Gwadar, July 29, 2024 – Dr. Mahrang Baloch, central organizer of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has announced an indefinite sit-in protest in Gwadar, demanding action against the exploitation and marginalization of the Baloch people. Speaking at the ‘Baloch National Gathering’ on Sunday, Dr. Baloch addressed thousands of attendees despite strict measures by Pakistani authorities. “Today, an aware Baloch nation ...

Islamabad, July 10, 2024 – Gilaman Wazir, a prominent Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activist and young Pashto poet, has succumbed to his injuries at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad, as confirmed by PTM in a statement and his family members. Wazir was attacked last Sunday in Islamabad by a group of individuals who struck him on the head with a rod. ...

The attack on Ukraine is deeply deplorable and totally unacceptable to world community in any case.  However, it was the American administration under President Bush, who in the recent past led America’s mighty war machine into the Middle East and before the world could brace for the new American century, nonsensically and without official diplomatic warnings on international channel, destroyed ...

Sometimes an incident can spur a revolution. When delving into history, we can find ample examples in which an event has brought down cruel kings or the statuesque has been dashed into pieces. The aftermath could be debated, whether they got the desired result or not, however, one thing is for sure that the statuesque has been changed. The Romans ...

The images of the fall of Kabul will forever represent one of America’s biggest diplomatic failures: Americans occupying the airport in Kabul, focusing on evacuating their own while terrified Afghans cling to the departing C-17 aircraft.Virtually every American news channel has been focused on the fate of hundreds of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives to support the U.S. ...

Photo courtesy: ANP Peshawar: The 73 years old Khudai Khidmatgars massacre is haunting Jinnah’s Pakistan and its policy makers. Awami National Party (ANP) commemorated the day in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. ANP condemned the undemocratic and fascist act of Jinnah and Qayum Khan. The speakers and participants condemn the ruthless and barbaric role of Pakistani state in ...

Islamabad: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) demanded investigation of thousands of Pashtuns’ killing in Pakistan during the last decades. In his tweet, Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen questioned the cold-blood murders of laymen Pashtuns political and intellectual leadership. Islamabad and Rawalpindi boys are shocked and terrified by the recent #SanctionPakistan trend on twitter. To minimize the intensity of the world-wide pressure, Pakistan’s ...

In today’s Pakistan, essential freedoms are being curbed, both openly and covertly on different pretexts. Media and internet censorship is gaining foothold in Pakistan. The current state of freedom of expression reminds us of the 2006 movie ‘The Lives of Others’ by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The movie truly depicts the present situation in Pakistan vis-à-vis silencing of dissent, controlling ...

In his first address to the nation, Prime minister Imran Khan spoke on a number of issues. It’s very pleasant to see someone speaking about the issues which were barely addressed before, as,  climate change, tourism, agriculture research, new provinces, health insurance, physically challenged people, kids on the streets, merit, child abuse, civil service reforms, developing beaches, building new resorts, ...

Pakistan’s July 25 election resembled an episode of the theatre of cruelty: widespread accusation of vote-rigging, suicide bombs, at least 157 death and over 200 wounded, internationally designated terror suspects allowed to contest, the former prime minister behind bars, 370,000 troops deployed to the polling stations and the army officers had the power of magistrates, and at the end, the ...