Where do out-of-school children go? on May 29, 2016One wonders why Pakistan tops the position downwardly when it comes to education. It happened in many surveys on different state of affairs. For instance, recently the Institute of Social and Policy Sciences presented a report quoting that Pakistan has the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world. The highest number goes to […]
Balochistan beneath the cloud of corruption on May 12, 2016“Corruption is a greater threat than terrorism in the province [Balochistan].” This statement was made by the then chief minister of Balochistan, Dr Malik Baloch, last year in a seminar organised by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Last Friday, the NAB recovered more than 730 million rupees worth of currency and bonds from the residence […]
Balochistan discourse: the tale of dominant narratives on April 24, 2016These days Balochistan is in news for two reasons. One, for theChina Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Gwader, which gets a great deal of coverage in mainstream media; two, a combination of multiple problems, including the ongoing insurgency, which is a point of little discussion in media. Nonetheless, the historical background of Balochistan reveals much, […]