The Dad Series
I never got a chance to meet Allah Dad in person, nor did I knew him and his struggle closely, but I truly admire and respect his entire intellectual struggle he carried out during his short-but-healthy life....
The Dad Series
“My name does not matter; I only want good literature to be translated into Balochi.”
These words of Allah Dad are engraved on his tombstone in Singanisar, Turbat.
I had never heard of Allah Dad before, nor was I...
Qandeel Baloch is the niece of Allah Dad Wahid. This interview marks the third interview of our ongoing tributary series to the departed scholar, Allah Dad Wahid, under “The Dad Series”.
Question: How has his absence influenced your life?
Qandeel Baloch:...
The Dad Series
Allahdad, a brother and friend (he always emphasized that his name is written as a single word — Allahdad, not “Allah Dad,” as it is often misinterpreted), was killed by a military intelligence–backed so-called death squad while...
The Dad Series
Allah Dad Wahid, a name that will continue to echo for ages in the streets of Turbat. I’m not an intellectual individual to actually pen down anything about you, but the moments I saw you in Turbat...
Awaz Wahid is the elder brother of Allah Dad Wahid.
The last time I held my brother, it was 2010. He was just a boy then. I had to leave our home, and for fifteen years, the miles between us...
The Dad Series
This is the second interview which we took of Jameel Mehrab, a close ally of Allah Dad Wahid, particularly, concerning Dad’s literary work, under our series “The Dad Series”.
Note: The interview was conducted in Balochi language and...
The Dad Series
Allah Dad Wahid was born on 5 August 1996 at Lyari General Hospital in Karachi. With his birth, he was brought to his native place in the Singanisar area of Turbat, Balochistan – everyone was unknown how...
Some lives do not end with death; they disperse into memory, language, and unfinished conversations. Allah Dad Baloch was one such life. His presence ensured not through monuments or records alone, but through the ideas he cultivated, the words...
The Dad Series
4 February, 2025, Allah Dad Wahid was shot dead. The gunman must have had a clear and ambitious plan to end his life. The life that had a collective purpose; the life that had dreams to contribute...
