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Modi’s Balochistan statement – a counter-balancing maneuver?

Faiz Baluch 22nd August 2016

By Sohaib Baluch At an all-party conference in New-Dehli, the Indian prime minister in an unprecedented action condemned Pakistani atrocities in Balochistan. This was widely cheered by Baloch activists, leaders and the public in general alike. Next few days saw different statements and messages by Baloch leaders and political parties showering Mr. Modi with praises. […]Read More

Jinnah recognised Balochistan’s independence

Faiz Baluch 21st August 2016

By Jamal Nasir Baloch Jinnah as the founder of Pakistan, signed the standstill agreement with Balochistan’s sovereign Mir Ahmad Yar Khan. On 14 July 1947, when the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom was debating the Indian Independence Bill, only one man among 640 MPs could foresee the future. Sir Godfrey Nicholson, a conservative MP […]Read More

Afghanistan: Baloch Freedom Day observed to commemorate 11 August, 1947

Faiz Baluch 14th August 2016

KABUL: Balochistan’s Independence Day has been commemorated first time, after the occupation of Balochistan, in Kabul Afghanistan on Wednesday 10, August, 2016. The event was organised by Baloch Shura and Baloch Community Afghanistan to shed light on Balochistan’s independence before Pakistan occupied it in 1948. The event was another positive step toward strengthening the Afghan-Baloch […]Read More

Is Britain complicit in human rights violations in Balochistan?

Faiz Baluch 11th February 2015

by Faiz M Baluch Balochistan, bordering Iran to the West and Afghanistan to the North, was an independent country before the British attacked and invaded it in 1839. The Baloch ruler, at the time, Mir Mehrab Khan along with hundreds of Baloch fighters died while defending Balochistan. Later the British draw two artificial lines (borders), […]Read More