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Mir Chakar Khan Rind or Meer Chaakar Khan Rind or Chakar-i-Azam (1468 – 1565 ) (Persian or Urdu: میر چاکر خان رند) was a Baloch king in the 15th century. He is considered a folk hero of the Baloch people and an important figure in the Baloch epic Hani and Sheh Mureed. Mir Chakar lived in Sevi (modern city of Sibi) in the hills of Balochistan and became the head of Rind tribe at the age of 18 after the death of his father Mir Shahak Khan. Mir Chakar's kingdom was shortlived because of a civil war between the Lashari and Rind tribes of Balochistan. Mir Chakar and Mir Gwaharam Khan Lashari, head of the Lashari tribe, went to war that resulted in thousands dead, including Mir Chakar's brother. The war and the gallantry of the two tribe leaders continues to be a part of the Baloch peoples' history. After the "Thirty Years' War" against the Lashari Tribe, Mir Chakar left Balochistan and settled in the Punjab region in 1518. Mir Chakar Settled in Satghara and g

By Sikander Hayat These days it is a custom to present every event in catastrophic terms and the imposition of emergency in Pakistan is just such an event. Throughout its history, Pakistan has seen all sorts of upheavals as any self respecting country would. People seem to forget that every great nation in the world has gone through centuries of extreme blood sheds. For example United States went through a brutal Civil War ( between Confederates & Unionists ), after wiping out all the indigenous red Indian population and it was not until the end of 2nd world war that it became increasingly successful in economic terms and in political terms . In France, revolution after revolution spilled blood and gave this country a fertile ground from where the roots of present bliss get their energy from. France is going through its fifth republic and no one seems to mind the constitutional changes which happen each time a republic collapse in France. I can go on and on but my poin