Balochistan

The BNP called 40-day mourning and a three-day strike in Balochistan following the death of BNP leader Habib Jalib.

Former senator and BNP Mengal leader Habib Jalib was shot dead on Saryab Road in Quetta.

Violence continues unabated in the restive province of Balochistan, where three people were killed in separate incidents.

Balochistan University declared the degrees two more parliamentarians as fake on Monday.

The federal government has taken some initiatives in its pursuit of a “3D” (dialogue, development, and deterrence)...

A complete shutter down strike was observed across Balochistan on Thursday in protest against power outages.

Mehtab Kanwal embroiders a women’s tunic, dreaming of a prosperous future as a fashion designer with a boutique.

If additional grants are not released within six months, the University of Balochistan may have to close.

The Government of Japan has extended a grant of Rs800m to the Balochistan government for the rehabilitation.

Balochistan Irrigation Minister said that water supplied to Karachi from Hub Dam would be cut off immediately.

One man was killed and two others injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Quetta.

4 labourers were killed and 6 others suffered bullet wounds in an ambush in Surab, some 200 kilometres from Quetta.

With a smile on her face, Rani Marri, a 6th grade student says she wants to become an Army doctor when she grows up.

The federal government issued an official notification for the appointment of more than 3,900 candidates.

Pepco has said that Iran and China have refused to set up rental power plants in Quetta due to the fluid security situation.

Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court converted the kidnapping case of Mir Munir Ahmed Mirawani into a petition.

The Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) continued its province-wide partial boycott of court proceedings for the fifth day.

Relatives of missing persons organised demonstrations outside the Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Friday.

The Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution demanding the establishment of 2 rental power plants.

Four prisoners were injured as authorities used tear gas to overcome protesting prisoners in Central Jail Khuzdar.

The Balochistan Assembly asked the federal government to set up two rental power plants to help curb load shedding.

The BHC rejected the Balochistan advocate-general’s suggestion to transfer all pending petitions for missing person.

Muhammad Aslam Raisani has said that the people of Balochistan have pinned high hopes on the Gwadar deep sea port.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a blast at Sakraan road in Hub on Wednesday evening.

The fake degrees issue has most politicians and their party bigwigs scampering around to avoid potential political fallout.

Balochistan Assembly proceedings were suspended for 15 minutes when a number of provincial ministers staged a walk-out.

The Balochistan Assembly unanimously approved the 177.12 billion budget for the financial year 2010-11.

Lawyers boycotted court proceedings throughout Balochistan on Monday to protest the kidnapping of their colleague.

The Balochistan Assembly may be dissolved in the coming weeks because possibly more than half its members have fake degrees.

The Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) has announced a province-wide boycott of court proceedings starting June 28.

Senior Balochistan Minister Maulana Wasey has said that the government will spend Rs 26 billion on 812 development projects.

The Balochistan government intends to buy all shares of the Gwadar deep-sea port.

The Balochistan government unveiled its annual budget for the financial year 2010-11 with a record outlay of Rs152 billion.

The Balochistan budget worth Rs152 billion for the year 2010-2011 was presented in the Balochistan Assembly on Monday.

Balochistan’s Finance Minister will be presenting a tax-free fiscal budget in the Balochistan assembly today.

In the first incident of its nature, miscreants attacked a military convoy with a remote-controlled device on Saryab Road.

A passenger train had a narrow escape when an explosive device planted on the tracks in the suburbs of Quetta went off.

One FC personnel was killed and 6 other people were injured in a blast on Saryab Road in Quetta.

A bid to blow up Chiltan Express failed as the bomb blast damaged railway track near Quetta early on Saturday.

At least ten thousands houses are estimated to have been destroyed by Cyclone Phet in Gwadar.

The Sultanate of Oman has pledged to provide a grant of US$45 million for development projects in Gwadar.

Token tax of about five hundred vehicles owned by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) are unpaid.

SHC issued a stay order against the government directive to close Balochistan and Sindh CNG stations once a week.