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Naela Quadri Baloch (July 18, 1965 in Shaal (Quetta) Balochistan) is a Baloch politician, activist, Women's rights activist, writer, poet and gives lectures internationally on Baloch rights.

She is daughter of Syed Ahmad Quadri, a well known lawyer and activist for Baloch national rights since 1956, NAP. Her mother Bibi Gul Zarina was an activist for women’s development, founder of the first indigenous NGO Gidan in Balochistan; established many girls’ schools and women’s entrepreneurs in rural areas in 1960s. Professor Naela is married and mother of 3 sons.

Mazdak Dilshad Baloch, son of prominent author-activist Naela Qadri Baloch and filmmaker Mir Ghulam Mustafa Raisaini, lives in Canada in exile along with his wife and two brothers.The family was given asylum by Canada in 2014 after several attempts on their lives were made in Afghanistan where they reached after fleeing Pakistan in 2010. ^[1]

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^ "Kashmir India's integral part, world should follow Narendra Modi on Balochistan: Mazdak Dilshad Baloch - The Economic Times".

[1] "Kashmir India's integral part, world should follow Narendra Modi on Balochistan: Mazdak Dilshad Baloch - The Economic Times".

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-'''Prof.''' '''Naela Quadri Baloch''' is a Baloch politician, activist, Women's rights activist, writer, poet and gives lectures internationally on Baloch rights.
+'''Naela Quadri Baloch''' (July 18, 1965 in Shaal (Quetta) Balochistan) is a Baloch politician, activist, Women's rights activist, writer, poet and gives lectures internationally on Baloch rights.
+She is daughter of Syed Ahmad  Quadri, a well known lawyer and activist for Baloch national rights since 1956, NAP. Her mother Bibi Gul Zarina was an activist for women’s development, founder of the first indigenous NGO Gidan in Balochistan; established many girls’ schools and women’s entrepreneurs in rural areas in 1960s. Professor Naela is married and mother of 3 sons.
-'''July 18, 1965''' born in Shaal (Quetta) Balochistan. She is daughter of Syed Ahmad
-Quadri, a well known lawyer and activist for Baloch national rights since 1956, NAP.
-Her mother Bibi Gul Zarina was an activist for women’s development, founder of the
-first indigenous NGO Gidan in Balochistan; established many girls’ schools and
-women’s entrepreneurs in rural areas in 1960s. Professor Naela is married and mother of 3 sons.
- '''1973''' Naela Quadri established a unit of Baloch Students Organization at the age of 8
-years in grade 5, in her girl’s school during Bhutto military operation on Balochistan;
-though very tiny but was the first step in formal female participation in Baloch mass
-politics.
- '''1978''' she won High school students union elections for the office of President.
- '''1981''' Zia Marshal Law, she initiated protests from the GGC Government Girls Collage Quetta, against death sentence of a Baloch student activist Hameed Baloch by Military court, the protest spread all over Balochistan in form of student’s protests, shutter down and wheel jam. She received threats from the Martial Law Administrator who further ordered cancellation of her enrolment, her name struck off from Grade 12, GGC Quetta.
-''' 1983-1987''' Naela Quadri lead student’s movement in Balochistan against Zia marshal law as leader of Baloch Student Organization, University of Balochistan.
-''' 1984 '''she started the first campaign ever in Baloch history against Honor killing as a
-young activist who faced resistance from tribal mindset, still it is a deep rooted custom in  Baloch society taking hundreds of lives every year in which 80% are women as the most vulnerable part of society. She worked with assertiveness to eradicate this custom, by writing articles, producing programs for television and radio, public meetings, lobbying
-with tribal leaders, political parties, NGOs and the United Nations.
- '''1988-1990''' Lead historical students movement against pro dictatorship religious extremist party Jamat e Islami’s rule and hold in Punjab University Lahore as Vice President of Progressive Students Forum PSF that changed the socio-political culture of the oldest and  largest university of the country.
-''' 1992''' started teaching in University of Balochistan.
- '''1995''' her film against honorkilling “Home Victim” selected for the Fourth World
-Conference for Women Beijing China, achieved applaud of 40,000 women activists of  the world resulted in prompt inclusion of honorkilling as the priority issue of Violence
-Against Women one of the 12 sections for women’s development in the declaration of
-UN Beijing 1995.
- '''1998''' she lead a protest march against Pakistan’s nuclear tests with her two hundred
-students in Shaal (Quetta) Balochistan. It was the first public protest in South Asia
-against its nuclearization, she faced threats of imprisonment from government of
-Pakistan, and her service record got negative remarks and received Show-Cause Notice
-from the University administration on directions of ISI.
-'''1999''' she delivered a presentation on nuclearization of South Asia in an international conference, Meiji Guakin University Tokyo Japan, she clearly indicated the role of China  in Pakistan’s nuclear test 1998 that threw Balochistan in a hell of uncontrolled  radioactivity.
- '''1999''' she participated in an international event for peaceful conflict resolution; Women
-Waging Peace, Boston USA as one of its pioneers, this is a continuous movement for
-women’s role in conflict zones of 110 countries.
-''' 2000 '''during the severe drought as aftermath of nuclear tests in Balochistan, as a support campaign leader she organized a network “Gidan” of INGOs local NGOs and volunteers to provide support to drought affected areas of Balochistan.
-''' 2000''' presentation on unification and liberation of Balochistan in Asia Forum
-for Human Rights (SAFHR) Kathmandu, Nepal
- '''2002 '''as associate professor she resigned from university to record her protest against
-direct military control on the University of Balochistan.
-'': 2002''' selected as executive director of Gidan
- '''2003''' She visited five states of USA under International Visitors Program of State
-Department, where she met with women activists, interfaith groups and think tanks; The Heritage Foundation.
- '''2004-2005''' along with five leading social organizations developed a network ASHA
-against harassment of women at work place.
- '''2006 '''her husband Mir Ghulam Mustafa Raisani abducted by MI 313 a branch of Pakistan Army, brutally tortured and disappeared for two years in Kuli Camp Quetta.
- '''2006''' Gidan NGO declared banned by Pakistan Interior Ministry for the allegations of  supporting Baloch freedom movement; the NGO was running a health clinic and a
-women’s economic activity centre in Marri Camp Quetta (a Baloch marginalized
-community every day under brutal raids, torture, abductions and mutilated bodies) Gidan office sealed, personal and NGO’s bank accounts seized.
- '''2006-2009 ''' cases of anti state activities filed against her, 9 house raids by Pakistan army, she and her family dispersed and lived underground.
-''' 2009''' She was a participant in Asia Pacific Women’s Conference, Beijing+15 Manila. At
-Karachi airport Pakistan’s security forces off loaded her name was in Exit Control List,
-she was arrested on finding a copy of her presentation during search of her luggage,
-included a detailed list of 240 abducted Baloch women by Pakistan army.
- '''2010''' she started living in exile in Afghanistan. After six months ISAF detected 2
-explosive mines in front of her home in Kandhar, she shifted to Kabul.
-''' 2011''' she visited 24 provinces of Afghanistan where 4 million Baloch live, supported them to organize in a national level forum The Baloch Shura Afghanistan, she presented the BLC Baloch Liberation Charter in Baloch Shura’s first Counsel Session in Kabul, which accepted by raising hands of 100% counselors
- '''2012''' she established the World Baloch Women’s Forum, the first ever Baloch
-organization that has membership from either sides of Goldsmith line, Durand line and
-Diaspora on a single platform. In the declaration of its first Counsel Session in Mazare Sharif Afghanistan, announced call for abolition of all forms of discrimination against women and demanded an independent, united, democratic and gender balanced Balochistan.
-''' 2012''' Another bomb found in front of her home in Kabul that was timely disposed off by
-the Afghan Security Forces.
-''' 2013''' She joined women’s development initiatives for Afghan women; she trained
-Afghan Women Police to play their role in implementation of EVAW: Law for Elevation
-of Violence Against Women. Eight suicide attackers were caught alive from her
-residential street in Kabul.
- '''2014-2015''' To redirect propinquity in Baloch and Kurds; she initiated strategy of joint policies and public protests of both Independence Movements, which became more  visible during her stay in Vancouver Canada. This strategy got huge appreciation in Kurd and Baloch masses, and got replicated in many countries as a more powerful approach.
- She is '''writer''' of many articles on politics, security and gender. Her two books;
-'''1- No more dishonoring by honor killing.
-- Parcham e dil (Flag of my heart; poetry) published from Kabul Afghanistan.
-- Her books: i) The History of Balochistan and ii) Balochistan and the Global Security
-will be published from British Columbia in coming months.'''
- She is a '''film maker''' and has made many documentaries, talk shows and tele-films on
-issues of gender including men’s issues, peace and social justice, shown in different
-international events, training programs and television networks.
 Mazdak Dilshad Baloch, son of prominent author-activist Naela Qadri Baloch and filmmaker Mir Ghulam Mustafa Raisaini, lives in Canada in exile along with his wife and two brothers.The family was given asylum by Canada in 2014 after several attempts on their lives were made in Afghanistan where they reached after fleeing Pakistan in 2010.