Stories by Saleem Javed

Who will be Afghanistan's new president?

A look at the three favourite hopefuls and the promises they have made to the people of Afghanistan.

Updated 03 Apr, 2014 05:36pm

Hopelessness vs helplessness

Dr. Malik Baloch’s government is as helpless as Raisani’s was in protecting the persecuted Hazara community in Quetta.

Published 25 Jan, 2014 07:44pm

With the Raisani government gone, will Hazara killings stop?

The frequency of attacks on Hazaras may decrease until a new government is at the receiving end of the blame.

Published 30 Jan, 2013 10:06am

A simple demand: no more dead bodies

“We will only believe we are protected if they hang the killers,” Ramzan Ali, who protested at Alamdar Road with the dead body of his brother, said.

Published 22 Jan, 2013 07:34am

Silencing the voice of the voiceless

Irfan Ali Khudi lost his life trying to save another at the blast site on Alamdar road, Quetta. His death is a symbolic embodiment of his life.

Published 12 Jan, 2013 01:42pm

State blamed for failing to control attacks against Hazaras

“Baloch actors within the Government of Balochistan are publicly unsympathetic to the plight of Hazaras,” HRW’s Ali Dayan Hassan said at a conference

Published 15 Dec, 2012 04:03pm

Afghan “Gandhi” Ramazan Bashardost seeks end to foreign interference

Former minister and presidential hopeful lambasts US-backed Karzai government for its failure to establish peace in Afghanistan.

Published 15 Nov, 2012 02:28pm

Hope fades away for Hazaras of Pakistan

With an increase in targeted attacks against the Hazara community, the signs are ominous for the already scarred province of Balochistan.

Published 29 Jun, 2012 04:23pm