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By Imtiaz Alam Quetta gives an illusion of electioneering that is shattered as you cross over to the troubled Baloch belt. Privileged are the Pakhtun groups of the JUI-F,who are running a brisk campaign. But Pakhtun nationalist leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai has been asked to stay out of harm’s way. Even the JUI-F had . . . →Read More:Baloch belt is where the illusion of electioneering shatters On Tuesday,Aziza Mai and her two daughters living in Multan were victimized by two men who threw acid on them. There are thousands of women like Aziza Mai who live in constant fear and are often subjected to excruciating violence; their scars a constant reminder of their tragedies. Across Pakistan,in Quetta,the Hazara . . . →Read More:FP Analysis:The others  Leave a comment  Vent it Out!  Acid attack,acid attack on women,Ahmadis,Aziza Mai,Badam Zari,Bushra Gohar,Christians,For Pakistan,FP Analysis:The others,Gullana Bibi withdrawal from the race show,Hajiani Lanjo,Hazara community,Joseph colony incident,Quetta,Saniya Naz,Shias,The others,violence,women in Pakistan,women participation in elections A major earthquake struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday,killing 34 people in different parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province,officials said. The worst-hit areas from the 7.8 magnitude quake were reported to be close to the Pakistan-Iran border. Officials confirmed to Dawn.com that up to 34 people had died due to . . . →Read More:34 dead in 7.9 earthquake Quetta was still recovering from the heart wrenching January attacks when it suffered another tragedy last week. A Sunni militant organization,Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,planned a horrific bomb blast which left at least 80 people dead and more than 200 people injured. Their targets were the Hazaras. Sectarian violence against the Hazara community goes backs to the . . . →Read More:Standing strong with our Hazara brothers By Zoon Ahmed Khan 10 January,2013:As Pakistan drenched itself in a bloodbath of Hazara suffering,this year started with a not too promising start for the well being of the weak. Blasts specifically targeting the Shia community in Quetta and Swat claimed a total of 130 people. Predominantly Hazara,the Shia . . . →Read More:Not just Sectarian Leave a comment Speaker's Corner bloodbath of Hazara,conflict between the Shia and Sunnis,First Persian Gulf War,Hazara Shia community,Iran revolution Madrasas,Iraq,Not just Sectarian,Pashtoons,Quetta,Quetta attack,Quetta bomb blasts,Shia,Shia Revolution,Shias,Sunni,Swat,targeting the Shia community in Quetta,Wahabi versus Shia proxy wars,Zia ul-Haq By Omar Waraich Bodies of Shi‘te victims who were killed by twin explosions are laid in a mosque in the Pakistani town of Quetta on Jan. 11,2013. For days,they refused to bury their dead. On a main road in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta,hundreds of mourners from the local Hazara community, . . . →Read More:The pressing issue of Shia killings Leave a comment Law &Order Baluchistan,Baluchistan Nawab Aslam Raisani,Bodies of Shi‘te victims,bombing in Quetta,hundreds of mourners from the local Hazara community,Irfan Ali,Pakistan’s Newest Martyrs:Why Anti-Shi‘ite Violence May Be the Country’s Biggest Problem,Quetta,Quetta attacks,security situation in Balochistan,Shias,Shi‘ite Islam,Sunni,The pressing issue of Shia killings Eight persons including a security man were wounded when a blast occurred at Sariab Road in Quetta Friday,Geo News reported. According to initial reports,the explosives were fixed in a bicycle that exploded near a security forces’ vehicle,injuring eight persons including a troop. . . . →Read More:Bicycle blast injures 8 in Quetta Leave a comment Pakistan Under Attack Area 14/8,Bicycle blast,Bicycle blast injures 8 in Quetta,Bomb Disposal Squad,Eight persons including a security man were wounded when a blast occurred at Sariab Road,explosives were fixed in a bicycle that exploded near a security forces,injured were shifted to the hospital,injuring eight persons including a troop,Quetta,Rescue efforts were kicked off immediately,seven kilograms of explosives were used in the blast By Aroosa Shaukat LAHORE: Aiming to entice more young readers by portraying books not just as sources of learning but also of fun and entertainment,organisers launched the month-long Oxford Book Fair 2012 in 11 cities and 14 locations across the country on Monday. . . . →Read More:Book fairs set up in 11 cities Leave a comment What's On! Abbottabad,Alif Laila,annual OUP book fair,Book Fair,Book Fair 2012,Book fairs set up in 11 cities,Dosti Kitabon Say,Faisalabad,For Pakistan,Friendship with Books,Hyderabad,Islamabad,Karachi,Lahore,Literacy and learning,Month-long book fair launched in 11 cities,Multan,Oxford Book Fair 2012,Oxford Mobile Bookshop,Pakistan,PESHAWAR,Quetta,Sargodha,Shah Nawaz Bhutto Library in Larkana,Sukkur,Tilism-i-Hoshruba series,young readers All of us have some special kind of emotional attachment to things that we cherished during childhood and teenage. The home where we have the earliest memories,our childhood best friends,that special watch that one of your elders gave you after getting good results in school,that special spicy chaats which your mother used to forbid . . . →Read More:When Quetta was safe By Muhammad Hamid Zaman Somehow,science and the Pakistani society have never really formed a bond. There is always a little tension,some suspicion and plenty of misunderstanding. Our suspicion does not help our ability to think rationally,analyse critically and innovate for the future. It would be unfair to say that the burden . . . →Read More:Science and our people | |||
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