Tag: Balochistan

Pakistan sloshes on cheap Iranian diesel smuggled through Balochistan

Iranian diesel is making its way into large areas of Pakistan through speed boats operating in the ocean and in Balochistan's Dasht river.

April 4, 2023

Pakistan: Mild tremors jolt Jhal Magsi area of Balochistan

The earthquake came a few days after a powerful earthquake shook various regions in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including the national capital Islamabad.

March 26, 2023

Nine Balochistan Constabulary personnel killed in suicide blast

In yet another terror incident, at least nine personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were killed while nine others sustained injuries in a suicide blast in Bolan, SSP Kachhi Mahmood Notezai told Geo News.

March 6, 2023

Balochistan: Protest continues in front of Lasbela Press Club against enforced disappearance of Zehri family

The protestors demonstrated against the enforced disappearance of Rasheeda and her husband Muhammad Rahim.

February 14, 2023

Pakistan: At least 41 people killed after passenger coach falls into ravine in Balochistan

The incident occurred in the Lasbela district of Balochistan.

January 29, 2023

Pakistan: Soldier, policeman killed in two armed attacks in Balochistan

The two attacks took place in Balochistan on Friday. Armed men opened fire on a checkpost of the Levies Force in the Bala Nari area of the Bolan district and killed a soldier.

January 29, 2023

Pak army killed 195, forcibly disappeared 629 people in Balochistan, says Paank Annual Report 2022

The report highlights the human rights situation throughout the year with infographics. According to this, in January 2022, there were 92 forced disappearances, 15 murders and one person was tortured by the Pakistan army. 95 enforced disappearances, 42 murders and 5 tortures cases were reported in February.

January 12, 2023

Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in Gwadar port city

Under Section 144 imposition of any rallies, sit-ins, public gatherings of more than five people and display of any weapons is prohibited.

December 29, 2022

Imran Khan criticises Shehbaz Sharif govt over terror incidents in Pakistan

"Leaving national security at the mercy of [Asif] Zardari's politically-immature son is criminal stupidity," The News International quoted Imran Khan as saying.

December 27, 2022

Establishing Balochistan govt in exile is biggest milestone : Naela Quadri Baloch

The former college professor and her husband, an independent filmmaker and human rights activist, were brutally tortured by the Pakistan government and the country's intelligence agencies.

December 26, 2022

Rights body condemns killings of missing persons in fake encounters in Pakistan

Innocent Balochs are being killed in fake encounters and their mutilated bodies are found in remote places, according to several reports.

July 21, 2022

Anti-Pak terror outfits regrouping in Balochistan via Iranian provinces

The response, attributed to Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, also mentioned the measures being taken by the government to mitigate this trend, reports Dawn news.

March 29, 2022

On The Boil

But with little to show in terms of results, Baluchi insurgency is now turning towards the familiar route of religious sanctification, which oddly enough, overrides ethnic-tribal fixations, and is gaining traction. The man on the centerstage of ensuing Baluch protests is the local Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader, Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, leading the Gwadar Ko Huqooq Do Tehreek (Give Rights to Gwadar Movement)

January 8, 2022

As Gwadar erupts in protests…

Rather than listening to the pressing demands of Gwadar’s people, the government has come up with a ridiculous and unconstitutional order to suppress the voice of the most marginalised segments. The ongoing protest comprises genuine basic demands which the government can fulfil if it cares enough about the population.

December 7, 2021

20 killed, over 300 injured in powerful Pakistan earthquake

The earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan's Balochistan on Thursday morning. A state of emergency has been declared in all districts of the province affected by the earthquake

October 7, 2021

74 years after a false dawn, Balochistan fights again for its Freedom2.0

What we know as Balochistan today-a province of Pakistan with borders touching Afghanistan and Iran, was called Kalat during British times.

August 12, 2021

At least 5 killed, several injured in Pakistan IED blast, no responsibility claimed so far

The law enforcement agencies further informed that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) that was fitted on a motorcycle in Chaman city's Mall Road area, as reported by The Express Tribune.

August 10, 2020