A Dark Christmas in Balochistan by Tarek Fatah

As the joy of Christmas dawned worldwide from Manila in the east to Managua in the west, and places in between, the spirit celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace bypassed Pakistan.

Most of the country was distracted by the frenzy of a cricket match against rival India, while its tiny Christian population was observing one of their darkest years ever.

But the condition of Pakistan’s Christians on this, their “dark Christmas,” paled when compared to what was unfolding in the country’s southwest region at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.

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Bombings in West Balochistan, a predicted disaster

by Karlos Zurutuza

original Spanish article published by gara.net

The author, whose coverage of the Baloch drama was recognized with an award conferred by the Baloch people, finds that the Zahedan attack illustrates that Jundallah has not been defeated and points instead to a growing cohesion with the Baloch occupied by Pakistan.

Zahedan, Iran - photo by Karlos Zurutuza

جلسہ عام: کراچی میں‌بلوچوں‌کے قتل عام کے خلاف

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The mess over the missing in Balochistan

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By Nirupama Subramanian

The issue of enforced disappearances is now seen as one of the biggest hurdles to Islamabad’s efforts to make peace with the Baloch people.

Since December 30 last, a group of two dozen boys and girls, accompanied by a few adult women, has been squatting outside the Quetta Press Club, braving the biting cold that sweeps through Pakistan’s Balochistan province at this time of the year. The group is on a daily hunger-strike, protesting the disappearance of a father or a brother, allegedly after he was taken away by state intelligence agencies.

Kadu Makrani: A National Hero

Imaginary sketch of Kadu Makrani

By Mir Saqib

Qadir Bukhsh Rind Baloch alias Kadu Makrani was a 19th century’s archetypal figure who was born and brought up in Makran, Balochistan. He rose as an insurgent in Kathiawar Gujarat, martyred and buried in Karachi Sindh in 1878. His final resting place in Mewah Shah Graveyard (Lyari) which has become the center of inspiration today. He is also remembered as the eastern Robin Hood.

Ehasn Arjmandi Baloch political activist arrested in Makuran Costal Highway

عالمی یوم تشدد اور بلوچ قوم پر ظلم کی انتہا

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