Abdul Qadir Baloch: Age, Education, Family, Father, Politician, Political Party, Political Career, Constituency, Contact, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Abdul Qadir Baloch is very well renowned Pakistani Politician, retired Lieutenant General, humanitarian and a key leader of PML-N. He is serving as Minister for State and Frontier Regions and key person of National Assembly of Pakistan, representing Kharan-Cum-Panjgur.

Age of Abdul Qadir Baloch

He was born to a religious family of Quetta, Balochistan on 9 April in 1945.

Education of Abdul Qadir Baloch

He is very well educated person. He received his early education in his home ground. After that he went to National Defence university and graduated with MSc degree in strategic studies.

Political Career of Abdul Qadir Baloch

Prior to entering politics, he served as corps commander of Quetta in 2013. But he took early retirement from his military career to take up the post of Governor of Balochistan in 2003. He also served as field operations commander after the 9/11 attack. He was very capable, highly intelligent and active commander and was made Brigadier in early 1990’s.He has the honour of being the first Baloch army general in Pakistan military.

His political engagement started in 2001 when he was made Administrator of material Law of Balochistan. In 2008, he participated in Pakistan General election from NA-27 constituency and was successfully elected to Pakistan Muslim League(N). In 2011, he was made assistant Secretaries-General of PML-N.

Again in 2013, he contested Pakistan general election for the seat of PML-N and defeated PPP candidate Ahsanullah Raki.

In the regime of Nawaz Sharif, he served as Minister for State and frontier Regions. Under Pervez Musharrf, he was made minister for state. He was chosen as Minister for the second time by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Contacting Abdul Qadir Baloch

Permanent Address : H. # 214/A-1, Gulistan Road, Cantt, Quetta.

Sanam Baloch Biography – Age, Pics, Husband, Family, Wedding, Scandal, Dramas, House

Birth Name: Sanam Baloch

Nick Name: Sanam

Birth Place: Karachi, Pakistan

Age or Birth date: 14^th July, 1986 (32 years old)

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Height: 5 Feet 6 Inches

Weight: 59kg

Figure: 34-26-35 inches

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Black

Complexion: Fair

Languages: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, English

Citizenship: Pakistan

Nationality: Pakistani

Hobbies: Modeling, Hosting, Reading books

Sanam Baloch Family Details

Father: Altaf Sheikh

Mother: Maria Baloch

Siblings: Sabreen Hisbani, Maheen Baloch, Ghanwa Baloch, Farhan Baloch and Abbas Baloch

Husband: Abdullah Farhatullah

Son / Daughter: Not any

Sanam Baloch Education

Education Qualification: Graduate

School: Not known

College / University: University Of Karachi

Sanam Baloch Professional Details

Occupation: Actor, Journalist, TV Host

Affiliation: Belonging to TV Drama Serial

Sanam Baloch Social Media Profiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialpageofsanambaloch/

Twitter: Not known

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesanambaloch

YouTube: Not known

Snapchat: Not known

Official Website: Not known

It wouldn’t be wrong to admit that Sanam Baloch is one of the most finest and talented actresses in the Pakistani entertainment industry. With the very versatile performances in every drama, Sanam has proved that she had the power to bring smiles to her fans. She’s given amazing performances one after the other and no doubt, she is a drop-dead gorgeous when comes to looks.

Sanam Baloch is not only famous for her acting skills, but she has lots of interest in modeling and hosting. After receiving her Matriculation degree, she started taking an interest in acting and pursued her professional life. She is getting a huge success because of her soft appearance and one must admit that she is very committed and career oriented.

 

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Today, let’s take a look at the amazing Sanam Baloch Biography. We will talk about Sanam Baloch age, pics, husband, family, wedding, scandal, dramas, house and much more exciting stuff.

Sanam Baloch Lifestyle

Sanam Baloch has got a very beautiful house in Karachi and living a very amazing life. The net worth of Sanam is Rs. 6 Million (approximately) and she is taking Rs. 1 Lac per episode of the drama. You will be amazed to know about the prestigious car of Sonam Baloch which is Marcedes C180 Rs. 50 Lac.

 

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Facts About Sanam Baloch

Sanam’s favorite drama is ‘Dastaan’ and her most favorite actress is ‘Sanam Saeed’. She loves to do something for the people of Pakistan, which depicts how courageous she is. The most cute fact about this actress is, she loves Sham ki Chai (evening tea) with her husband, because according to her, it’s the best idea of perfect happiness. Moreover, Sanam loves to wear Eastern and Desi.

 

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Sanam Baloch Family Background

Born on 14^th July, 1986 in Karachi, Sanam Baloch is the adorable daughter of Altaf Sheikh and having two brothers named Farhan Baloch and Abbas Baloch. She has three sisters, Sabreen Hisbani, Maheen Baloch and Ghanwa Baloch. Her father is an educationist and liberal minded person, who always encouraged Sanam to adopt her favorite occupation. We are also familiar with Sabreen Hisbani, who is known as one of the most talented actresses of our industry.

 

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Sanam Baloch Career Life

Sanam Baloch is not new in the Pakistani industry. She started her career as a Talk Show Anchor in Sindhi TV channel named as KTN, where she hosted two shows in Sindhi language, ‘Sanam Small Room’ and ‘Diyoo’. She made her debut with drama ‘Kaalak’ with Pakistani top actors, Fahad Mustafa and Mahnoor Baloch. This drama got a lot of fame and this way, the actress made her way to Urdu dramas. Sanam Baloch has openly accepted many times that her popularity is all because of Fahad Mustafa.

Sanam has also seen in many hit dramas opposite to Fahad Mustafa and Fawad Khan, and now her recent play was ‘Teri Raza’.

 

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Sanam Baloch All Dramas List

Kalaq (2008)

Doraha (2008)

Noor Pur Ki Rani (2009)

MannChalay (2009)

Zeenat Bint-e-Sakina Hazir Ho (2010)

Dastaan (2010)

Daam (2010)

Chemistry (2010)

Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya (2011)

Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan (2011)

Sehra Teri Pyas (2011)

Nadamat (2012)

Ek Thi Parro (2012)

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (2012)

Roshan Sitara (2012)

Durr-e-Shehwar (2012)

Kankar (2013)

Ek Thi Marium (2016)

Teri Raza (2017)

 Sanam Baloch Music And Videos

§  Shahnila Ali’s Joggi music video (2006)

§  Najaf Ali’s Choodiyun music video (2008)

§  Amanat Ali’s Thumri music video (2010)

Sanam Baloch Telefilm ‘Ek Thi Marium’

Sanam Baloch has also appeared in a short film ‘Ek Thi Marium’ made to honor Marium Mukhtar. She was a first fighter pilot of Pakistan, who died in the line of the duty, when the PAF jet crashed in Mianwali. Getting dressed in Pakistan Air Force Uniform, Sanam Baloch gave us something very extraordinary.

 

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Sanam Baloch Morning Show Host

Nowadays, the adorable actress is hosting a morning show named, ‘The Morning Show With Sanam Baloch’ and proving that real talent knows no boundaries. She is getting a huge success with the speaking skills and wonderful attire through her show

 

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Sanam Baloch Personal/Married Life

As everyone knows, Sanam is a very hardworking woman and receives too much appreciation from everyone. She has been very lucky as she got too many roles in the very first place. Sanam is determined to do only lead and high profile roles in her dramas.

In 2013, the very gorgeous Pakistani actress and host Sanam Baloch got married to Pakistani anchor and writer. The name of Sanam Baloch husband is Abdullah Farhatullah, who has recently seen in the drama ‘Shadi Mubarak Ho’ aired on ARY Digital. They don’t have any kids, but still couple is living a happy married life together and Sanam is fulfilling her every single dream as a wife and as a TV personality.

 

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Sanam Baloch Divorce

Few days back, we got to know about the divorce of Sanam Baloch just after she changed her name on Instagram from Sanam Abdullah to Sanam Baloch Hisbani. Every fan was disappointed with the tragic news, but then Sanam Baloch’s PR manager confirmed that the news of divorce is totally false and Sanam changed the name just because she wanted to keep her surname and cast under the light.

 

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Sanam Baloch Awards, Achievements and Nominations

9th Annual Lux Style Award 2010

Nominated – Best Actress (satellite) – Noor Pur Ki Rani

PDP Awards 2010

Pakistan Media Awards, 2011

Won – Best Actor (Female) – Dastaan

Well, we can’t wait to see her more on the big screen!

                                                                                   

About Jhal Magsi

Exploring Jhal Magsi 

People know about Jhal Magsi through the exhilarating yearly event housed in fall season when the sunsets are glorious, weather is genial and the desert-like terrain accentuates the aura unique to Balochsitan. The land is a natural paradise for desert safari. Jhal Magsi is to Pakistan what Dubai is to the United Arab Emirates. The small rural establishment is home to a few thousands of people with hearts larger than life.

Situated in the heart of Balochistan, Jhal Magsi owns a rich historical background, invaluable heritage and closely relates to a powerful old civilization at the time of the colonial period although in ruins today. The ancient city or the second sub-division of Jhal Magsi is Gandawah. Owing to importance to archaeologists because of its key location during the Arab Rule and Bhil Dynasty of India.

Three major Baloch tribes emerged in Kachhi; the name had changed to Jhal Magsi in 1992. Lashari tribe was the earliest of the predominant Baloch tribes settled in the whereabouts before the partition of the subcontinent. Magsi is the second major tribe that branched off from Lashari. Rinds make the third dominant Baloch tribe of the district. Jhal Magsi is one of the four sister districts that make up Naseerabad division. Bolan, (Kachhi), Jaffarabad and Naseerabad districts are the other three.

When the year is at the verge of ending, sunsets turn rosy and salmon-pink, the quaint city of Jhal Magsi is admissibly roaring with excitement. Young boys gleaming about the humongous vehicles arriving in town. Spectators come from different parts of Balochistan, mostly Naseerabad zone who take out the time from their busy lives putting aside the agricultural and livestock commodities and halt making the ends meet, just to witness the adrenaline-rushing motorsport.

Jhal Magsi Jeep Rally or recently known as the Desert Rally Challenge has received considerable attention and captivated off-road drivers all over the country and international forums, to be part of the exotic experience. “In Jhal Magsi, are one of the most relentless race tracks in the world. The safest tracks observing international standards,” exclaimed Burcu Cetinkaya, the female driver from Turkey who took part in the rally in 2016. Since the past few years, internationally renowned rally drivers like Abdo Feghali from Lebanon and wife of Roni Patel, especially came to Pakistan for the fascinating rally experience.

Participants of the Jeep Rally are diverse and ever-increasing. Often jeep enthusiasts, motorsport aficionados, youngsters from the local tribes who have a good understanding of their land, respectable tribal heads with a history of winning streaks and professional off-road drivers passionate about cruising on dusty tracks take part in the pastoral lands of Naseerabad.

Nadir Magsi, the all-time unbeatable winner said, “With proper support from government, sponsors and media we can organize even better events, as Pakistan has topographical advantage which offers very diversified and challenging terrain”. Furthermore, wanderlusts, nature lovers and tourists are missing out on what can be just the perfect end to their year, reasonably cheap but entertaining.

Jhal Magsi is one of the many unseen places of Balochistan yet to be explored. The district is rich in archaeological sites and historical monuments. Khanpur, Bahltoor and Kotra (known as Pingar Mari) named after Dalorai Dumb, a former Hindu King, are famous archaeological sites. Others include Dumb Hazoor Bux, Tomb of Moti Ghoram, Tomb Altaz Khan near Panj Monah, Tomb Mian Sahib and Tomb Bhootani.

Pir Lakha is a famous place near Jhal Magsi, where visitors from far flung places come for bathing, that has spiritual cures to many diseases especially skin related. Many shrines are found in the district. Amongst them are shrines of Muhammad Ayub Shah Bukhari in Gandawah, Saeen Rakhil Shah and Saeen Chizal Shah in Fatahpur and Pir Chattal Shah near Kotra.

There are three routes that can be taken to travel to Jhal Magsi. From Quetta, via Kolpur the route passes through the majestic Bolan valley, Mach and finally Dadar, the district headquarter of Bolan. The second route is appropriate for travelers from Sindh, passing through Sibi, Jacob Abad, Sukkhur, Noutal and Shaddad Kot, ultimately ending at the destination, sub-division Jhal.

72-year-old Mama Qadeer Baloch breaks record of Gandhi after 84 years

ISLAMABAD: Abdul Qadeer Baloch, aged 72, and 11-year old Ali Haider Baloch are not aware that they have made history. 
This old man and young boy have travelled more than 2,000 kilometers on foot along with a group of Baloch women and men on their way from Quetta to Islamabad. 
The purpose of their non-violent long march was to raise voice against enforced disappearances in Balochistan. They broke the 84-year-old record of Mahatma Gandhi who traveled for 390 kilometers on foot from Ahmadabad to Dandi as part of his famous salt march.
When Mahatma Gandhi started his march to protest against the salt laws of British Government in the colonial India he was 61 years old in 1930. 
The youngest among the first 80 marchers with Gandhi was 18 years old. Gandhi opposed unjustified taxes on the production of salt and started disobedience by making salt himself.
Chinese leader Mao Zedong also started a long march in 1934 but this long march was actually a military retreat undertaken by the red army of Communist Party. 
There was no single long march but a series of marches because various parts of the red army in the south China escaped to the north and the west.
The red army of 41 years old Mao Zedong regrouped and then attacked Kuomintang. This long march was part of a military strategy. It was not a political long march.
The word long march was used and abused by many politicians after Mahatma Gandhi and Mao Zedong but nobody traveled on foot. Most of the politicians used vehicles in their long marches. 
Late Benazir Bhutto even took a rail ride in her long march from Lahore to Islamabad against Nawaz Sharif government in 1992. She called off the long march near Wazirabad when she was informed that President Ghulam Ishaq Khan had decided to demand resignation from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Again Nawaz Sharif also used the word long march in his Tehreek-e-Najat against Benazir Bhutto government in 1994.
The word long march was again

used in lawyer’s movement for the restoration of deposed judges. Nawaz Sharif started his long march from Lahore to Islamabad in March 2009 but he was traveling in a jeep not on foot.
Zardari Government communicated him a message through the then Army Chief General Kayani about the restoration of judges when he reached Gujranwala and the long march was called off.
When Mama Baloch announced his long march from Quetta to Karachi, many people never took him seriously. He is famous as Mama Qadeer Baloch. He is not protesting against any government laws; he is not demanding the resignation of prime minister and he is not demanding the illegal release of any prisoner. He has been campaigning for the recovery of missing persons since 2009 when his son Jalil was killed in the custody of secret agencies.
He initiated his campaign from the platform of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) and only demands production of missing persons in courts. He started his long march with some families of missing persons from Quetta on 27th October 2013.
Ali Haider Baloch stopped going to school and joined the long march with his elder sister Saba. His father Ramzan Baloch was abducted in front of the eyes of young Ali Haider. Farzana Majid Baloch is a well-educated woman. She did masters in bio-chemistry from Balochistan University and has been raising voice for the production of her younger brother Zakir Majid Baloch since 2009. She is secretary general of VBMP and the moving spirit behind this historical long march.
Daughters of two missing doctors, Deen Muhammad Baloch and Akbar Marri, also joined this long march. The daughter of a missing lawyer Haider Khan Baloch advocate was disappointed in courts and joined the long march of Mama Qadeer Baloch along with some other women.
This small convoy completed 730 kilometers from Quetta to Karachi on foot in 27 days. They faced some problems near Khuzdar and the local administration asked Mama Qadeer Baloch to go back otherwise he will be attacked by miscreants. Mama Qadeer Baloch refused to surrender and continued his march. He was given a warm welcome in Wadh by BNP President Akhtar Mengal and then the guards of Mengal provided protection to Mama Qadeer Baloch till Hub.
The marchers were given big receptions in Hub and Layari. Ghinwa Bhutto, Syed Munawar Hasan and sister of Dr Afia Siddiqui were among those who expressed solidarity with the Baloch marchers. After reaching Karachi, VBMP set up a protest camp outside the Karachi Press Club for many days where National Party President Senator Hasil Bizinju also met Mama Qadeer Baloch and accepted that his Chief Minister in Balochistan Dr Abdul Malick Baloch was powerless to resolve the problem of missing persons.
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif also visited this camp in December 2013 and assured Mama Qadeer Baloch that their dear ones will be produced in courts soon. The defense minister was unable to fulfill his promise.
Ignorance of government disappointed Mama Qadeer Baloch and he decided to continue his long march from Karachi to Islamabad. Some of his sympathizers opposed the idea of traveling on the roads of Punjab but Mama Qadeer Baloch said: “We must try to awake the people of Punjab because Punjab is Pakistan and only they can return us our thousands of missing persons”. 
Mama Qadeer Baloch never faced any problems while crossing Sindh. Many Sindhi nationalist parties expressed solidarity with the marchers in different cities. The marchers started facing problems when they entered Punjab.
This convoy was first stopped in Multan and then in Okara. Armed people in uniform pointed guns at Farzana Majid Baloch and forced her to go back but she refused. Despite threats Seraiki nationalists openly supported the cause of Mama Qadeer Baloch in Multan. When the marchers were crossing the lush green fields of Punjab a truck tried to hit the marchers near Renala Khurd. Two participants, including one female marcher, were injured but the march continued. When they reached Lahore only some human rights activists of HRCP, AHRC and a left wing Awami Workers Party welcomed the marchers.
Chairperson of the Defense for Human Rights Amna Masood Janjua also welcomed the march of Mama Qadeer Baloch in Lahore along with the families of many missing persons from different areas of the Punjab. The so-called guardians of national interest advised many journalists in Lahore to stay away from Mama Qadeer Baloch. Lahorites actually missed the golden opportunity of removing misunderstandings between common Punjabis and the oppressed people of Balochistan.
Mama Qadeer Baloch again faced threats from the commandos of Punjab police near Gujrat. The marchers were asked to go back but they refused. They were not allowed to pass through the Gujrat city. They were forced to go towards Gujrat bypass. Again they were threatened and abused near Sarai Alamgir by one dozen strangers in the presence of local police. When Mama Qadeer Baloch was passing through the garrison area of Jhelum, I joined him for few hours just to see the reaction of local population.
Most of the common Punjabis were not aware that why an old man from Balochistan was marching on the roads with some women and children. Some people offered drinks and water to the marchers but the police and security men in civil dress discouraged the locals. 
Mama Qadeer told me that some common Punjabis offered them water, food and night stay at their homes but they were later threatened by the government agencies. Mama said: “We know that all the Punjabis are not bad but intelligence agencies never allowed them to even welcome us. It was against the culture of Punjab.”
Some Baloch students from Lahore and Islamabad joined the march just to give some protection to the small convoy but they used masks to hide their faces. They fear that intelligence agencies will create problems for their families in Balochistan. On the other hand, some intelligence operators traveling with marchers also using masks because they feared the media cameras.
Our media should give more coverage to these non-violent marchers as they don’t say they are against the constitution of Pakistan; they are only demanding implementation of Article 10 of the Constitution which says that law enforcers must produce a suspect in the courts within 24 hours of his arrest. 
Mama Qadeer Baloch traveled more than 1,400 kilometers from Karachi to the areas close to Islamabad along with his 7-year-old grandson. Many Baloch, Pakhtun and Sindhi parliamentarians are ready to receive him in Islamabad but these receptions are not solution to his problems. The solution is justice. He made history by traveling more than 2,000 kilometers from Quetta to Islamabad at the age of 72 just for justice.
The government sitting in Islamabad should not disappoint him because Islamabad is his last hope in Pakistan. If justice was denied to him then he will be forced to go to the UN Human Rights Commissioner in Geneva. Who will be responsible for giving a bad name to Pakistan when a 72-year-old man will talk to international media about missing persons in Geneva? What will happen? The powerful security agencies will declare Mama Qadeer Baloch a traitor. His grandson may also be declared a traitor but increasing the number of traitors cannot solve any problem.
Justice and rule of law is the ultimate solution to all the problems. Mama Qadeer Baloch spent this whole winter on the roads. He is coming to Islamabad in the hope of a spring. Don’t break his hopes.
Let it be a spring for him. 

Undercover Relationships – 9 Secret Celebrity Flings That Will Shock You!

The film industry is brimming with rumors of love affairs, break ups and what not. The following ‘secret’ celebrity flings raised quite a few eyebrows. You won’t believe that these celebrities were actually together for a short while. Take a look!

1. People still talk about the affair between Ayesha Khan and Humayun Saeed that ended years ago. Ayesha asked Humayun to divorce his wife for her, but he decided to call it quits with Ayesha.

2.  Here’s another scandalous Humayun Saeed fling. The newcomer Ushna Shah was apparently assaulted by Humayun’s wife when she caught them together. While Ushna denied the rumors, Humayun chose to remain silent.

3. Humaima Malik and Wasim Akram had a short-lived relationship which they mutually ended on ‘good terms’

4. Scandals, scandals and scandals. Veena Malik and Mohammad Asif had a pretty bad break up that involved match-fixing controversies, abuses and lawyers.

5. Syed Noor blurted out that he had a ‘one night stand’ with Veena Malik when they both had an ugly fight on Front Line with Kamran Shahid.

6. While there is no definite proof that SRK had an extra-marital affair with Priyanka Chopra, the rumors did a lot of damage to SRK’s marriage. SRK’s wife, Gauri, apparently forced him to break off the ‘close friendship’.

7. Barbara Mori is the reason behind Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne’s divorce. In an interview, Mori said, ‘”Any woman can fall in love with Hrithik Roshan

8. Hrithik and Kareena have always shared a great on-screen chemistry. When the rumors about the affair surfaced, their families decided to take matters in their own hands and forbade them to do films together.

9. The affair between Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora Khan is a shocker! Not only Arjun was dating Salman Khan’s sister, he also had a fling with Salman’s sister in law!

Well, being a celebrity certainly isn’t easy. You can never stay away from the limelight.

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New Zealand mosque attacks: Who is Brenton Tarrant?

'Narcissistic' right-wing Australian attacker allegedly behind Christchurch shooting was not known to authorities.

Tarrant has spent little time in Australia in the past four years and only had minor traffic infractions on his record

Melbourne, Australia - The Australian man allegedly responsible for livestreaming a massacre of Muslims as they prayed in New Zealand mosques was previously not known to security agencies in Australia or New Zealand, authorities have said.

Brenton Tarrant, 28, accused of carrying out attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday that resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people, including children, was charged with murder as he appeared in a district court on Saturday.

Tarrant, described by Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison as an "extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist", expressed admiration for other violent white nationalists and his intention to "create an atmosphere of fear" and to "incite violence" against Muslims.

Bob Parker, a former Christchurch mayor, said it was unclear why security agencies weren't aware of the threat Tarrant posed.

"I think there are questions to be asked about why this wasn't picked up by authorities. There does seem to be a significant amount of information that was put online sometime before this attack took place, and it does not seem to have rung alarm bells in the right places," 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a media conference that Tarrant was not on a "terrorist" watch list.

"This individual was not on any watch list for either New Zealand or Australia," she said. "What I've sought from [security] agencies is further work to ascertain whether or not he should have been."

Personal trainer

An Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesperson confirmed to  "the man was not known to police in Australia for violent extremism or serious criminal behaviour". Three other suspects were detained along with Tarrant on Friday, but police now say he acted alone.

"The NSW joint counterterrorism team has begun an Australian based investigation to assist New Zealand police," the AFP spokesperson said. "With an investigation under way, it is not appropriate to provide further comment."

Tarrant has spent little time in Australia in the past four years and only had minor traffic infractions on his record, authorities said. He had worked as a personal trainer at the Big River Gym in Grafton, a small city 500 kilometres northwest of Sydney.

After his father died in 2011, Tarrant used his inheritance to travel internationally, including to France where he claimed to have seen an "invasion" of immigrants.

The gym's owner Tracey Gray told Australian media, "I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent travelling overseas… Somewhere along the lines, experiences or a group have got a hold of him."

The suspect's grandmother Marie Fitzgerald agreed.

"The media is saying he's planned it for a long time so he's obviously not of sound mind I don't think. It's only since he's travelled overseas that that boy has changed completely from the boy we knew," she told Channel Nine television.

Delusional, dangerous

"The origins of my language is European, my culture is European, my political beliefs are European, my philosophical beliefs are European, my identity is European and, most importantly, my blood is European,"  in a 74-page so-called manifesto posted online prior to the attacks.

It detailed an anti-immigration, neo-fascist ideology lamenting the supposed decline of European civilisation. While describing himself as a "regular white man", Tarrant speculated he might get 27 years in prison just like Nelson Mandela and be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Responding to his own question "Is there a particular person that radicalised you the most?" "Yes, the person that has influenced me above all was [US conservative commentator] Candace Owens… Each time she spoke I was stunned by her insights and her own views helped push me further and further into the belief of violence over meekness."

Professor Greg Barton, chair of global Islamic politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Globalisation & Citizenship, characterised Tarrant as having an "unhealthy narcissism" common among "terrorists".

"I think he was drawn by this dark fantasy of going zero to hero, like an Anders Behring Breivik, like the Quebec City mosque shooting of January 2017," said Barton.

"It had to be imported from Australia," he added, referring to the Islamophobic ideology that motivated the attack, "coinciding with that access to assault weapons".

While known for having more moderate politics, New Zealand has relatively lax gun laws in comparison with its larger neighbour.

'Right-wing terror'

Asked why the perpetrator would not have been on a "terrorism watch list", Barton said, "There are so many people posting the sort of thing that Brenton Tarrant was posting, that they just don't raise any alarms. There is a large cloud of right-wing extremism online."

The lonely vigil of Pakistan's 'invisible man'

Like many others, Mama Qadeer's son disappeared then was found dead. Years later, he is protesting to know why.

Many have gone missing in Pakistan's insurgency-plagued Balochistan province 

Quetta, Pakistan - Few people want to talk toQadeer Rekhi - and even fewer want to talk about him.

The 75-year-old may be affectionately venerated as "Mama Qadeer" - mama meaning "uncle" in Urdu language - but many believe it is dangerous to be too closely associated with him.

For years, Mama Qadeer has protested something the authorities claim does not exist - the disappearance of people who oppose the Pakistani government in the restive southwestern province ofBalochistan, where security forces have battled an armed separatist movement since 2005.

Mama Qadeer counts his son among the casualties of this taboo conflict.

At 8am, the former bank employee arrives at his protest camp pitched outside the local press club for his daily nine-hour vigil. Some days are easier, spent in conversation with other protesters who may join in. But most days go by in silence, alone, behind the mass of pictures of missing men that line his makeshift tent.

At 5pm, Qadeer collects the images around him, stores them at the press club, and leaves. When he gets home he eats a small plate of rice with chicken, the only meal he consumes each day.

Maybe tomorrow will be better, he tells himself. Maybe tomorrow he will be more visible to the reporters who saunter across the street, exchanging story ideas over a quick cigarette.

"Journalists from the electronic media avoid even walking close to my camp," says Qadeer. "Cameramen don't make eye contact. As for newspapers, I routinely go to their bureaus with press releases, but I always get the same reply: 'Mama, we have a family to feed. Please don't insist.'

"I understand. I don't blame them."

For the last six years, Qadeer has tried to draw attention to the rising number of people who have disappeared in Pakistan's largest, least developed province.

Silenced

Since 1948, Balochistan has gone through five armed insurgencies. Rebel groups have waged a war against the Pakistan army seeking greater autonomy, a larger share in the natural resources extracted from the province, and complete independence.

But Qadeer wants none of those things. The men, women and children who join him have only one priority: to find relatives who have allegedly been snatched by intelligence and security agencies on the basis of "suspicion".

Human rights activists say paramilitary forces use enforced disappearances, secret detentions and a kill-and-dump policy to silence anti-state activities and dissent. The Pakistani government denies it is responsible for deaths or disappearances and has established a judicial commission to investigate reports of those gone missing.

Determining an exact headcount is tricky. The number of missing persons can run into thousands, hundreds, or less depending on whom you ask.

According to Qadeer's organisation, the Voice of Baloch Missing Persons, about 35,000 men and 160 women have disappeared, while 8,000 mutilated bodies have been found in the province.

The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan puts the number of disappeared people at 955, while Balochistan's home secretary told the senate the official tally, as of May 2015, is 156.

Qadeer, a father of three, bristles at the official number. His organisation, he says, has the most accurate figure, which is collected through its regional coordinators.

It was set up in 2009 after Qadeer's 32-year-old son, Shahid Jalil Ahmed Rekhi - the information secretary of the nationalist Baloch Republican Party - was abducted. Rekhi's body turned up two years later with bullet wounds and cigarette burns.

Mama Qadeer said the former chief minister of Balochistan, Aslam Raisani, admitted to a visiting delegation that Rekhi was taken away by intelligence agencies. Raisani, who was sacked as chief minister in 2013 and now faces corruption charges, did not respond to request for comment.

Qadeer, meanwhile, has organised roadside sit-ins in three major cities. In 2013, he and 20 protesters, mostly women, walked 3,000 kilometres from Balochistan's capital Quetta to Karachi, and then from Karachi to Islamabad - only to return home with scant media coverage and empty promises. 

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During their stay in Karachi, Qadeer says Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif assured them their relatives would be produced in court soon to face alleged charges. Asif never kept his word, he says.

CIVIL RIGHTS IN WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Allegations of unwanted sexual advances from various individuals against the US President Donald Trump, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, television executive Roger Ailes, political commentator Bill O’Reilly, producer Brett Ratner, actor Kevin Spacey, publisher Knight Landesman, director James Toback and many others have sparked a nationwide “ #metoo ” movement and have reminded us the reality of the ongoing oppression of women. Although the media and entertainment have come under scrutiny recently, sexual abuse and harassment are not limited to them or other social platforms in its existence. Unwanted sexual advancement is widespread where no profession, country, or religion is exempt. Its victims include people from all walks of life: maids, servants, and laborers to engineers, lawyers, and doctors. It does not matter what clothes they wear.  In particular, women are not safe from unwanted advancement, public or private: workplace, home, malls, supermarkets, and theaters. The lack of attention, by the male and female population, to the treatment of women is alarming. It is time to globally define the unwanted sexual advancement and criminalize it.

For working women, under no circumstances, should they feel that such unwarranted approaches “are the way it is”, “get used to it”, or “a necessity to climb the corporate ladder”.

Harassing, assaulting, and raping women are globally so common that we have become both consciously and unconsciously insensitive to them, so they get little attention. Historically, women have been subordinated by society, manipulated in power struggles, and used for sexual satisfaction. In conflicts, they are soft targets, assaulted and raped to punish challengers or force them to submit. We must strive toward a world where even fully undressed women would not be subject to any unwanted sexual advancement.   

In advertising, it is common, as far back as the 1950’s and even earlier, that women were projected as only good for sex or homemaking. The ads were often racy, implying sexual innuendos or her dream to clean. Present day, women are still very much used in advertising the same way. This way of thinking is embedded in the media and portrayal of women and has only been projected and manipulated further from there. It goes deeper in movies and the film industry as well. It is widely known that watching movies affects our hobbies, career choices, relationships, and mental status. An example is BMW reportedly paid a few million dollars to the James Bond franchise in 1995 for James Bond to drive BMW, which made the company over $200 million in revenues.

In the movies and the films, most roles where women bare all, are not adding character value to the role or movie itself. Often, female roles are subjected to nudity and sexuality alone. In more recent films and media trending, we see films trying to re-popularize the idea of a submissive woman. This is a very dangerous idea to promote for women, because while Hollywood may romanticize it, the harsh reality is that many of the submissive portrayals of women in film are much closer to abuse than anything romantic or loving at all. By romanticizing ideas of this culture and others in film, i.e. making adultery/infidelity and violence common place, society slowly becomes numb to the reality and cruelty truly associated with some of these actions. It influences men to be more aggressive towards women and women to be more submissive. Men and women should redefine what is acceptable based on the standards they perceive as normal.

So why are we letting this become the norm?

Most importantly, education is the best answer. Children at an early age should be taught ethics that include respecting themselves and others. They should be informed and feel safe as to what constitutes unwanted advancement, verbal or physical. Nevertheless, unwanted sexual advancement must be criminalized.

NATIONALISM THREAT ON WORLD PEACE

NATIONALISM THREAT ON WORLD PEACE

“So it is the human condition that to wish for the greatness of one’s fatherland is to wish evil to one’s neighbors,” said Voltaire. The rise of nationalism across the world, especially in the US, the UK, Russia, China, Germany, France, Hungary, and Italy is alarming. Nationalism is a poisonous idea for it is a feeling of superiority over others and hostility towards other nations. It naturally leads to interventionism, conflicts, and wars. Nationalism breeds cockiness, which is a false confidence and abusive energy. It puts others down to feel good. Nationalism was the primary factor that kept Europe for centuries in conflicts, leading to WWI and WWII. We all recognize that it was the German nationalism that empowered Hitler and afterward brought shame to the Germans. Nationalism was also the factor in the 1990s that the Serbs massacred Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo, which was globally televised. Most of us remember the 1995 UN safe-haven Srebrenica massacre perpetrated by the Serbian Christians. Nationalism is destructive. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said George Santayana.

Nationalism as it is expressed in the EU and the US is harming our democratic virtues and weaning our rule of law. The rise of nationalism in EU and the US threatens the global security. If unabated, it will leave us all economically exploited and morally humiliated. Unintentionally, it could also lead to WWIII.

In contrast, patriotism is productive. It is not the same as nationalism. Patriotism is being prideful of one’s own people or nation for its accomplishments, ready to cooperate with others towards doing good deeds, and willing to defend it against any foreign aggression. It breeds confidence, which comes from the pure and genuine feelings. It breeds positive energy to nurture growth.

Iraq makes a perfect example of the difference of nationalism and patriotism within a country. ISIS terrorists behaved as Wahhabi nationalists and Iraqi defenders acted as patriots. Which do you think healthier for a nation?

Upon hearing of the Boston Marathon, San Bernardino, and Orlando’s domestic terror attacks, we were quick to assume Muslim involvement or dismiss the attacks short after when realizing it as only “domestic terror”. The Olympic Park, Charleston Church, Sutherland Springs Church, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook, Parkland massacres, and school shootings are taken in stride. Just in the first two months in 2018, there were 18 school shootings in the US.

We Americans are hurt by domestic terrorism, yet we program the masses on the idea of foreign terror attacks upon us and we wage pre-emptive wars on other nations, Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Yemen. In the media and on television, we see the devastation inflicted on Yemen and how the innocent Yemenis are terrorized daily by the Saudi planes aided by the US. Before pointing our fingers at nations, how about looking at our other four fingers pointing at ourselves? We must recognize there are equally good and bad traits across all cultures, religions, races. It is up to us to influence the world for the better.

No religion, nation, or race is intrinsically bad or good. It is what we make it to be. To an assured and peaceful person, it is love and peace to share with others. To a fearful and vicious person, it is a tool to dominate others. Let us treat the Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and people of faith or no faith as we would like to be treated.