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Human Rights Day
No one really seems to hear the desperate pitch in voices from Balochistan or shrieks which rise higher and higher.
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4 NATO oil tankers go missing near Quetta-Chaman highway
The trucks were on their way to Karachi when they went missing near Meezai Adda.
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Decade-long stay: Tensions nosedive as US vacates Shamsi airbase
Govt expects normalisation of Pak-US relations as US president seeks early report on Nato air raid.
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Balochistan: The province where human rights are bullet-riddled
Nothing has improved in Balochistan, where murders of dissidents and minority persecution are on the rise.
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Last plane home: FC, CAA officials reach Shamsi base
Drones have already been shifted to Afghanistan, only one US cargo plane present at Shamsi base.
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Rights violation: Balochistan has a ‘dummy civilian govt’
Chairperson Baloch Human Rights Organisation appeals to apex court to take suo motu action.
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Corruption charges : NAB begins inquiry against 7 ministers
Four sitting ministers also under probe.
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Rocket Fire: 42 NATO tankers, containers torched in Quetta
Armed men on motorcycles fire two rockets at tankers, no casualties reported yet.
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Hindu trader kidnapped in Balochistan
Police suspect he has been kidnapped for ransom.
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Evacuation: Seven aircraft land at Shamsi base
Sources also reported that that some equipment was loaded onto the aircraft.
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Aircraft to evacuate American personnel, drones arrive at Shamsi base
Americans also burnt containers with thick smoke rising.
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Iran guns down three Pakistani fishermen
Deceased, injured and those caught alive are still in Tehran’s custody.
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Copper-gold project: SC moved to resume Reko Diq case
Tethyan has filed for international arbitration in order to sidestep Pakistani law, say opponents.
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Education enclave: Mastung’s key education project plagued by delays
The provincial govt allocated Rs280 million for the project meant to be finished by June 2012
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Evicted: US starts vacating Shamsi airbase
Aircraft lands in Pakistan to fly US nationals from Shamsi airbase in Balochistan back to America.
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Honour killing: Man kills sister over suspicion
The accused managed to escape from the scene after committing the crime.
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Professors, lecturers protest teacher’s killing
University staff blames government, demands added protection for faculty.
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International Day for Disabled People: Quetta doctor proves spirit as important as physical fitness
At a private rehabilitation centre in the city, a cricket team of disabled people is under training.
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Shutter-down strike in Balochistan
Strike being observed to protest the killing of three labourers in the province.
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Two Pakistanis killed by NATO firing
Residents of Chagai district had gone to visit relatives when they were killed by NATO forces in Bibijan, Afghanistan.
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Suspected suicide bomber killed in premature explosion
According to Bomb Disposal Squad, about two-and-a-half kilogrammes of explosive material were used in the bomb.
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Why has Aghaz-e-Haqooq failed to extinguish Baloch discontent?
Academics, politicians say economic package has done little to reduce disillusionment.
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Balochistan University loses another teacher in targeted attack
Danish Alam was on his way to the campus when he was shot dead.
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Suspected suicide bomber killed near Kuchlak
Suspect got off taxi going from Kuchlak to Chaman and sat on the roadside where his explosive-laden jacket blew up.
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Tethyan begins arbitration over Reko Diq project dispute
Tethyan says it has begun arbitration proceedings, but remains open to "amicable, negotiated resolution to dispute."
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Protest called off: Balochistan teachers win pay increase
The demands include a revision of the time scale promotion system.
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Balochistan to move SC over new criminal law
The ordinance grants an executive magistracy judicial powers and was recently declared void.
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Khuzdar journalists begin protest against death threats
Militant group issues hit-list naming four journalists as ‘informers’ of banned nationalist outfits.
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Army’s Stance: ‘No military operation in Balochistan’
ISPR statement denies reports about military operations involving in Chamalang and bordering areas.
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Akbar Bugti Death: Balochistan issues arrest warrants for Musharraf, Aziz
Provincial government forwards arrest orders to federal government on Balochistan High Court’s directives.
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Missing Persons: Body identified as Baloch nationalist Jalel Reki
The bodies, discovered two days ago, were identified on Thursday.
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‘90% of girls in rural Balochistan remain unschooled’
Educationist Fazila Aliani says schools are non-existent in Baloch areas of the province.
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National Assembly session: PM ends Balochistan protest
Nasir Ali Shah had staged sit-ins in parliament over attacks on Quetta’s Hazara community.
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Two years on, Balochistan keeps counting its missing persons
Judicial tribunal to investigate illegal allotment of land in Gwadar is yet to begin its hearing.
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Justice, not money: relatives reject govt compensation
Interior ministry’s report citing insufficient evidence forces also rejected.
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Additional troops, security plan for Muharram activites in Quetta
Complete ban on hate materials and speeches furthering sectarian differences for the Ashura period.
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Deadly strike: Major among 14 FC personnel killed in Balochistan
Banned militant outfit Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility.
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Missing Persons: Two bullet-riddled bodies found in Pasni
Levies personnel recovered the mutilated bodies on a tip-off.
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Balochistan violence: Human rights ministry to form task force
Comprehensive report to include steps taken by NGOs as well.
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PPP MNA continues to protest govt inaction over Hazara killings
MNA Nasir Ali Shah says party has failed to deliver.
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Nine years on, work on Gwadar airport terminal to begin ‘soon’
Civil Aviation Authority says 4,300 acres of land for the project has been acquired.
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Assailants set 3 NATO tankers on fire in Dasht
The incident took place near the Caravan petrol pump situated at the Quetta-Sibi highway.
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Targeted Attack: Landmine blast kills two FC personnel
Frontier Corps vehicle was on routine patrol in Janu Berri area when it hit landmine planted by unidentified persons.
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Role play: Students highlight issues of child abuse in Quetta
SEHER NGO reveals over 2,500 children sexually assaulted in Balochistan since 2007.
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Target killings in Balochistan: Interior ministry admits failure in curbing violence
Incidence of violence increased despite deployment of additional troops, allocation of over Rs1.6b, says govt report.
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Blame game: Tethyan Copper hits out at govt for refusing licence
Says mineral rules have been violated, Balochistan rejects accusations.
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Winter capital: Logistical issues surface for Gwadar
Provincial Assembly Secretariat sends summary to CM about arrangements for provincial assembly’s winter session.
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Reko Diq: Balochistan government refuses to grant license to Tethyan Copper
Official says TTC can appeal against the decision in court, Balochistan govt reserves right to refuse mining license.
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Set Ablaze: NATO container torched in Mastung
According to the Balochistan Levies, the Nato container was on its way from Karachi to Kandahar.
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Five killed in Quetta road accident
A passenger van collided with a tractor coming from the opposite side near Muslim Bagh bazaar.

















































