Posts Tagged ‘Balkanise Pakistan’
Blackwater/Xe Enters Pakistan, In a Big Way
If memory serves, it was reported both that Benazir Bhutto (in Musharraf's time) and that Asif Zardari (later) had wanted to bring infamous American mercenaries, Blackwater, to Pakistan for their personal protection. With Asif Zardari now placed in office, it appears that "Blackwater" (that now does business under the name Xe Services LLC), [...]
Council for Independent Balochistan formed in London
Dawn | By Saleem Shahid | 12 August 2009 Khan of Kalat raises the stakes QUETTA: The Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Dawood, announced on Tuesday formation of a council for ‘independent Balochistan’ and rejected any reconciliation with the government of Pakistan without the mediation of European Union and United Nations. (more...)
Baloch rights
Dawn Editorial Sunday, 26 Jul, 2009 | 09:00 AM PST Much is said but little has been done to address the problems plaguing Balochistan. The grievances felt by the Baloch are genuine, and they have not only been ignored but exacerbated by the actions of the federation over the course of several decades. (more...)
Our first enemy are the Taliban, our second enemy is the Army – Displaced Physician from Swat
There is a view that the larger aim of the United States in Pakistan is to “secure” Pakistan’s nuclear assets and neutralise its military, by balkanising Pakistan along ethnic lines, using propaganda, psychological warfare , military threats, and economic inducements . The video and translated transcript posted in this post is relevant to [...]
Create Pashtunistan — Article in 2008 US Military Intelligence Journal
Based on a partially perceptive analysis -- that "...had we looked deeper, we might have found that the root causes behind the enduring and resilient nature of the Taliban have very little to do with religion, and much to do with an ancient ethnic struggle..." -- an article, “Secessionist Jihad: The Taliban’s Struggle for Pashtunistan,” by [...]
New Greater Balochistan Map
A May 2009 article, mainly on Gwadar, by Robert D. Kaplan, Pakistan's Fatal Shore, in The Atlantic, that is referenced on Baloch separatist websites (see here, for example), provides a map of "Greater Balochistan" that is probably reflective of the thinking of the "Balkanise Pakistan" lobby that is increasingly coming out into the [...]
