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Point-blank

Point-blank

“Hyderabad?” asks the man in a thick Pashto accent, looking quizzically towards other passengers in the economy... Updated 27 Apr, 2015 07:35pm
Vote versus veto

Vote versus veto

Scores of women, wrapped in big chadors and holding photos of young men, shout at the top of their voices in the ... Published 27 Mar, 2015 01:46pm
Troubled north-west comes to town

Troubled north-west comes to town

On a mid-November day, factory worker Ghulam Shabbir was shot dead on the road adjacent to Manghopir Hills in... Published 27 Mar, 2015 01:43pm
Sleuths on the prowl

Sleuths on the prowl

“Even the Nazis would not have kept their enemy soldiers during the Second World War in such inhumane conditions ... Published 27 Mar, 2015 12:44pm
Everything around here is mine

Everything around here is mine

It’s official: nearly 80 per cent of all minerals produced in Pakistan come from Balochistan, according to the... Published 27 Mar, 2015 12:42pm
Corps supporter

Corps supporter

Fear of being attacked while travelling to Turbat, has kept Zikris of Gorkok area from visiting Turbat city. Published 23 Mar, 2015 06:10pm
Tapping into trouble

Tapping into trouble

The scramble for Karachi's scarce water resources Updated 18 Aug, 2016 02:40pm
Missing Answers

Missing Answers

Local observers say the recurring pattern of people going missing points to the involvement of security agencies. Updated 26 Sep, 2016 10:23pm
Perils of the sea

Perils of the sea

Sitting in a small mud house in Pishukan, a fishing town near Gwadar, Khuda Bukhsh is assailed by worries about the... Published 23 Mar, 2015 05:48pm
Victims of neglect

Victims of neglect

Since there were no prior predictions for severe rain or flash flooding in the lower parts of Sindh, the authority. Published 17 Mar, 2015 07:21pm
Missing in action

Missing in action

Dost Ali, a resident of Baliari village, also does not know why the intelligence agencies arrested his son Lance Naik Published 17 Mar, 2015 05:19pm
State of intelligence

State of intelligence

Baloch separatists are now so visible and strong that now they can force any town to close down whenever they want. Published 17 Mar, 2015 04:28pm