Banari Mengal
The writer is the co-founder of the NGO BYAC, which focuses on advocacy and community initiatives in Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Why Balochistan’s Youth No Longer Trust Politics
I write this as the daughter of a Baloch nationalist leader and Pakistani parliamentarian who recently survived assassination attempts. What we are going through is not simply personal, it is deeply political, and it deserves attention beyond our borders. Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by...
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