Prof. Saba Dashtiyari giving an interview. Photo courtesy Homayoon Mobaraki
The situation in Balochistan continues to be volatile. The latest victim of the violence and anarchy in Pakistan’s largest province is the well known Baloch rights activist and professor, Saba Dashtiyari, gunned down in Quetta on June 1, 2011. Words are not enough to express outrage and grief at this continued genocide of Pakistan’s liberal, secular, progressive citizens.
“As young kids, we had heard charming stories about a Baloch professor who was an atheist but, ironically, taught theology and Islamic studies at the University of Balochistan. Another thing that fascinated us about him was the narrative that he spent most of his salary on the promotion of Balochi language academies and preparation of Balochi text books,’ writes Malik Siraj Akbar in his moving obituary for the slain professor in Baloch Hal.
Video of Prof. Dashtiyari speaking at Karachi Press Club at a seminar last year on missing persons – at the start a woman ‘journalist’ tries to interrupt him but he rightly insists on having his say and presents a strong argument about the situation in Balochistan, giving a historical and political perspective Continue reading →
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