Tag: Balochistan

Fighting terrorism; how Quetta city was saved from a major disaster?

May 21, 2018

The way attack was handled and a disaster averted indicates Pakistan has come of age in fighting terrorism A few days ago, terrorists attacked sector headquarters of Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, at Quetta, the capital city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province.  This attack was of massive proportion and if the attackers, who were being handled in … More Fighting terrorism; how Quetta city was saved from a major disaster?

Gwadar Port Operations: A Red Rag to checkmated players of the global chessboard?

November 12, 2016

  With safe arrival of Chinese cargo at the port, the players making various sinister moves to checkmate CPEC and Gwadar stand checkmated themselves A lot of proverbial water has flown under the bridges since completion of Deep Sea Port of Gwadar. Then it was unimaginable that the port would ever start its operations given … More Gwadar Port Operations: A Red Rag to checkmated players of the global chessboard?

How India’s ceasefire violations signal an end to proxy wars?

August 29, 2015

HUSSAIN SAQIB Pakistan’s military deserves kudos for its coming up to public expectations in this crucial time as against the civilian leaders who are thoroughly engrossed in their dirty games abdicating their responsibilities to the chief of army staff (COAS) If there was any strong indication of India’s decision to end proxy wars against Pakistan … More How India’s ceasefire violations signal an end to proxy wars?

Quetta tragedy and Iran-Saudi connection….

February 20, 2013

Successive attacks on a particular minority, both ethnic and religious, living in Quetta raises so many disturbing questions. The fundamental questions are; is it ethnic cleansing of Hazaras, are they being targeted for belonging to a religious minority, do they pose as a threat to terrorists or a hurdle in the terrorist attacks and deserve … More Quetta tragedy and Iran-Saudi connection….

Dying BLA finally mercy-killed by the family

November 4, 2012

Some people are under the illusion that the Americans have taken this step as a Confidence Building Measure ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Washington, DC. This may be partly true but apparently, the American Deep State has diversified its Pakistan-specific pressure tactics from sponsoring Baloch cessationist militancy to exploiting Pashtun ethnic … More Dying BLA finally mercy-killed by the family

Beware Pakistan; TTP terrorists and Baloch insurgents are India’s Kao-boys….

October 12, 2012

Hussain Saqib Pakistan’s history of 1971 is now repeating itself in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtun Khawah (KPK) provinces. The only difference is that in 1971, it was Mukti Bahni, now it is BLA, TTP and their various offshoots. These outfits are made of Kao-boys who are out to carry out the notorious Kao Plan of … More Beware Pakistan; TTP terrorists and Baloch insurgents are India’s Kao-boys….

Balochistan insurgency; The Army will have to win the war of perceptions….

October 7, 2012

Idea in the modern day warfare is an effective weapon. Before winning a war in the battlefield, armies must win the war of perceptions and effectively counter baseless and negative propaganda. Pakistani army lost this war in East Pakistan but now it cannot afford a defeat in Balochistan. In Balochistan, it has to fight a … More Balochistan insurgency; The Army will have to win the war of perceptions….

Balochistan insurgency and Dubai connection….

August 12, 2012

Hussain Saqib Gwadar Deep Sea Port on Makran coast, built with Chinese assistance is a great achievement for Pakistan. The port can provide an energy corridor for China and an economical low-cost trade route for the land-locked Central Asian States through the province of Balochistan. This port which is strategically located at the mouth of the Strait … More Balochistan insurgency and Dubai connection….

USS Enterprise in Pakistani waters lifts the spirits of Baloch terrorists….

June 18, 2012

State-sponsored terrorism is a violent side of diplomacy. Pakistan is facing terrorism from many dimensions; religious terrorism having safe havens in FATA and tentacles elsewhere in the country and Balochistan terrorism funded and sponsored by the US and India claiming to be fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. With strained US-Pakistan relations, Balochistan-insurgency, … More USS Enterprise in Pakistani waters lifts the spirits of Baloch terrorists….