Balochistan crisis

Unanimous call for dialogue on Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: In a rare demonstration of unity, prominent government and opposition leaders called on Monday for resolving the crisis in Balochistan through dialogue, involving all genuine

Before it is too late

PAKISTAN seems to have reached the edge of the precipice. The political rumpus that has erupted in the country in the aftermath of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing signals a national crisis of grave proportions. The situation is more serious than it appears. It is not just a clash between political centres of power that we witness today. Akbar Bugti’s killing has spawned a sense of deep alienation among all sections of the Baloch people.

A dark hour
The sentiment in Balochistan over Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s death has reached its peak and is causing grave agitation. The Balochistan National Party (BNP) has announced that it has decided to resign from the National Assembly, Senate, the provincial Assembly and all local bodies in protest against the killing of Bugti and the ‘disgraceful’ burial of his body.

The death and the dilemmas

KBAR BUGTI has been killed in a military operation that federal officials insist was conducted on the request of Balochistan government. The issue is seen by the ruling camp in the...

Making an icon of Baloch

"You may sob, weep, cry or shout. It is your choice. He was our enemy. He was an enemy of the state. He got what he deserved." It was not the lone voice. In the streets there was support for Musharraf: nothing new in it.

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Bugti killed in operation: Six officers among 21 security personnel dead

QUETTA, Aug 26: Veteran Baloch nationalist leader and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed, along with 37 armed tribals, in a military operation in Chalgri area of Bhamboor hills of Dera Bugti district on Saturday....

Bugti's killing sparks off riots

As many as five persons including a policeman and a soldier were killed while 23 were injured in clashes between policemen and protesting mob in Quetta despite the curfew in the wake of the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and some 450 protestors were arrested. Moreover, tension and panic prevailed in Karachi as violence erupted in many areas of the city.