Balochistan

Survivors claim woman suicide bomber attacked Balochistan shrine

Some survivors of the terrorist attack at the Shah Noorani shrine in Kuzdar district of Balochistan have claimed that the suicide bomber, who attacked the shrine, was a woman.

Nov 15, 2016, 14:02 PM IST

Baloch expats term Pakistani Army as ''terrorist army'', call for freedom

The protesting Baloch activists squarely blamed the Pakistani Army and ISI for the attacks and unrest in their impoverished province.

Nov 14, 2016, 10:33 AM IST

Pak's strategic Gwadar port opens $46-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the start of operational activities at the coastal town of Gwadar in south-western Balochistan province.

Nov 13, 2016, 18:01 PM IST

Huge protests expected in Balochistan today as Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif set to inaugurate Gwadar Port

In order to face any untoward incident in the wake of the protests by the indigenous Baloch population, a heavy security presence has been deployed.

Nov 13, 2016, 10:33 AM IST

Pakistan security forces killed four Balochistanis including 14-year-old boy in fake encounters?

Pakistani security forces recently handed over four bodies, including that of a 14-year-old boy, to the District Headquarter Hospital at Gwadar.

Nov 13, 2016, 10:01 AM IST

Blast at Pakistan's Balochistan shrine: Death toll rises to 52, ISIS claims responsibility

The death toll from a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province has risen to 52 with more than 100 injured, with the terror group Islamic State claiming the responsibility for the attack. 

Nov 13, 2016, 09:13 AM IST

43 killed, over 100 injured in suicide bomb attack at Shah Noorani’s shrine in Pakistan

The target of the attack was an area where believers would perform 'dhamaal'. The blast site is situated some 250km away from Karachi.

Nov 12, 2016, 20:01 PM IST

Not ready for peace talks, Afghanistan Taliban tells Pakistan

Afghan Taliban negotiators have told Pakistan that they cannot hold peace talks with President Ashraf Ghani led Afghanistan government for now.

Nov 12, 2016, 17:47 PM IST

Baloch nationalist leader Naela Quadri hails PM Narendra Modi, says freedom struggle intensified after he raised issue

Baloch nationalist leader Naela Quadri on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for highlighting the plight of people in Balochistan, where she alleged that Pakistan army was involved in "genocide" for the past 70 years with the help of China.

Nov 07, 2016, 06:07 AM IST

'Disappointed by past Indian govts but thank PM Narendra Modi for extending support to Balochistan'

A prominent Baloch leader said Indian governments in the past disappointed her people, who are fighting for independence from Pakistan.

Nov 01, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

China-Pakistan corridor is against India's strategic interests

The CPEC is against India`s geographical and strategic interests.
 

Nov 01, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

Pakistani group worked with IS on police attack: Spokesman

Pakistani authorities said the attack on the Balochistan Police College, the deadliest assault on a security installation in the country`s history, was carried out by the Al-Alami faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) group, an anti-Shiite outfit that has turned its guns on the government in recent years.

Oct 26, 2016, 19:32 PM IST

US condemns terror attack in Pakistan's Quetta

The US has condemned the terror attack on a police training centre in Quetta in which over 60 cadets have been killed, saying it stands with the people and government of Pakistan and would continue to work with its partners to combat the threat of terrorism.

Oct 25, 2016, 13:48 PM IST

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, army chief reach Quetta, following a deadly blast

The Prime Minister is expected to chair a high-level meeting to discuss the law and order situation in the city after the attack on the Balochistan Police College, around 20 km east of Quetta, on Monday night when three gunmen burst into the sprawling academy, targeting sleeping quarters home to some 700 recruits, and sent terrified young men aged between 15 and 25 fleeing, Dawn online reported.

 

Oct 25, 2016, 13:34 PM IST

Quetta attack: 61 killed, Islamic State claims responsibility

Three militants wearing suicide vests stormed the Police Training College on Saryab Road in Quetta at around 11:10 pm on Monday.

Oct 25, 2016, 08:29 AM IST

Kashmiris ready to sacrifice their lives, not motherland, says PoK leader on 'Black day'

Taking strong exception to the atrocities committed by the Pakistan authorities on the people of occupied Kashmir (PoK), United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) leader Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has said Kashmiris could die but won`t compromise on their motherland.

Oct 23, 2016, 11:19 AM IST

Gilgit-Baltistan leader seeks help from PM Narendra Modi against Pakistani occupation

In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Gilgit-Baltistan leader has said that India is legally and morally obligated to liberate the people there from Pakistani occupation.

Oct 22, 2016, 16:25 PM IST

Bodies of two Chinese engineers found in Pakistan

The bodies of two engineers who died four weeks ago after going inside a lead and zinc mine in Balochistan have been retrieved by rescue workers.

Oct 20, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

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Oct 18, 2016, 14:03 PM IST

Brahamdagh Bugti dismisses Naela Baloch's demand for govt-in-exile

Prominent exiled Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti on Wednesday asserted Naela Quadri Baloch, also a face of the independent Balochistan movement, does not represent the people of the troubled Pakistani province, a day after she announced her decision to approach India for setting up a government-in-exile.

Oct 13, 2016, 00:34 AM IST