Early in the morning, Naseer Baloch (35), from district Kech, wakes up and turns towards his farms some one kilometer away from his home. When he reaches, he views the mourning status of half of his farms raged into flood water flowing from the East. Disappointed and shocked, he looks at all his tireless efforts […]
With 500 plus thalassemia children, Balochistan’s Turbat city lacks a blood bank
In the hot weather of Turbat (Balochistan), Shoaib Baloch (a thalassemia patient aged 15 and carries blood group O positive) runs from street to street in the city to search for blood. He has to have blood after every 15 days and today marks the 17th day he is without blood. He loses his […]
Turbat’s girls establish first library for girls
At a gathering of 20 girls in a small town of Turbat city’s Kallag, Mahwash Karim, 19 year-old studying in first year at Government Girls Degree College Turbat, reviews Khalil Jibran’s ‘The Broken Wings’ in her area’s newly-established library for girls, named Kallag Public Library for Girls. Prior to this gathering, she had never got […]
Sameer Shoukat — the emerging beach sketcher from Gaddani, Balochistan
A few days ago, a young Baloch beach sketcher went viral on social media when he uploaded his beach sketch of India’s charm Virat Kohli. Liked by plenty across the world, his drew sketch cracked the media, while he himself was lost in the dust. A news agency in India went out to report the […]
The dance of death: Balochistan
The recent torrential rains have played havoc across Balochistan, killing and injuring several and displacing hundreds of people in the last few months. At a time when the province is going through challenging times, the recent climate has exposed the people to a more tense situation. Along with bringing their houses down, the present wave […]
Disastrous floods in Balochistan
One day after the Islamic occasion of Eid, a corpse was visible on Malir River being drowned along in the running water. One of an Urdu speakers standing there commented that it seemed the corpse of a Baloch. Not too far, the recent monsoon rainfalls in Balochistan have caused deaths of 77 as per now, […]
Story of the last bullet — the mission ‘Anthropoid’
Directed by Sean Ellis, Anthropoid stars the famous actors Cillian Murphy as Josef Gabcik, Jamie Dornan as Jan Kubis, Charlotte Le Bon as Marie, Anna Geislerova as Lenka as the leading roles including Harry Lloyd, Toby Jones, Detlef Bothe, Bill Milner, Jiri Simek, Mish Boyke, Vaclav Neuzil and Marcin Dorocinski. The movie was, however, released […]
Contemporary challenges of journalism in Balochistan
Journalism is a noble profession across the world when observed with its true essence. However, in many societies, journalism has lost its worth for being either biased or practiced for some particular purposes. In such societies, if anyone tries to practice true journalism, the threats – online or in person – will follow him, which […]
Paasani Angaren Pahar — a compilation of Baloch literature
Paasani Angaren Pahar is a book in Balochi language written by Sadiq Murad, a prominent Baloch writer and a former teacher in Tump, Balochistan. The book is an article-based collection on various society-and-literature-related topics. It was published by Balochi Academy Quetta at the end of 2019. The phrase “Paasani angaren pahar,” in simple words, reflects […]
Tou Ke Zinde Darware is a beautiful tale of a Baloch family
Tou Ke Zinde Darware is a Balochi novel written by a prominent Balochi writer ZahidaRaeesRaji. The book was published by Balochi Academy, Quetta in the year 2019. ZahidaRaeesRajiis currently doing her MPhil in Balochi literature from the University of Balochistan. She is also a poet, researcher and a short story writer. Her works include a […]