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Pakistan: BLA says it set on fire Chinese telecommunication companies, capture six members

Jul 04, 2021, at 11:20 pm

Islamabad:  The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)  has said its members have said its members have set on fire the installations of Chinese telecommunication companies at Margat’s Chokhobi Wadh area of Quetta region of Pakistan's Balochistan province recently.

Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves six people hurt

Jul 03, 2021, at 12:04 am

Quetta: At least six people were injured as an explosion occurred in front of Askari Park on Quetta's Airport Road in Pakistan's Balochistan area on Thursday, media reports siad.

Pakistan: Several Balochistan towns observe strike on call of opposition parties against Imran Khan govt

Jun 28, 2021, at 03:08 pm

Quetta: Several Balochistan towns, including Quetta, observe strike on Friday on the call of opposition parties against the government for allegedly ignoring the constituencies of opposition lawmakers in the budget for 2021-22 and the registration of an FIR against 17 legislators, media reports said.

Free Balochistan Movement members demonstrate before British Parliament against Pak atrocities in Balochistan

Jun 28, 2021, at 04:36 am

Free Balochistan Movement members recently demonstrated in front of the British Parliament against Pakistani state atrocities in Balochistan.

Pakistan: Terrorist attack leaves five FC soldiers dead

Jun 25, 2021, at 11:32 pm

Quetta: At least five Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers died in Pakistan's Sibi district as terrorists attacked them on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Balochistan police reject to arrest opposition MPAs

Jun 25, 2021, at 09:52 pm

Quetta: The Balochistan Police have refused to arrest opposition leaders even after   sixteen of them surrendered at the Quetta’s Bijli Road Police Station in connection with an FIR registered against them, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Balochistan Minister Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind resigns

Jun 25, 2021, at 09:45 pm

Sindh:  Balochistan Education Minister and parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind on Wednesday anbnounced his resignation and said he does not want to remain in the Cabnet any further.

Balochistan Assembly chaos: PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto calls episode as 'unfortunate'

Jun 21, 2021, at 01:43 am

Islamabad:  PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed displeasure over the  "scenes of violence inside and outside Balochistan Assembly" and called the incident as 'unfortunate'.

Pakistan: Six Iran-funded schools shut down in Quetta

Jun 18, 2021, at 05:32 am

Quetta: Local authorities in Pakistan's Quetta region have sealed six Iran-funded and illegal schools, media reports said on Thursday.

Pakistan: NOC only hands over 1000 Pfizer vaccine to Balochistan government 

Jun 16, 2021, at 01:01 am

Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre has handed over only 1,000 doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to the Balochistan government at a time when the nation is fighting to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baloch group urges G7 to investigate crimes against humanity committed by Pakistan

Jun 16, 2021, at 12:42 am

London: The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded from the G7 summit that a UN fact-finding mission should be sent to investigate the crimes against humanity being committed by the Pakistani state in Balochistan.

London: National Equality Party members demonstrate outside Pak High Commission against arrest of political workers

Jun 13, 2021, at 04:21 am

London: National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (NEP JKGBL) recently demonstrated close to the  Pakistani High Commission in London  against the imprisonment of political workers and human rights activists in Pakistani Occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Balochistan region witnessing surge in Pakistan Taliban's activities

Jun 09, 2021, at 05:36 am

Pakistan's Balochistan region is witnessing a surge in attacks by the Pakistan Taliban amid gradual departure of US troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan.

Pakistan: Hindu traders receive threats in Khuzdar district

Jun 09, 2021, at 03:58 am

Islamabad: The Hindu traders and shopkeepers in the Wadh market of Pakistan's Khuzdar district have been receiving threats from unknown men following the  assassination of a businessman.

Pakistan: Four soldiers die as two separate terrorist attacks rock Balochistan

Jun 01, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Rawalpindi: Two separate attacks in Pakistan's Quetta and Turbat areas left at least four Frontier Corps personnel dead, media reports said.

Pakistan: Blast in Chaman during pro-Palestine rally leaves 6 dead

May 21, 2021, at 10:47 pm

Quetta: At least six people died and 14 others were hurt as a blast rocked Pakistan's Chaman region on Friday, media reports said.

Balochistan govt finding it difficult to implement Coronavirus related protocols

May 14, 2021, at 02:41 am

Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani on Tuesday said the BAP-led government is finding it difficult to implement the protocols needed to fight COVID-19.

Conflicting Covid19 patient admission figures in Balochistan unmasks Pakistan's official versions

May 11, 2021, at 10:49 pm

The Balochistan government seems to be conflicted about the actual number of coronavirus patients admitted to various hospitals across the province, an episode exposing how Pakistan's actual picture of COVID-19 is grimmer than the official version.

Balochistan witnesses protest after Quetta Police gun down youth

May 08, 2021, at 02:52 am

Quetta: Pakistan's Quetta city witnessed protests recently after the Eagle Squad of Balochistan Police allegedly opened fire on the car being driven by a 22-year-old youth, killing him on Wednesday night in Quetta, media reports said.

Balochistan govt allies, several BAP members demand replacement of CM Jam Kamal

May 04, 2021, at 08:35 pm

Conflict has emerged and discontent is rising  among several members of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party as well as allies of the Balochistan government which has led to them demanding the replacement of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal, media reports said on Tuesday.

Expert highlights the need to develop Balochistan

May 04, 2021, at 08:36 am

Islamabad: A leading Pakistani social development and policy adviser has said the vast geography and natural endowments have become a political nemesis for the people  of Balochistan.

Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves four dead

Apr 22, 2021, at 06:37 am

Quetta: At least four people have died as a blast occurred in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital Quetta on Wednesday, media reports said.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan backs Balochistan employees' demand to increase pay

Apr 05, 2021, at 05:03 am

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has backed protesting government employees in Pakistan's Balochistan province who are continuing to hold their sit-in following failed negotiation between the government and their representatives over the issue of salary hike.

Pakistan: Balochistan highways blocked at 20 places over power trouble

Apr 05, 2021, at 04:59 am

Quetta: People in Balochistan demonstrated recently and blocked national highways at 20 places across the province against non-supply of electricity to agricultural feeders.

Pakistan: Workers unions demand safety of coal miners

Mar 22, 2021, at 04:57 am

Lahore: A section of Pakistan workers union members took out a large procession on Friday in Lahore city to express their condolences over the tragic killings of seven coal miners in a coal mine blast in Balochistan on March 16.

Germany: Free Balochistan Movement stages demonstration against enforced disappearance in Balochistan

Mar 05, 2021, at 05:54 am

Frankfurt: The Free Balochistan Movement Germany group recently demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt to express solidarity with the families of the state victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan.

Germany: BNM members demonstrate in Berlin in solidarity with families of missing persons

Mar 03, 2021, at 12:46 am

Berlin: Members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) demonstrated in Berlin city of Germany on Sunday  in solidarity with the protesting families of Baloch missing persons who were forcibly disappeared by Pakistan.

Safety of CPEC projects: Pakistan enhances security in Balochistan

Mar 01, 2021, at 04:25 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan government has increased security in the southwestern Balochistan province in a bid to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in the region.

Pakistan: Blast hits Khuzdar, four labourers hurt

Feb 26, 2021, at 02:31 pm

Khuzdar: A bomb blast in Pakistan's Khuzdar region on Thursday left at least four labourers injured, media reports said.

Pakistan: Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad to highlight plights of minorities

Feb 20, 2021, at 03:47 am

Islamabad: The Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) demonstrated in Pakistan capital Islamabad on Thursday to highlight the situation of minority communities in the country.