Everything around here is mine
It’s official: nearly 80 per cent of all minerals produced in Pakistan come from Balochistan, according to the latest data compiled by the Geological Survey of Pakistan. What is less known is that the province’s mineral potential is much bigger than the current production statistics suggest.
Pakistan's Reko Diq Looking Less Prospective
Pakistan's Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country's mining sector, but it's beginning to look more like fool's gold to the companies involved.
Supreme Court to resume Reko Diq hearing as Balochistan fights international arbitration
The fight over mining rights of Balochistan’s gold and copper reserves is being waged at home, and abroad.
Balochistan govt hires int’l lawyers to contest Reko Diq case
By virtue of its energy resources and its location, it is key to the energy supply to South Asia, including Pakistan. The country’s mounting energy crisis and the growing demand for energy security in the region have magnified Balochistan’s economic and strategic importance.
IPI: the Baloch perspective
By virtue of its energy resources and its location, it is key to the energy supply to South Asia, including Pakistan. The country’s mounting energy crisis and the growing demand for energy security in the region have magnified Balochistan’s economic and strategic importance.
How the stars shine above Balochistan
Though we weren’t going too far from the Sindh border, it would still be my first real look at a province that, these days at least, isn’t exactly the easiest place to casually visit. I was doubly excited about the stargazing, not to mention very eager to meet the folks at KaAS (I didn’t even know we had any astronomers much less a whole society of them).
Baloch dress and details, 2006Kalat’s homeless brace for harsher winters
Temperatures are rapidly going down in Kalat and Abdul Majeed and his family spend their nights in a tent without enough food or warm clothes.
Guatemala: "Development" And Death - Military State Of Siege In Santa Cruz De Barrillas - 5,000 Villagers Take Control Of Military Base After Hydroelectric Dam Opponent Was Shot Dead
It is a tragic paradox of our time that poor nations with abundant resources should suffer unimaginably while their political leaders appropriate riches that might otherwise mitigate poverty and foster economic growth. This brutal phenomenon is known as the "resource curse."
The Sad Truth About the Fight Against Blood Diamonds
It is a tragic paradox of our time that poor nations with abundant resources should suffer unimaginably while their political leaders appropriate riches that might otherwise mitigate poverty and foster economic growth. This brutal phenomenon is known as the "resource curse."
Anthony Kammer: The Eternal Politics of Debt and Forgiveness
Relevant reading for all who are 'occupied': A review of early Occupy Wall Street organizer David Graeber’s latest book, Debt: The First 5,000 Years.
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