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Family support: Saving mothers in Balochistan
Those were depressing days after 30-year-old Seema Gul discovered that she was suffering from fistula disease.
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Baloch student wages hunger strike over missing leader
Johar has lost 21kg of his body weight since beginning his protest and his frailty is obvious.
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Standing committees: No in-house panels in Balochistan Assembly
Govt has so far not formed standing committees to maintain its optimum level of performance.
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Balochistan unrest: Five killed in separate incidents
Woman succumbed to her wounds on way to Quetta for treatment.
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FC camp attacked in Balochistan: 1 person killed
Assailants opened fire, carried out rockets attacks and threw hand grenades at the FC camp.
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6 killed in Balochistan gun attack
Unidentified armed men entered the house of Master Hameed and opened fire, leaving the occupants dead.
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Health facilities: EPI not covering 39% area of Balochistan
This was revealed by Dr Sultan Ahmed Rodi, Coordinator Health Information System in Balochistan.
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Firm stance: ‘Health, education are our priorities’
Health and education are the priorities of the government,”CM added.
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Caught: FC men, police foil terror bid in Balochistan
They intercept truck carrying stockpile of weapons, ammunition during raid in Qila Abdullah district.
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Threat to schools: Protesters take to the streets in Panjgur
Protest against the attacks on private schools which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day.
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Balochistan rain: Relief agency confirms four fatalities
Farmers say rains washed away homes in several districts, destroy cherry crops.
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Balochistan crisis: Dr Malik urges insurgents to revisit their approach
Chief minister says he’d been mandated by Centre to bring all groups into mainstream.
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Spreading darkness
The ease with which militants were able to close down schools in Panjgur raises questions of impunity and complicity.
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Ultimatum: Private schools in Panjgur closed indefinitely
Their owners are facing threats from a militant outfit.
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Living hell
There seems to be a lack of political will on part of the government to provide relief to people of Awaran.
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Balochistan rains: Three swept away by flash flood in Mach
Rainwater is reported to have entered houses in low-lying areas of the city.
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Days, not hours, without electricity
After thunderstorms damage transmission lines, some Balochistan districts go without power for 20 hours.
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Border violation: Iranian guards kill man in Panjgur incursion
Iranian border guards trespass 3km inside Pakistani territory and kill Pakistani citizen, injure another in Panjgur.
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Heavy rain inundates quake-hit Awaran
At least four villages were reportedly inundated after heavy rainfall.
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Moderate 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Balochistan
The epicentre was close to the city of Sibi, at a depth of 71 kilometres.
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LG polls Phase II: Over 2,000 seats won unopposed
Elections for second phase of local bodies in Balochistan for 2,298 vacant seats are scheduled to take place on May 29
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Growing concerns: Panjgur protests attacks on ‘English schools’
Political parties join hands, demand immediate action.
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Wanted gangster Baba Ladla reportedly killed on Pak-Iran border
Some sources put the location as Mund Bullo while another source put the location as Chabahar on the Pak-Iran border.
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Rising tensions: After clashing with Quetta police, lawyers offer themselves for arrest
Quetta police register cases against 150 lawyers under Anti-Terrorism Act after 6 officers were beaten up by lawyers.
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Hand grenade attack in Khuzdar injures 12
Khuzdar police say unidentified assailants hurl grenade near Eidgah Chowk, grenade lands in front of a restaurant.
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Rise in robberies: Bank heists post upsurge in Balochistan
Province witnesses a sharp rise in number of banks looted by militants or ‘highly trained robbers’.
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Marginalised women
Leading political parties of Balochistan have no plans yet to put forward any woman candidate for a mayoral post.
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Power cuts in Balochistan: Crisis deepens as Qesco fails to repair lines
Four 220 KV transmission lines collapsed following thunderstorms.
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Blast in Jafarabad: Four injured
No loss of life was reported till the filing of this report.
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Balochistan: Grass-cutting row in small village claims 11 lives
Member of Maachi tribe was shot dead over trespassing, cutting grass by a member from Peecho tribe: local official
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Political empowerment: Fencing in the women of Balochistan
Leading coalition parties rule out female candidates for mayoral election.
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Missed target: 2 dead, 15 injured in Quetta bicycle blast
Explosion occurred near NADRA office on Double road.
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Panjgur incident: Militant group threatens English-language schools
Warns girls not to go to Learning Centers, saying ‘Western education’ is ‘haram’.
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1 FC official killed, 3 injured in militant attack
The Baloch militants belonged to the banned Baloch Liberation Front.
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Development in Balochistan: Pre-budget seminar urges for creation of natural resource-based economy
CM's representative says budget will 'break from tradition'.
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Search operation: Ten insurgents killed in Balochistan
During the encounter 3 members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps were also wounded.
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A national disgrace
Balochistan is an overlapping Venn diagram of conflict, the bottom layer of which is women and children.
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Narcotics trafficking: Massive hashish haul in Balochistan
Pakistan is only a transhipment point of drugs: officials.
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Blast in Bolan kills one FC man, injures another
FC personnel were patrolling the area when their vehicle was attacked.
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Insurgency: Security forces escape landmine blast
No group claimed responsibility for the blast till filing of this report.
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Maternal health: A first–or a final–journey for some babies in Balochistan
Pregnant women forced aboard donkey carts to hasten labour.
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Balochistan unrest: Four bodies dumped in different areas
Balochistan Levies, acting after receiving tip-off, discovers 2 bodies from Besima area in Washuk District.
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On hunger strike: Baloch students have replacement ready in case protester dies
Latif, other protesters demand recovery of student leader.
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Seven shot dead during attempted robbery in Mastung
Five police officials killed, two suspected robbers killed. Three officers were injured.
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BHC dismisses Musharraf’s request of exemption from personal appearance in Bugti murder case
Chief justice directs govt to ensure Musharraf’s safety when he appears in court for the May 19 hearing.
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Next year’s budget: Balochistan to set aside Rs45b for development
Funds to focus on health, education, livestock, social sectors, among others.
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4,561 seats up for grabs: Second phase of LB polls in Balochistan in May
More than 25,000 candidates have obtained application forms.
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Conference opens today: Balochistan’s history, culture
The three-day conference will.
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The Gwadar conundrum
Inwards investment, stability, developed economy, infrastructure make freeports, we hope that this all materialises.
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Preventable diseases: 84% of children in Balochistan vulnerable, says Unicef
Poliovirus discovered in sewage, leaving 2.2 million children at risk.

















































