The security situation in Balochistan continues to aggravate with the passage of time. As dead bodies of political workers, frequent episodes of target and sectarian killings, bomb blasts and abductions relentlessly infect the province.
Violence in Balochistan continued raging relentlessly during the week, adding to the volatility of the province. The hallmark of the week was a deadly cross border raid by the Afghan security forces in Qilla Saifullah district on February 12, resulted in the killing of two Pakistanis.
Energy security, being the principal driving factor behind the economic development of any state, has been remained the most contested field among states in post- industrial world.
At a time when the federal government announced 2012 as the year of Balochistan, the violence in Balochistan continues to spill out of control, rendering the start of year very tragic for the prospects of peace in the province.
Conscious of their respective limitations, the titans have decided to deescalate, and climb down from their stated positions. The Centre of Gravity – the Supreme Court, on January 30, gave two more months for the controversial “Memogate” investigation, and lifted the travel ban on the man in the eye of the storm, Husain Haqqani, former ambassador to Washington.
February 17, 2012 :
Short Summary
The security situation in Balochistan continues to aggravate with the passage of time, despite the fact of the government’s efforts to curtail the downward spiral and win back the trust of the disenchanted Balochis. The present government announced NFC Award and Balochistan Rights’ Package to upend the rising tide of militancy in the province, …
February 13, 2012 :
Introduction
Energy security, being the principal driving factor behind the economic development of any state, has been remained the most contested field among states in post- industrial world. Energy, on the one hand, is essential for running the machinery of industrial and agricultural units, lighting up the cities, while on the other hand it is required …
February 1, 2012 :
Conscious of their respective limitations, the titans have decided to deescalate, and climb down from their stated positions. The Centre of Gravity – the Supreme Court, on January 30, gave two more months for the controversial “Memogate” investigation, and lifted the travel ban on the man in the eye of the storm, Husain Haqqani, former …
January 15, 2012 :
Five bloody incidents since middle of December betray have left a trail of over 80 deaths, mostly of the security personnel, and rocked Pakistan’s military and civilian security apparatus.
First came the confirmation early January of the executions by militants of at least 25 para-military troops; ten had been abducted in a raid in Orakzai agency on Dec …
January 11, 2012 :
Three bloody incidents involving at least 50 deaths within first ten days of 2012 underscore the perilous security conditions that still prevail in northwestern parts of Pakistan. As many as 35 deaths in a car bomb that ripped through a bus terminal in the town of Jamrud in Khyber agency on Jan 10th , as …
January 6, 2012 :
The following document gives an overview of the state of security in different parts of Pakistan. The primary objective of “Pakistan Security in 2011” is to provide a glimpse of the country’s continued perilous journey – moving from one political or security setback to another with a direct bearing on the economy. In 2011, Pak-US …
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 no …
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 in …
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 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 to …
Launch of “Balochistan’s Maze of Violence” and other CRSS Annual Publications
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