Balochistan Archive

الیکشن کے بعد کا پاکستان – از حق گو: گیارہ مئی کے الیکشن ملکی تاریخ کے پہلے الیکشن تھے جن میں اقتدار ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت سے ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت کو منتقل ہوا – ایک ایسا ملک جہاں سیکورٹی اسٹیبلشمنٹ جمہوری حکومتوں کو گھر بھیجنے
Punjabi dictatorship fears – by Abdul Rehman Leghari: Editor’s note: LUBP does not support this opinion. However, we want to encourage candid debate on these issues. After the sad demise of Shaheed Mohtarma Benzair Bhutto, the “zanjeer” of the provinces is gone. Smaller provinces have genuine fears
Empty polling stations in Balochistan – by Juma Baloch: Pakistani election 2013 in Balochistan, have been widely viewed by international and local political analysts as a referendum between those who ask for Baloch rights within Pakistani framework and those who seek an independence Baloch state. Baloch nationalist political
Balochistan: Nawaz Sharif directly in partnership with the ISI – by Amir Mateen:   PML (N)’s Balochistan Chief, Sanaullah Zehri’s electoral alliance with ISI-backed Shafiq Mengal group has thrown Balochistan politics into a tailspin. This may have seriously threatened the security and political stability of the already violence prone province. This also
Soldiering on: Ruqayya Hashmi fights for Shia Hazara community in Balochistan – by Waqas Naeem: Undaunted by terrorist threats, Dr Ruqayya Hashmi fights for the Shia Hazara community in Balochistan. ISLAMABAD: In several cities across Pakistan, political parties and candidates have faced threats and deadly attacks on the basis of political ideology. But, in Quetta,
Noam Chomsky: Under corrupt and regressive Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan has no future – by Mahpara Qalandar: In an interview published in the backdrop of Pakistan’s forthcoming elections, only a couple of days away now (11 May 2013), the great political thinker of these times Noam Chomsky has not shown much optimism about the outcome of
Elections 2013: An analysis of PB-2 provincial seat in Quetta – by Khan Mohammad: The April 23 bomb blast was another reminder for the Shia Hazara residents of Alamdar Road that security and peace is a distant dream. After two months of tense calm, the blast shattered all the hopes of peace for
Iran uses Hazara settlers in demographic war to turn the Baloch into a minority in their own land – by Tarek Fatah: LUBP Editor’s note: We don’t agree with the blatantly racist, insensitive and non-factual remarks by Tarek Fathah who is obfuscating systematic country-wide Shia genocide and blaming Pakistan’s most target killed community (Shia Hazaras of Balochistan) instead of identifying and
Pakistan’s Election Commissioner is blind: Banned terrorist group freely participating in elections in Balochistan: لاسیوں، بھوتانیوں کی سرزمین پر سپاہ صحابہ اہلسنت والجماعت  احمد ولی مجیب بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام جس پل پر گذر کر کراچی سے حب کا راستہ بنتا ہے اس کے دونوں جانب پاکستان کے جھنڈے لگے ہوئے
ماشکیل بلوچستان میں زلزلہ زدگان کی امداد کی آڑ میں دہشت گرد جماعتوں کی سرگرمیاں: صوبہ بلوچستان کے علاقے ماشکیل میں زلزلہ زدگان کی امداد کی آڑ میں دہشت گرد جماعتوں کی سرگرمیاں حال میں پاکستان کے صوبہ بلوچستان اور ایران کے صوبہ سیستان بلوچستان میں آنے والے ہولناک زلزلے کے نتیجے میں سینکڑوں
Victims of Balochistan earthquake need our urgent attention and assistance: Balochistan: Residents claim that relief operations in the quake-struck region of Mashkhel and its surrounding areas falls short of their needs, while government officials say they are doing all they can. The death toll is also disputed. The deputy
Return of the Mensis Horribilis: PTI’s Intra-party Elections: Shireen Mazari’s opportunist return to the party fold Intra-party elections weaken party unity, defections imminent Internally elected party leaders ignored in allocation of party tickets     Last year, the Let Us Build Pakistan blog had catalogued a series
A Pakistani paradigm shift may be in order: A step forward in an election year – by Rusty Walker:                     Your true liberty, you, as a person living in a nation of a diversified people, can only be assured personal freedoms through a massive election turn-out, bent on a
ECP to decide the fate of 182 minority candidates today: Friday, April 05, 2013 ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will decide the fate of 182 minority candidates contesting elections on 10 national assembly seats reserved for minorities today (Friday). The ECP is scheduled to hold scrutiny process of
Fair and free elections are not possible in Balochistan where people are still receiving dead bodies of loved-ones – Akhtar Mengal: QUETTA:  Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the chief of his eponymous faction of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-M), has said that environment is not conducive for general elections in the volatile province. “Fair, free and transparent elections are not possible in
پراسرار نجم سیٹھی اور پراسرار ادارے – از آصف جیلانی: سینئر صحافی اور بی بی سی اردو کے سابق تجزیہ کار جناب آصف جیلانی نے سندھی زبان میں لکھے گئے ایک کالم میں نجم سیٹھی صاحب کی پر اسرار شخصیت کے کچھ اسرار سے پردہ اٹھایا ہے اردو ترجمہ
PTI’s slogans do not provide answers to FATA, Balochistan problems – by Ali Arqam: The Imran Khan phenomenon seems to have fortified with a reshuffle in the lines of political parties. many big names have been pulled into Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). massive show of popular support through public gatherings and rallies, generous coverage
پاکستان میں 65 سالوں میں انصاف نہیں دیکھا – سردار اختر مینگل: بلوچستان نیشنل پارٹی (مینگل) کے سربراہ سردار اختر مینگل پیر کو اپنی خودساختہ جلا وطنی ختم کر کے کراچی پہنچ گئے۔ ان کے کراچی پہنچنے کے ساتھ ہی ان کے آبائی علاقے خضدار میں نامعلوم افراد نے فائرنگ کرکے
Exposing the lies and fabrication: Al Jazeera’s program on #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan – by A Z: For as long as any of us can remember, in Pakistan we have lived in a world of injustice, ruled by an incestuous elite on an agenda to perpetuate their rule and line their own pockets, while 80 per
Hamid Mir confirms that some elements in Pakistan army support banned Deobandi terror outfit ASWJ-LeJ in Balochistan: Related post: کوئٹہ میں نیشنل ایکشن پلان کا جنازہ سول و فوجی افسران کے کندھے پر۔ خرم زکی https://lubpak.com/archives/336826 Here is a thought-provoking column by Hamid Mir in daily Jang (4 March 2013) where he highlights how certain rogue
Hasil Bizenjo and Abdul Qadir Baloch discuss Pakistan Army’s role in Shia Genocide – by Ali Taj: This is a must watch video clip based on reflections by two leading Baloch politicians Mir Hasil Bizenjo and General (retired) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Shia genocide in Balochistan and wider Pakistan. For the past four years, LUBP has
Pakistan’s ‘strategic’ backwaters: It seems that Balochistan is no one’s responsibility when it comes to dealing with crisis but everyone else’s responsibility when it is a matter of taking critical decisions. Thus, no one wants to deal with the law and order
Asian Human Rights Commission report on Army-Saudi Arabian nexus behind Shia genocide: The Asian Human Rights Commission strongly protests the murders of members of the Hazaras Shia community. A series of bombings in Hazaras town, Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, claimed many lives, all of them members of the Shia
Appointment of Mushtaq Sukhera as IG Balochistan is a good news for ASWJ-LeJ – by Ada Khakwani: In the aftermath of ongoing Shia genocide in Balochistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has appointed Mushtaq Sukhera as Inspector General Balochistan. Apparently this appointment does not deliver good news to Shia Hazaras of Quetta. Former Additional Inspector General
Pakistani #FakeLiberals must stop racism against the Baloch people – by Ada Khakwani: Editors Note: This sort of abuse is common place on the Pakistani Television networks. The editors profess to be “liberal” or “Muslim”, in both cases they are being abusive to their own core principles. These deplorable attitudes have to stop and
Viewpoint online: an Interview with Nazish Brohi: Recognition of violence is a political act: Nazish Brohi ‘Taliban targeting of Shias occurs the most frequently in parts of Pakistan where Al-Qaeda/Taliban/Sectarian groups nexus at the ground level is the strongest, such as in Quetta, in Parachinar, in
Usmann Rana a true Hussaini Soldier – by Ali Taj: My good friend Usmann Rana wrote on his facebook status regarding the protest at Liberty Market Lahore: “Apparently the organizers were to afraid to name the real culprits behind Quetta Killings and those responsible for claiming Hazara/Shia lives. Whoever said I
Usman Saifullah Kurd Deobandi, the LeJ terrorist who caused fall of Raisani government in Balochistan – by Amir Mir: Adapted and edited from multiple sources by LUBP It was mainly the failure of Balochistan administration to counter the deadly anti-Shia Hazara terrorist activities by Usman Saifullah Kurd faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the consequent reaction shown by the
Protest and candle light vigil outside Pakistan Consulate Los Angeles January 13th 2013: It was a very cold Sunday evening when Pakistani Americans of all faiths gathered in on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles to show solidarity with the victims of violence in Quetta and Swat. As it got darker we proceeded
First day of Governor Rule: ASWJ-LeJ flags being hoisted around Pakistan Army posts in Lasbela, Balochistan: According to our sources, Sipah Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) flags are being hoisted in large numbers on and near Winder-Lasbela Road in Balochistan. The flags have been hoisted on the Zero Point from Winder to Lasbela Road (the Gwadar intersection) and
My view on the past three days -by Asif Zaidi: By all means the last three days were monumental in the recent history of Pakistan’s Shias and all of us must sit back and think what we gained and what we floundered during this historic moment and also, more
The case for local security by affected people – by Ali Taj: The Graves await the Bodies, the extraordinary protest continues unabated in Quetta. It is time to but a stop the extremist groups. If the State of Pakistan cannot do it or if the Army lacks the resources, World Shia forum would like
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi/ISI fulfill PPP government’s desire to send a truckload of tissues to the Shias: In the history of Pakistan, the year 2012 is considered the bloodiest year for the Shias. The majority of them were murdered in Baluchaitsn. When a journalist asked Raisani who as the Chief Minister of the province is responsible
Letter to BBC in response to their coverage of massacre of over 100 Shia Muslims in Quetta Pakistan – by Asif Zaidi: Twin blasts at a snooker hall in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta have killed 81 people and injured more than 120, police say. Sir, While covering today’s blasts in Quetta, Pakistan, you ascribe it to Shia-Sunni violence in
Pakistani Generals’ War on Innocent Baluch: Asian Human Rights Report: PAKISTAN: For the arrest of one guerilla leader, military units kill more than fifty innocent citizens, including women and children In the middle of the night of Dec 24-25, more than 12 gunship helicopters started shelling on Mehi village,
Government data: From 2008 to 2012, 420 non-Hazara Shias, 338 Hazara Shias killed in Balochistan: Related posts: Shia Genocide Database: A detailed account of Shia killings in Pakistan since 1963 https://lubpak.com/archives/236909 We kill Hazaras not due to their Hazara ethnicity, but due to their Shia faith – Statement by Sipah Sahaba In 2012, total
Pakistan army raising and patronizing Sipah Sahaba Taliban in Balochistan: Baloch lawmakers: Source: Pakistan Today, 31 December 2012 ISLAMABAD – Baloch members of the National Assembly and Senate have warned of emergence, re-organization and rise of the Taliban in Quetta, Mastung and other areas. They also feared that upcoming polls could
#ShiaGenocide: After killing 21 paramilitary soldiers in Peshawar, Deobandi militants kill 40 Shias in Mastung: Related posts: Pakistani (Fake) Civil Society’s continued denial of atrocities by Sipah Sahaba Taliban After the massacre of 20,000 Shias, Nasim Zehra denies existence of Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Ali Aqeel Pakistan, Social Media, and Two Big
Cricket hysteria provides cover up to Military bombings in Mashkay Balochistan: Pakistan Army has moved with a massive action against unarmed Baloch civilians in Mashkay, Balochistan while media  so called Free Media has intentionally blackened out the news about military operation, using Jets, Gunship helicopters in Mashkay, the hometown of
Asad Rahman, aka Chakar Khan, died of ill-treatment by Punjab Police: The Baloch Hal report QUETTA: Asad Rahman,62, a renowned intellectual, social activist and ardent supporter of Baloch movement, passed away on Tuesday, media report. Son of a former chief justice of Pakistan Supreme Court, Mr. Rahman had advocated for Baloch