Balochistan Voices

10/08/2024

Applications are open for the South Asian Journalism Fellowship Program

10/08/2024

https://www.balochistanvoices.com/2024/08/top-tips-for-journalists-when-applying-for-chevening-sajp-fellowship/

Journalists in Pakistan can use the following tips when preparing their applications for Chevening South Asian Journalism Programme Fellowship: Authenticity is key There is no ‘right answer’ to any question you’ll be asked. All of our scholars are different, with different backgrounds and goal...

10/08/2024

Chevening SAJP Fellowship Applications are open: https://www.balochistanvoices.com/2024/08/applications-open-for-chevening-south-asia-journalism-programme/

18/07/2024

Pakistan’s Loan Program Will be at Risk if Agriculture not taxed – IMF.

05/01/2024

Photo Story by Banafsha Tahir

Banafsha Tahir In South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, transgender people often face tough challenges. They're usually seen as less and face a lot of discrimination. In Pakistan, many transgender individuals are not accepted at home and join Hijra communities, where they live....

04/01/2024

Photo story by Saima Ali

Saima Ali In the lively streets of Islamabad, Pakistan, the informal economy buzzes with life, offering a crucial support system for the city's less fortunate. This sector, making up about 35% of Pakistan's GDP, is a key part of the economy. Here, a group of resilient women stand out as street vendo...

03/01/2024

Photo story by Saima Ali

Saima Ali In the lively streets of Islamabad, Pakistan, the informal economy buzzes with life, offering a crucial support system for the city's less fortunate. This sector, making up about 35% of Pakistan's GDP, is a key part of the economy. Here, a group of resilient women stand out as street vendo...

15/11/2023

By Aftab Ahmed from Japan

Aftab Ahmed Japan’s rapid development in technology is the mere theme of my articles but to grasp and understand the secrets underlying this ever-expanding technological progress is the topic of today’s article. A better opinion can only be made when someone engages with the system itself and ex...

15/11/2023

By Aftab Ahmed from Japan

https://www.balochistanvoices.com/2023/11/in-the-shoes-of-junior-schoolers-of-japan/

13/11/2023

By Aftab Ahmed from Japan

Aftab Ahmed Japan’s rapid development in technology is the mere theme of my articles but to grasp and understand the secrets underlying this ever-expanding technological progress is the topic of today’s article. A better opinion can only be made when someone engages with the system itself and ex...

10/11/2023

Tahira Khan Sana Gul*, Harnai, Balochistan, is one of those women who got married before 15 years. Her family started looking for her marriage when she reached the stage of puberty. Unfortunately, in Balochistan, a research report “ Child Marriage in Balochistan: A Political Economy Analysis” in...

04/11/2023

By Tahira Khan

Tahira Khan Zain-ud-din, the resident of Killi Abdul Wahid Kakar, Hanna Urak Quetta, is one of the residents whose house was swept away by floods. As per his remarks, it was 26 August 2022, when torrential rain started and remained there for 48 hours. His words are as follows: “It was the night of...

22/10/2023

Ayaz Khan's column is a guide for journalists on how to report and what are the perils for journalists reporting from conflict zones such as Balochistan.

“One of the biggest challenges facing the field of journalism is its porous nature,” our lecturer told the class once. A ‘porous border’ means it has openings at various distances through which cross-border movement of people continues off the radar. Likewise, suppose the word ‘porous’ i...

29/09/2023

By Maria Khan

Maria Khan Pakistanis have a very strange superiority complex- calling them something other than their own ethnicity gives them a peculiar sort of pleasure. Many of the Balochs which reside in the western part of Pakistan affiliate themselves with the Iranian ethnic group native to the western part....

26/09/2023

Around Kirthar Hills: Sushangi and More

Travel story by Aziz Jamali

Aziz Ahmed Jamali It was late in 2017 that I visited the foothills of Kirthar hills in Kambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh. We were hosted by the tribal elder Muhammad Khan Chandio who received us at Mehar on the national highway. Following him through Faridabad, we approached Shah Godrio, a lovely....

22/09/2023

Around Kirthar Hills: Sushangi and More

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07/08/2023

By Muhammad Shahbaz Rajpar

Muhammad Shahbaz Rajper The political struggle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been witnessed since its establishment in 1996. From its humble beginnings in 1996, PTI underwent years of grassroots organizing and political activism. Imran Khan, a renowned cricketer turned politician, played a pivotal...

01/08/2023

By Maria Khan

Maria Khan Balochistan, the largest and the resource-rich province of Pakistan finds itself entangled in a vortex of deprivation, which will sooner or later lead it to become a Frankenstein monster for the country. The somber shadow caste by this quagmire over Pakistan is an intractable challenge th...

31/07/2023

By Baran Khan

Baran Khan Article 158 of the Pakistan Constitution states that “the province in which a well-head of natural gas is situated shall have precedence over other parts of Pakistan in meeting the requirements from that well-head, subject to the commitment and obligations as on the commencing day”. N...

31/07/2023

By Anum Ehsan

Anum Ehsan In the vast landscape of progress and modernity, some societies remain tethered to ancient practices that cast a dark shadow over humanity's collective advancement. Among these disheartening remnants of the past, honor killings stand out as a grave issue still haunting certain regions of....