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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Editorial
Why a ‘Boycott Israel’...
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel, while seemingly intended as peaceful...
News
Balochistan Ignored For Recruitments...
Almost all the new recruits at the newly-established Gwadar airport -- a joint effort between China and the Pakistan...
News
UN Officials Call For...
The United Nations has urged the government of Pakistan to investigate the death of former senator Usman Kakar, who...
Opinion
Balochistan’s Resources Are Being...
The Reko Diq saga has had more dramatic twists and turns than those of a gruesome mystery thriller, but...
Features
The Untold Plight of...
Since August of this year, my husband and I have been representing over a dozen victims of a criminal...
News
CJP Bandial Accused Of...
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umer Ata Bandial has been accused of neglecting the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa judiciary, as the top...
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Human Rights
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Human Rights
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Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
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Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...