December 27, 2011 :
Executive Summary An unusual respite in violence prevailed in Balochistan during this week, as there was not a single violent incident reported across the province. But, Balochistan saw number of political activities and social demonstrations during the week. Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani stressed the need for political unity and harmony among all political parties …
December 26, 2011 :
By: Imtiaz Gul The veteran Baloch sardar and former chief minister of Balochistan, Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal, rang the alarm bells again. After his meeting with PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on December 19 in Karachi, he cautioned that the atrocities against the Baloch have pushed the situation in chronically volatile province to a ‘point of …
December 23, 2011 :
International Conference Securing a Frontline State: Alternative Views on Peace and Conflict in Pakistan (08-09 December 2011, Islamabad, Marriott Hotel) Prologue Pakistan has become a ‘frontline state’ in the ongoing War on Terror both as a result of its history of collusion with the terrorist groups and its newfound role of going against these terrorists …
December 19, 2011 :
Against the backdrop of relatively calm previous two weeks in Balochistan, violence and terror revisited the province during the current week. The highlight of the week was a clash between Frontier Corps (FC) and a group of armed men in the Balgater area, which left six attackers dead and two FC personnel injured. In sum, 13 people …
December 14, 2011 :
The year 2011 is likely to go down in history as a watershed in the Pakistan-US relations. The relations touched an all-time low with the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO-attack from Afghanistan on Nov 26th, triggering a series of events which suggest that continued US-NATO pressures have unintentionally invited an unusual show …
December 13, 2011 :
Balochistan, being a hub of human rights violations, unexpectedly witnessed a relative calm this week. With almost 42 oil tankers set ablaze on Chamman border, the week concluded with one person abducted while three others dead, in different episodes of violence. With NATO supply lines being cut off in the backdrop of air strikes on …
December 11, 2011 :
Press Statement at the Conclusion of the Conference and Resolution Two-Day International Conference co-organised by Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad and Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Germany Islamabad: (Friday, December 09, 2011): Pakistan can no longer afford to continue with its decades’ long policy of hostile relations with its neighbours at the cost of good relations in …
December 5, 2011 :
The week was no different from the recent ones as the episodes of violence continued to haunt the province. The highlight of the week was the target killing of a lecturer of Balochistan University teacher, Mohammad Danish Alam, by unknown assailants in the Zarghoonabad area of Quetta on Novermber 29. Moreover, a 10-year-old boy, identified …
December 3, 2011 :
I No other ethnic group has suffered as much as the ethnic Balochis and Kurds have due to ulterior colonial and post-colonial geographical divisions in South Asia and the Middle East. With respect to Balochis, the colonial power (Great Britain) in the region “divided an otherwise contiguous terrain— spanning from Bandar Abbas in the west …
Pakistan Conflict Tracker Report
(April 2013)
Consultative Workshop on Social Cohesion and factors that divide or connect the society
Islamabad (February 19, 2013): Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Ahsan Iqbal, Daniyal Aziz, former chairman of National Reconstruction Bureau and others at the consultative workshop (Feb 19) on Social Cohesion and factors that divide or connect the society.The workshop was part of the UNICEF-CRSS nationwide conflict analysis. more
