Welcoming the new season on December 21, 2017Instead of greeting our Christian brethren ‘Merry Christmas’ in this month they were welcomed with a suicide bomb at the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, Balochistan. It is reported that around 400 worshippers were inside the church when the terrorist incident happened. In this tragic attack — the latest claimed by Islamic State in […]
Success is an arduous path on December 18, 2017After reading a short biography of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, I was inspired to put pen on paper, and write about her life’s journey from being a Shepherd girl in Morocco to the minister of education in France. She indeed, left a lasting impression to the world. Lord Byron in his book ‘Child Harold’s Pilgrimage’, says, “I […]
The inapt labelling of the Baloch on October 12, 2017Baloch-majority areas in Balochistan — where once the feudalism and the Sardari system were embedded for centuries — have enjoyed a traditionally secular ethos. Religious freedom, tolerance and coexistence were widespread, and have been observed as important features of Baloch society. In the past, they preferred nationalism over religion. There have been heated arguments between […]
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance on October 9, 2017Gilbert K. Chesterton is quoted to have said, “A good novel tells the truth about its hero, but a bad novel tells us the truth about its authors.” In the field of prose writing, the great writers will earn high recognition when they display effective and stylish techniques in their writing genres. Many of us […]
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance on October 9, 2017Gilbert K. Chesterton is quoted to have said, “A good novel tells the truth about its hero, but a bad novel tells us the truth about its authors.” In the field of prose writing, the great writers will earn high recognition when they display effective and stylish techniques in their writing genres. Many of us […]
Our approach to the Balochistan problem on September 26, 2017Tempers in Pakistan have been running high since we found out about the ‘Free Balochistan’ posters in Geneva. Pakistani legislators have pointed fingers at the Swiss government, accusing them of backing Baloch separatists and propagating the free Balochistan agenda. In Pakistan the government often does what it can to limit the degree of free speech […]
World Literacy Day on September 8, 2017Horace Mann was an American educational reformer reported to have said, “education is our only political safety — outside of this ark all his deluge “. If we cast a quick look at the past, education was undoubtedly the monopoly of the great few in olden days. As time passed, education began to spread, evolved […]
Remembering Akbar Bugti and his contested legacy on August 25, 2017 Balochistan will mark Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s 11th death anniversary on August 26th. Political parties as well as Baloch people observe the day as a black day in the province’s history. The way Nawab Akbar Bugti embraced martyrdom in Tatani mountain range of the province has since turned him into a legend like those […]
If the nationalist groups are truly sincere to the people, they should rise above party lines to solve pressing issues of the people on August 8, 2017Ever since the separation of East Pakistan, nationalist politics has been looked at in the country with a skeptical eye. The dismissal of the first democratically elected provincial government in Balochistan -of the National Awami Party (NAP) – and the trial of Baloch nationalists in the Hyderabad conspiracy case contributed to a further widening of […]