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Desperate times
Baloch leaders are waiting to see if the amnesty announcement has the blessings of the military establishment.
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Balochistan crisis: ‘Unrest created by Pakistan, not India’
Shahzain Bugti offers eight-point agenda to eliminate trust deficit.
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Amid talk of ceasefire: Enforced disappearances blight the Baloch heart
48 new cases of missing persons come to light in recent months.
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Desperate times: Govt rolls out amnesty offer for Baloch dissidents
PM, Rehman Malik meet; interior minister approves outstanding clauses of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan.
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Will withdraw cases against Bugti, other Baloch leaders: Malik
If Baloch leaders return to Pakistan, we will withdraw cases against them says federal interior minister.
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Outside QPC: Missing persons’ families stage rally
Demonstration outside Quetta Press Club, demanding the safe release of abducted people.
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Balochistan affairs: Brahamdagh solicits foreign intervention
Self-exiled leader says he will welcome any support for Balochistan independence.
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Balochistan APC: PML-N asks govt to jump through hoops
Nawaz Sharif unveils two demands for moot participation— arrest Bugti’s killers and safely recover all missing persons
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PPP Quetta chapter protests against US congressional bill on Balochistan
The PPP activists were carrying national flags and chanted slogans against the US.
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Copies of Daily Express, Tribune torched in Quetta
Armed men snatch bundles in newspaper market and set them on fire.
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Trader killed during kidnapping bid
Man guns down wife, mother-in-law in Pishin.
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PPP-led government empowered Balochistan: Rehman Malik
Interior Minister says US resolution on Balochistan is propaganda of certain enemies.
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Landmines, firing leave 7 dead in Balochistan
Three shot dead in Quetta in two separate incidents.
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Staggering violence: With 621 deaths in 2011, violence in Balochistan continues to rise
Report says 231 bullet-riddled bodies were dumped by roadsides in Balochistan in 2011.
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Eavesdropping on Iran: ‘US pressing for listening posts in Balochistan’
Officials say the recent US hearing on the troubled province is to keep an eye on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
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Two security personnel killed in Dera Bugti
Nine others wounded in attack claimed by the Baloch Republican Army.
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Sharp reaction: Pakistan erupts at US over Balochistan resolution
PM says resolution violates sovereignty, diplomatic mission in US warns of impact on ties.
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Cold weather claims lives of two children in Quetta
Six-year-old Manzoor and four-year-old Karim were found dead in their room.
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'US Congressman's Balochistan resolution ill-informed, unacceptable'
Pakistan Embassy in Washington says those behind resolution should solicitude for problems closer to home.
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Brought to standstill: Quetta shut over JUI-F leader’s kidnapping
JUI-F, ANP join protest after Abdul Sadiq Norzai’s kidnapping.
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Nomination papers of 25 candidates accepted: Election Commission Balochistan
ECB also rejected the nomination papers of five candidates.
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Small IED explosion at Sibi Mela causes stampede, no injuries
Officials say an IED exploded at the entrance of Chakar Khan stadium, where the Mela is being staged.
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Balochistan shut down for third day to protest target killing of political leaders
Human rights organisations called for an end to enforced disappearances and target killings of political opponents.
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Tragedy averted: Militants undone as planted explosives fail to detonate
Police found 10 kilograms of explosives, 2 mortar shells as the detonator failed to explode properly on Saryab road.
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FC seizes 1,400kg of explosives, 3 taken into custody
Explosive material was being smuggled from Chaman to the interior part of Balochistan.
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Balochistan unrest: Panel urges govt to clip agencies’ wings
Committee on Human Rights warn that pushing the province against the wall, will lead the Baloch to seek external help.
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Meeting energy needs: Iran approves electricity project for Balochistan
Its consul general speaks about Pak-Iran gas pipeline, bilateral trade.
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Target killings: Seven labourers gunned down near Turbat
Banned outfit Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility.
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Turbat attack leaves 7 dead, 2 injured
Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility for attack.
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Baloch women say they want to go to universities and not fear for their lives
Conference held to express solidarity with the Baloch people.
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Ripples of terror: Balochistan rocked by another dead leader’s body, blasts
Explosion kills two children and attack on check post claims lives of two security personnel.
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Armed men attack Balochistan check post, kill 2 personnel
Sub-Inspector, Constable received multiple bullet wounds, die on the spot, while two others critically wounded.
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Motorcycle bomb kills two in Dera Murad Jamali
Banned militant outfit Baloch Republican Army claims responsibility for the attack.
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Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan: Lawmakers begin to question govt’s sincerity
Show concern over international interference.
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US concerned about rights abuses in Balochistan: Munter
Envoy expresses ‘regrets’ over ‘very tragic’ Salala incident.
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Balochistan unrest: Hindu trader kidnapped in Khuzdar
Hindu community members shut shop in condemnation, organise protest rally.
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Border violation: Afghan forces kill 2 in Balochistan
Troops intrude over a mile into Pakistani territory.
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FIR lodged against four FC men for killing protester in Sibi
Protesters had clash with FC convoy in which one protester had been killed, 6 were injured.
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A hearing on Balochistan
The mere fact that the US Congress saw fit to conduct these hearings shows how dire the situation really is.
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US congressional hearing on Balochistan 'ill-advised' move: Sherry Rehman
Rehman says government of Pakistan strongly rejects the purpose and findings of the hearing.
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Hearing draws Senate’s sharp rebuke
Senators observed that the US becomes a silent spectator towards deliberate human rights violations in Indian Kashmir.
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Hunter hunted: Qatar’s petroleum minister looted in Balochistan
The looters flee after robbing him of his valuables.
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Cause Unknown: Pilot killed in PAF plane crash in Pishin
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
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Four injured in Double Road grenade attack
The injured have been shifted to Civil hospital. Investigation into the attack is underway.
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Cause Unknown: Pilot killed in PAF plane crash in Pishin
Cause of the crash was not immediately known.
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American concerns: US Congressional hearing on Balochistan today
Three-member panel to have an exclusive discussion on the ongoing crisis.
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Blast rips through Quetta bazaar, bank guard injured
Up to ten kilograms of explosive material planted in a generator which damaged 20 stores.
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Supreme Court seeks time from ICC to settle Reko Diq case
Court looks to dispose of the case on merit; aims to remove illegalities in the deal.
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Balochistan unrest: Three pipelines blown up in Dera Bugti
Attackers had planted explosives along the pipelines, says police.
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Domki Family Murder: Apex court orders arrests of culprits by Feb 10
Domki’s wife, daughter and driver were gunned down on January 31 in Karachi’s upscale DHA area.
















































