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PM moves to calm frayed tempers
In an anticipated somersault the government backtracked on a crackdown against insurgent groups in Balochistan.
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13 killed as coach overturns near Uthal
At least 13 people were killed and 25 sustained injuries when a Karachi-bound passenger coach overturned near Uthal.
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HRCP condemns FC’s expanding role in Balochistan
The organisation condemned the decision as a “retrogressive step” and labeled it “suicidal madness”.
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Three killed in blast at minister’s residence
Three people were killed and six suffered multiple injuries in a blast at provincial finance minister's residence.
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Blundering in Balochistan
The government of Balochistan is right in rejecting the proposals suggested by Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
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Irresponsible rhetoric
Rehman Malik's statements on Balochistan are truly astonishing and have the potential to have grave consequences.
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Political forces condemn move
The political forces of Balochistan have expressed strong opposition to the decision of giving more powers to the FC.
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Balochistan says ‘No!’
Malik's directive of transferring police powers to the FC in Balochistan was rejected by the provincial government.
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Malik says govt will use brute force
Malik said the government will use brute force to to control the escalating violence in Balochistan.
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Another missing lawyer found slain
A bullet-riddled body of the missing lawyer Zaman Marri was found from Mastung
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Flood crisis: Balochistan's silent suffering
Flood victims in the districts of Jhal Magsi, Jaffarabad, Sibi and Bolan are suffering from various epidemics.
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Quetta mourns its dead
Quetta on high alert as mass burials for the victims of a suicide attack take place.
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New F-16s moved to air base near Quetta
Block 52 F-16 jet fighters stationed at Shahbaz airbase near Jacobabad moved to Samungli airbase near Quetta.
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Suicide attack in Quetta kills 55
A suicide attack on a procession at Meezan Chowk in Quetta has killed 45 people and left over 100 injured.
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US to open consulate in Balochistan, says Patterson
The consulate will be set up to monitor the development activities being carried out by the US in Balochistan.
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Needs of Balochistan flood victims unmet: UNHCR
Kebede complained that the mainstream media had largely forgotten about the flood victims in the province.
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Balochistan Bar Association files petition in SC
The petitioner said that only 5 judges are working in the high court and all others are working on an adhoc basis.
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Lack of easy access to justice spawns militancy
“Terrorists’ organisations have taken root in Pakistan…when nobody has access to justice in the country.”
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The politics of breaches
The issue of dyke breaches and the damage this has caused will resonate strongly.
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Balochistan govt abolishes local councils
Those councils were established by former president Pervez Musharraf.
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Flash floods pile more misery on Balochistan
Dozens of houses have been damaged and hundreds of people are marooned.
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Bugti’s 4th death anniversary observed
The strike call was made by the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) and backed by all Baloch nationalist parties.
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Three NATO containers attacked
Thousands of liters of oil were destroyed in the attacks.
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Flood affected people reluctant to move
Durrani said that thousands of people are still marooned in different flood-devastated districts of Balochistan.
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Mysterious murders
In Balochistan, killings of various kinds continue. The latest victim is the PPP-Sherpao’s provincial leader.
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PPP-Sherpao president killed
Mustafa Khursani was killed in his native town of Soorab, some 230 kilometres south of Quetta.
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Unheard in Balochistan
As people don't receive Radio Pakistan signals, they rely on BBC and All India Radio.
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Six more die from gastroenteritis
Six more children suffering from gastroenteritis died in Quetta and Dera Murad Jamali.
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Rind seen as a victim of vendetta
Domki alleged that security forces had besieged the former minister’s ancestral town of Rind out of personal enmity.
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Gastroenteritis cases multiplying in Sibi
At least 70 patients are reported at hospitals in the flood affected area daily.
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500 women, children hit by water-borne illnesses
Around 500 women and children are suffering from various diseases in a relief camp set up in Quetta.
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Hundreds stranded in submerged Ghandaka
At least five persons drowned and about 20 others are missing after flash floods.
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Flood victims resort to begging
“My children are suffering from diseases and I need money to visit a doctor,” said 50-year-old Qadir Baksh.
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Gastroenteritis kills five children
The health officer confirmed the deaths in Pishin and said the other 200 were being treated in government hospitals.
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Pasni blast targets school van
At least ten people, including five school boys and two Coast Guards personnel were injured in the blast.
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Medicine supplies for survivors inadequate
Around 40 people suffering from water-borne diseases had been brought in to government- run hospitals.
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Thousands of survivors have as many tales
“I have been staying at the Quetta railway station for the past three days without any kind of relief"
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Targeted terror
The latest frenzy of target killings and violence against Punjabis in Quetta is shattering.
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Flood batters Balochistan
Fresh flash floods have destroyed 400,000 houses in Dera Allahyar and Rojhan Jamali district.
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Suspects arrested for target killings in Quetta
Thirty people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's killing of ten labourers on their way to Quetta.
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Donors barred from directly helping survivors
NDMA bans donor agencies, aid organisations and and NGOs from directly assisting flood survivors in Balochistan.
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16 killed in firing incidents in Balochistan
Ten people were killed in a firing incident on a minibus in the Mach area of Balochistan.
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Jalib’s killers captured: police
Police have arrested two key suspects in last month’s murder of BNP leader Habib Jalib.
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Multiple attacks rock Balochistan on eve of Aug 14
There were at least three rocket attacks and a deadly assault on a police check post in Quetta.
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Three policemen killed in Quetta
Three polimen were killed in a firing incident on Sariab road in Quetta on Friday.
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PM gives Rs50m to Balochistan
The prime minister also announced restoration of subsidy on electricity supplied to tube-wells used for agriculture.
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Balochistan MPA demands fair distribution of aid
A Balochistan Assembly member has demanded that a meeting of the Council of Common Interest be convened.
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How will the govt form judicial panel in Balochistan?
All senior judges in the province will be retired on September 5, leaving no one to fill their positions.
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Taliban in our midst
We need to ask ourselves what purpose could possibly be served by allowing such people to operate in our country?
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Taliban command and control system is in Quetta: ISAF
A senior official at the Isaf headquarters in Kabul gave a special briefing to a delegation of the Pakistani media.

















































