Category : Editorials

Hyrbyair Marri’s Message to Belarus And other Foreign Investors

Faiz Baluch 27th November 2024

On November 26 the pro-freedom Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri, the President of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), issued a strong warning to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, urging him to reconsider his interest in investing in occupied Balochistan. In a recent social media post, Marri criticised Lukashenko’s potential support for the Pakistani regime, claiming it would […]Read More

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October 26: A Day Engraved in the Baloch Calendar

Faiz Baluch 26th October 2024

Every nation has pivotal moments that shape its identity and collective memory. For Balochistan and its people, October 26 stands as a sombre reminder of the brutality faced at the hands of oppressive Iranian forces. This date marks the tragic events of October 26, 2013, when 16 young Baloch men were executed in a chilling […]Read More

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China-Pakistan Grand Plan Thwarted In Gwadar

Faiz Baluch 15th August 2024

China, in collaboration with Pakistan, has heavily invested in Gwadar to develop it into a major port and, covertly, a naval base. These investments include the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China has committed billions of dollars to advance its economic and military interests, including the construction of a […]Read More

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A Legacy of Resistance Against Occupation

Baloch 11th February 2024

Kahan, the Place in Balochistan Where Not a Single Vote Was Cast in the 2024 General Elections After the 1970s, it is the first time in Balochistan that people boycotted the 12th general elections of Pakistan in large numbers, held on February 8, 2024. This boycott by the Baloch people is a great testament to […]Read More

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Balochistan’s Defiance: Rejecting Pakistani Elections and Occupation

Baloch 11th February 2024

According to the sources, in Balochistan, the Baloch people are continuing to reject Pakistani coercion and voting in elections, similar to their actions in the past. They have effectively abstracted the polling process in various parts of Balochistan. From Mand to Hub Chowki and from Panjgur to Kohlu, from morning till evening, there was no […]Read More

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Heightened Tension Grips Kharan Ahead of Elections

Faiz Baluch 7th February 2024

Kharan finds itself gripped in a state of heightened tension as reports emerge of explosive devices discovered at four separate polling stations within the city. Each bomb, weighing 5 kg, represents a significant threat should they be detonated. According to sources, Pakistani security forces are trying to suppress information regarding these incidents. The intent appears […]Read More

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Balochistan Occupation Day – 27 March 1948

Faiz Baluch 27th March 2018

One policy that all empires employ to prolong their colonial rules is the policy of ‘divide and rule.’ British Imperial rulers applied this policy most effectively in India. British colonial conquest of India has been far-reaching. It has also spread outside Indian borders. British invaded Balochistan in 1839 to shield India from outsiders. After the […]Read More

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The Alignment of Arab and Baloch Interests in the Middle

Faiz Baluch 17th February 2018

By Archen Baloch Iran is one of the weakest countries in the Middle East, given its divergent centrifugal ethnic composition if exploited. However, thanks to Saudi Arabia, the leader of Arab nations, despite having the necessary leverages of inflicting a heavy cost on Iran it has never sought to destabilize it in order to avenge […]Read More

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The Collective Punishment in Balochistan

Faiz Baluch 16th December 2017

“No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited,” ARTICLE 33 of Geneva Convention 1949. The collective punishment of Baloch people by Pakistani […]Read More

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Baloch Martyrs Day

Faiz Baluch 15th November 2017

The Baloch nation at home and abroad observes on 13 November of every year as the National Remembrance Day (Baloch Martyrs Day) to commemorate the struggle and sacrifice of Khan Mehrab Khan Baloch who fought against British Empire forces and embraced martyrdom on 13 November 1839. After this attack, the British divided Balochistan into three […]Read More