March 25, 2010

Baloch Nationalism Challenges Pakistan

Madiha Tahir, The National

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Islamabad's brutal attempts to crush ethnic Baloch nationalism have met with fierce, escalating resistance - and have laid bare the strains that threaten the founding idea of Pakistan.

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TAGGED: Balochistan National Party, Balochis, Taliban, Iran, Afghanistan, Baloch Rights Council, Pakistan, Balochistan

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