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Failures in Our ‘National Security’, Who’s Responsible?

By: Haroon Baloch A vindictive security lapse around Sunday midnight ensued into huge military loss exposing strengths of Pakistani national security, leaving thousands of questions in the minds of countrymen and answering alike-wise to enemies. Pakistan Navy sacrificed around $75 million P-3C Orions and 10 lives during assault with anti-state elements. Physical damage may be measureable but the actual loss in terms of disclosure is indeterminate. Frequency of such attacks on security forces has rapidly increased and strategy has changed during the past 18 months or so, which also included two major assaults on Pakistani security forces where enemies or so called terrorists succeeded in penetrating deep into their camps and engaged security forces in combats. First attempt was made on General Headquarter of Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi back in October 2009 when terrorists breached security check points while disguising themselves into army uniforms and using fake identities. 11 troo...

‘Dirty Little War’ in Balochistan and Nationalism

By: Haroon Baloch May 16, 2011 Nationalism lacks in our society since everyone is carrying different agendas. Pakistani federation constitutes of several nations, but recognition is still missing at very large. Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir are majorly considered provincial divisions, but there are other chunks populations struggling for being recognized and to enjoy their self-determination rights. Saraiki population is one of major populations in Pakistan, around 60 million of total, dwell largely in northwestern and southern Punjab. Similarly, Hazara people share equal land of Northwestern part of the country and a couple of other populations on the similar pattern. Somewhere 1200 kilometers from Pakistani federal capital in southwestern part of the country, it has become a traditional news of bullet-riddled corpses found of missing Baloch nationalists. They were kept in hiding by state security forces since they were demanding th...

Spring in Islamabad

By: Haroon Baloch ISLAMABAD, April 28: Sunny spring at its bloom.   ISLAMABAD, April 30: Sunny spring at its bloom.  ISLAMABAD, April 30: Sunny spring at its bloom.
Talibs Enjoying their Game in Early Hours By: Haroon Baloch After signing in my office on bright and sunny morning of Islamabad in spring 2011, while having my breakfast at "Dhaba" behind the posterior boundary of my office, it was amazing to see these young chaps playing cricket in a vacant plot of CDA (Capital Development Authority). All of a sudden I thought how to convey my foreign media fellows, can such little Talibs be threat to world's peace? Who is responsible for damaging Pakistan's image?   ISLAMABAD, April 29: Talibs enjoying their early hours of morning at 'Dhabba".  ISLAMABAD, April 29: Talibs, gathering in field outside Madrassah after their morning lesson. ISLAMABAD, April 29: Two teams of Talibs playing cricket. ISLAMABAD, April 29: A few of them while waiting their turn to bat. ISLAMABAD, April 29: One of the mates is ready to pull a shot for a boundary. ISLAMABAD, April 29: While taking run after bang...