Struggle for Change

Balochistan’s Students Take to the Streets

Protests at one of Pakistan’s largest universities continue to widen after surveillance, harassment and blackmail scandal broke open. By  Mariyam Suleman “We boycotted classes this Monday. There are protests in [the] university and fear all around especially for us [female students],” says Alia Baloch, a final year student at the University of Balochistan.  Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan by area, is also one of the most conservative and least developed regions in South Asia — women are its most vulnerable population. A…