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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicMahrang Baloch

Topic: Mahrang Baloch

At the centre of Balochistan unrest, alleged enforced disappearances, ‘state violence’, police crackdown

Demonstrations erupted across Balochistan Saturday in response to a call by Baloch Yakjehti Committee, led by Mahrang Baloch, who was later arrested, along with other protesters.

Baloch activist stopped from flying for TIME100 Next. Pakistanis call it ‘cruel & stupid’

Pakistani activists are contrasting this with Zakir Naik’s presence in the country, calling out a state policy that harasses peace advocates but welcomes 'hate preachers'.

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.