Jammu, June 9 -- In the rugged province of Balochistan, women are no longer silent witnesses to injustice - they are emerging as the architects of change much to the unease of Pakistan's authorities. At the vanguard stands Mahrang Baloch who has risen to a commanding stature as the face of a swelling movement demanding safety, rights, dignity and justice for the Baloch people. Confronted by a state apparatus that reflexively brands them as terrorists, these women press forward with unyielding resolve. Their presence is impossible to ignore: public gatherings draw large numbers of women, a powerful signal that the movement's call has resonated far and wide. Many among them are the mothers, sisters, and daughters of those who vanished into th...