Face to Face
“The entire world is open to us, why should we confine ourselves to this country” – Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri
By Amir Zia
Interview: Karen Armstrong
Interview: Cultures in Harmony
The entire world is open to us, why should we confine ourselves to this country – Nawab Khair Buksh Marri
By Amir Zia
Courtesy: http://qksisamaa.isamaa.tv/report/2009-08-22-interview-nawab-khair-buksh-marri-partial-transcript/
Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri is seen as the kingpin of the radical Baloch nationalist movement, which explicitly demands an independent Balochistan. Although the veteran Baloch leader appears to be living a quiet life in Karachi’s posh Defence Housing Authority for the past several years, his admirers as well as rivals view him as one of the key players of the separatist movement, operating from behind-the-scenes. The shadowy militant Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) – which is waging a low-intensity insurgency in the rugged mountains of Balochistan, as well as targeting government installations, officials and security forces in the cities – is dominated by his Marri tribesmen.
