In the main city center of Quetta, a decades-long struggle continues inside the building of the Balochi Academy. Here, amidst shelves lined with manuscripts, brittle journals, and newly printed books, ...

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AT the main entrance of Quetta’s tiny Adalat Road in the heart of the city, a signboard with ‘Balochi Academy’ written on it points to the right direction. After taking a few steps to the right, one ...

QUETTA, Oct 28: A renowned scholar and eminent historian Dr N.A. Baloch has suggested that Arabic script could be used as a medium for Balochi language. He was speaking at a national orthographic ...

Pakistan’s Balochistan is divided into three parts; one is in Afghanistan, the second is in Iran and the third and the biggest part is present in Pakistan. In the past, Baloch have always followed ...

For the longest time, I remember being in awe of my mother as she would recite Balochi poetry in a tone that was wrapped in a warm blanket of nostalgia. I couldn’t understand most of it because of the ...

As all of the provinces of Pakistan have their own traditional and cultural things, Balochistan is famous for its needlework dresses, cushions and bed sheets, embroideries, artistry of the crafts-man ...

Tribal leaders in a restive Pakistani province have reacted angrily to plans to build an army garrison on what they say is their land. The army has confirmed plans to build one of three new bases in ...