HeyJaredBaloch Siddik Azad
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When a Mother Becomes a Militant: Why Are Baloch Women Taking Up Arms? | Countercurrents (opens the original)
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There is something profoundly unsettling about the image of a woman carrying a weapon. The image disturbs us because we instinctively associate women with life rather than death, with the protection of children rather than the taking of lives. When the woman comes from a society already marked by decades of conflict, the image becomes even more disturbing. In Balochistan, that image has acquired a political meaning. It has appeared not because Baloch women were born with guns in their hands, but
Uprooted at Dawn: The Silent Exodus from Balochistan’s Coast | Countercurrents (opens the original)
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I. The Villages That Went Quiet Overnight Along the wind-carved coast of Makran, where fishermen once read the tides like scripture and farmers coaxed life from stubborn soil, an unsettling silence has descended. Entire communities in Sardasht, Kalanč, Dando, Tolago, and the once-thriving agricultural belt of Shadikur now stand abandoned — not by choice, but by compulsion. In recent weeks, thousands of residents have fled their ancestral lands, seeking refuge in Pasni, Gwadar, and Turbat. The ex
Mastung’s Orchards and the Crisis of State Authority: A Human Tragedy Demanding Global Attention | Countercurrents (opens the original)
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In the rugged heart of Balochistan, where orchards have long stood as symbols of livelihood, memory, and generational continuity, a new and devastating chapter is unfolding. The recent remarks by Sarfraz Bugti—the controversial Chief Minister of Balochistan—have ignited fear, anger, and profound uncertainty among the people of Mastung. Addressing the public in a threatening tone, Bugti warned that if attacks on Pakistani forces were launched from orchards, the owners would be treated as collabor
Gulzadi Baloch’s Life Sentence and the Criminalisation of Baloch Women | Countercurrents (opens the original)
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The life imprisonment handed down to human-rights defender Gulzadi Baloch is not merely a judicial decision; it is a political message. It is a declaration of how far the Punjabi-dominated state of Pakistan is willing to go to silence Baloch women who dare to speak, organise, or simply exist with dignity. Today’s verdict is not an isolated act—it is part of a systematic campaign to criminalise Baloch womanhood itself. For decades, the Baloch have endured enforced disappearances, extrajudicial ki
Balochistan: When a state begins to fear its professors, the real target is not the teacher—it is the freedom to think | Countercurrents (opens the original)
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There are many ways to silence a people. But there is perhaps no more profound form of political repression than making a teacher afraid of entering a classroom. Because when fear enters the classroom, it does not remain with the professor. And eventually, it becomes part of the intellectual DNA of an entire society. This is why the reported dismissal of 95 university teachers in Balochistan is not merely an administrative episode. According to recent reports, the provincial government says 100
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