In 1948 the independent state of Kalat, under duress, acceded to the newly created country of Pakistan. Since then the Baluch have fought five insurgencies in an effort to secure the rights promised them in various treaties with both the British government and Pakistan.
NEWS
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The Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) condemned the killing and abduction of Mir Suleiman Daud’s relatives by the Frontier Corps (FC) during a search operation on Sariab Road in Quetta.
BHRC Condemns Paramilitary Attack on Khan of Kalat’s Relatives in Quetta -
Baloch nationalists are convinced that Israeli and Western opposition to Iran’s nuclear program can help win them support. The CIA estimates that Shiite non-Persian Azeris make up 16 percent of Iran’s population, with the Sunni Kurds another 10 percent, and the Baloch 2 percent.
Baloch Nationalists Take on Iran and Pakistan, Vow Close Ties with Israel -
Prince Abdul Karim led an armed rebellion against Pakistan after his elder brother Ahmed Khan agreed to cede the Kalat state. He surrendered to Pakistani authorities after he failed to enlist official support in Afghanistan. Subsequently, he was imprisoned in Haripur jail where he spent 10 years.
Wishful thinking: 'Balochistan conundrum: Khan of Kalat’s return is a distant possibility' -
HORRIFIED locals of Koshkalat, a small village located a few miles from Tump, dragged their children inside their homes, locked their windows and closed the doors when Pakistani forces besieged the entire area a day after burning down houses in nearby Gomazi village.
Military Operation in Tump; Baloch musician's house burned down, two killed - More from News
ANALYSIS / HISTORY
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KARACHI: Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch, 42, made sure he attended every protest held for the people who went missing in Balochistan. “These are our brothers who have gone missing. Some day when I would be gone, you would have to do the same,” the tall man with a bushy moustache would say.
Gone missing: Two months on, family still struggles to find Baloch journalist -
In short, it is in the transatlantic interest to support Balochistan's cause and, in doing so, limit Iran, Pakistan, and China's influence in South West and Central Asia.
Balochistan: Pakistan's Next Headache? -
Let this day be a reminder that if we fail to unite as a nation, we are doomed to remain disunited as slaves.
Independence is the only way forward for nations under foreign occupation -
In a nutshell, it seems unlikely that the elections will be conducted fairly in Balochistan due to the army’s presence and the outcome could be no less than that of the 2008 elections, but a responsibility lies on the Baloch stakeholders to find a feasible solution to lessen the agony of the people. While taking part in elections will not guarantee any solution to the issues all at once, it can give a fair share of hope to the Baloch political parties and allow them to gain some breathing space for reorganizing themselves. Boycotting the elections risks paving the path for the army to install a dummy government like that of Aslam Raisani’s and creating more opportunity for the likes of Shafeeq Mengal and Siraj Raisani to continue expanding their reign of terror across Balochistan.
2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An Overview - More from Analysis/History
HUMAN RIGHTS
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Panjgur: Pakistan military and intelligence agencies have accelerated the kill and dump policy after the failed elections in Balochistan. Tortured and mutilated bodies of two Baloch youth found dumped in Karachi in past two days.
State intensifies under-custody killings in Balochistan -
In a pre-dawn raid on Friday, Frontier Corps personnel killed a cousin of self-exiled Baloch leader Khan of Kalat and whisked away another cousin.
Khan of Kalat’s cousin killed in FC search operation -
The Baloch have been protesting features of their ill-fated gun-to-the-head marriage with Pakistan ever since this nation was occupied in 1948 by British-created Pakistan.
Slaughter of Baloch civilians intensifies following Pakistan general elections -
The Baloch have been protesting features of their ill-fated gun-to-the-head marriage with Pakistan ever since this nation was occupied in 1948 by British-created Pakistan.
A week in the life of a small war - More from Human Rights
DEVELOPMENT / GLOBAL ISSUES
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Certain western capitals that tow US foreign policy understand this great game well and extend hospitality to Baloch nationalist politicians, as do the US senators who sponsor resolutions in their senate, sidestepping the legally vexing question of how Nasir Khan I could, in the first place, ‘grant’ Gwadar to Al Bu Sai’d of Muscat who was a ‘refugee’ in the territory of the Khan of Kalat in the 18th century – an act for which Pakistan had to pay $3 million nearly a century later.
Gwadar and ‘the great game’ -
The Pakistani government has finally decided to take away the control of the Gwadar Port from the Port of Singapore Authority (P.S.A.) and hand it over to China. On Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari formally presided over a signing ceremony of handing over the Gwadar port to China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited.
Gwadar Port: China’s Midday Robbery -
The Community Welfare Development Society is a self-directed not-for-profit organization initiating in the rural as well as urban areas of Balochistan. On October 2002 CWDS was registered under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance 1961 (XL VI of 1961) as a non-profit organization dedicated to rural development in the province of Balochistan.
Community Welfare Development Society Balochistan -
Due to great interest from various organisations and individuals abroad, The Constitutional Society in Iceland has obtained and published an independent English translation of The Constitutional Bill delivered by The Constitutional Council 29 July 2011.
Crowd-sourced Icelandic Constitution - More from Development/Global Issues
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