Balochistan
More News
-
Kidnapped in Balochistan: Swiss couple still alive, says Loralai commissioner
According to the official the two foreign nationals are likely still in the district.
-
Gunmen loot and release 'hijacked' bus in Balochistan
The bus was on its way from Sehwan Sharif to the Shah Noorani shrine with about 80 passengers aboard.
-
Quetta blast: Railway track repaired, train arrivals affected
DIG operation says the bomb was remote-controlled.
-
Chamalang mines: FC action against Marri tribesmen
Supply of coal resumes to various parts of the country.
-
Gunmen kill 5 labourers in Naushki
Two gunmen opened fire on labourers building a mosque.
-
Shutter-down strike against killing of BNP leader
Markets closed, security remains on high alert in various cities.
-
Pro-Govt Militia: One killed in Sui blast
Sources said that the attackers were most probably trying to target the peace force’s leader Bhai Khan Bugti.
-
Complicity charge: Kin of Baloch missing men turn fury on court
Protestors carried photographs of their loved ones, with information about when and where they had been “picked up”.
-
Juvenile welfare: Balochistan unveils child protection bill
Child Welfare and Protection Bureau shall be set up for monitoring work of child protection unit at district level.
-
Balochistan insurgency: Two oil workers killed in Dera Murad Jamali
Banned Balochistan Republican Army claims responsibility.
-
Four killed as OGDCL convoy targeted by remote-controlled bomb in Balochistan
The BRA has claimed responsibility for the attack on OGDCL convoy.
-
US aid workers abducted in Balochistan
Witnesses say there were 12 kidnappers.
-
Fighting polio: Balochistan begins immunisation drive
11,900 teams to administer polio vaccine to 2.1m children below five years of age.
-
Four PMDC officials kidnapped in Quetta
Banned group claims responsibility, threatens to kill abductees.
-
‘Halted’: Shahzain Bugti, family barred from leaving
Sources say he was stopped because his name is on the Exit Control List.
-
Chamalang project: Marri tribe blocks coal transportation
Blockade puts mining at one of the country’s largest sites in jeopardy.
-
Four FC men killed, several injured in Chamalang
A group of armed men ambushed the convoy of FC engaged in routine patrolling.
-
Bus collision: ‘Reckless driving’ leaves six dead near Sibi
Passenger coach travelling t Quetta crashed into truck loaded with flour on national highway: officials.
-
Accidental blast: Four, including three children killed in Chaman explosion
Police say explosives stored in a house went off after being mishandled.
-
Balochistan: With little progress, thousands remain in relief camps
Government says only immediate problems have been overcome.
-
Federal cabinet meets in Quetta: Judicial commission to probe Bugti murder
Information minister claims 60% of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package implemented.
-
Gilani in Quetta: PM offers talks to Baloch nationalists
Will chair first cabinet meeting in provincial capital today.
-
Violence in Balochistan: Two people killed in NATO container attack
A station officer said that six assailants who were on a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on the container.
-
Bolan Mail attacked with remote controlled bomb
No group has so far claimed the responsibility for this attack.
-
Quetta violence: Gunman kills three in sectarian attack
At least two Shia Muslims and one other man were killed when a gunman opened fire.
-
Three killed by rocket attack on oil tankers
Unidentified men launched attack from nearby mountains.
-
Jaffarabad seat: Jamali’s younger brother wins by-poll
Jaffarabad has seen many a political and electoral battle between Jamali and Khosa candidates.
-
Akbar Bugti case: Investigation team demands red arrest warrant against Musharraf
Former Governor of Balochistan Owais Ahmed Ghani is also nominated in the murder case.
-
Strike in Balochistan over killing of Baloch nationalists
Four bodies were found in the areas of Turbat, Khuzdar, and Pasni.
-
Frontier Corps targeted, five killed
Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility for the attack.
-
The great escape: Women cut window grilles, flee ‘shelter’
Administrator of shelter suspended following the incident.
-
Ethnic tensions: Where being skilled is a sin
Thousands flee Balochistan as cycle of violence escalates.
-
Balochistan on strike over political activist’s killing
Ghaffar Lango’s family blames security agencies for his disappearance and murder.
-
Lawlessness in Balochistan: Govt nearly doubles number of Balochistan Levies
Move seen as an attempt to gain control over deteriorating secutity.
-
Abduction: Govt ‘clueless’ as search for Swiss couple begins
No ransom demand has been made yet, nor has there been any contact by the kidnappers.
-
Swiss couple kidnapped near Loralai: Officials
The couple, said to be tourists, might have been heading for Quetta.
-
Akbar Bugti case: Court orders govt to produce arrest warrants of accused
Deputy Attorney General says Interior Ministry will seek extradition of accused living abroad.
-
State of human rights: Security forces calling the shots in Balochistan, says HRCP
140 missing persons found dead, 71 people unrecovered as govt “non-existent”.
-
Strike observed against Baloch MPA's prison sentence
Judge Ameenuddin declared five of the accused as culprits in absentia.
-
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti
Gas supply from Pirkoh plant suspended.
-
Balochistan budget: Assembly unanimously approves Rs128b outlay
Balochistan Assembly unanimously approved the budget for the next fiscal year, with an outlay of Rs128.71 billion.
-
Kidnapped engineer: QESCO employees stage protest
Employees of Quetta Electricity Supply Company staged a protest outside the Balochistan Assembly building.
-
Budget debate: Smooth sailing for Balochistan govt
Opposition comprises one member who hasn’t shown up after being sworn in.
-
Bugti’s grandson killed at a party
At least four others shot dead in brawl.
-
Terrorism: UNHCR vehicle attacked
No casualties were reported after a UNHCR vehicle was attacked by militants.
-
Demanding Engineer’s Release: QESCO, WAPDA employees protest
Workers demand early and safe release of Chief Engineer Rauf Baloch who was kidnapped from Quetta two days ago.
-
Balochistan Assembly: MPAs show ‘no interest’ in budget discussion
Several members dismiss development fund allocations as ‘inappropriate’.
-
Balochistan Assembly: Supplementary budget approved in 25 minutes
Mandokhel demands details of development spending.
-
Targeted Killing: BNP leader Rustom Marri shot dead
Gunmen shot dead prominent social activist Mir Rustom Marri in Dera Allah Yar in Jaffarabad Thursday evening.
-
Post-budget briefing: Balochistan to invest in its own resources
Province claims that the private sector is disinterested in its mines and minerals.