken steps to be more inclusive of those who represent mainstream Pakistani politics. The ECP has reached out to Baloch leaders in an attempt to make them feel less disgruntled about ...

By Islamabad: Akhtar Mengal, the leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) landed on Monday in Karachi amid pressure from Baloch militants and exiled nationalists, calling on him to boycott the 2013 elections. The warning came as ...

ISLAMABAD: While his father and two brothers are leading separatist movements in Balochistan, Nawabzada Jangayz Marri is vying for the chief ministership of that very province, and is determined to counter all efforts to separate it from Pakistan.

Through the election bullet On May 1, 2013, 22,000 troops and 50,000 law enforcers entered 12 districts of Balochistan to conduct a free-and-fair election. The existing number of troops in the areas shall not be revealed to us, nor the fact ...

The Carnegie Moscow Center was the first public policy research institution of its size and kind in the region. The center brings together senior researchers from across the Russian political spectrum and Carnegie's global centers to provide an open ...

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