Balochistan
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Pakistan: 7 dead, several injured in blast near Quetta press club in Balochistan province
World | Feb 17, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTAt least seven people killed and several injured after a blast in Pakistan's Quetta in Balochistan province on Monday.
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Pakistan: 12 killed after vehicle falls into ditch
World | Feb 15, 2020, 01:32 PM ISTThe accident occurred on Khuzdar-Jhal Magsi highway near the Bareja area of Jhal Magsi district in the province when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to over-speeding and it plunged into a ditch.
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Heavy rains, snowfall lash Pakistan's Balochistan; emergency declared
World | Jan 13, 2020, 08:29 AM ISTAt least 10 people, including three women and three children, were killed in separate incidents after the roof of the houses caved in due to heavy snowfall in Balochistan.
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Pakistan spent Rs 34 cr on Balochistan CM's plane repair
World | Dec 30, 2019, 07:33 AM ISTEven as Pakistan is grappling with economic crisis, Rs 34 crore (in Pakistani currency) has been spent to repair the plane of the Chief Minister of the country's Balochistan province, according to media reports.
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Polio cases continue to rise in Pakistan, 111 reported this year
World | Dec 20, 2019, 11:42 AM ISTNew cases of polio have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Balochistan region.
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6 Baloch militants arrested from Pakistan's Sindh province
World | Dec 16, 2019, 06:55 AM ISTSix militants from the banned separatist group Balochistan Republican Army were arrested after the security forces raided their hideout in Pakistan's Sindh province on Sunday, an official said.
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9 Pak Navy personnel killed, 29 others injured in bus accident in Balochistan
World | Nov 26, 2019, 05:47 PM IST"When the bus reached Bozi top in Lasbela, it plunged into the ditch," Assistant Commissioner Bela Jamil Baloch was quoted as saying by the paper. A preliminary investigation showed the accident took place when the brakes of the bus failed.
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Baloch, Sindhi, Pashto groups gather in Houston to seek help from Modi
World | Sep 22, 2019, 07:29 AM ISTScores of members of the Balochi American, Sindhi American and Pashto American communities landed in Houston on Saturday from various parts of the US to hold the first-of-its-kind demonstration in America, wherein they will collectively urge the leaders of India and the United States to help them get freedom from Pakistan.
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Baloch activists urge Modi to raise rights abuse at UN
World | Sep 19, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTWishing Modi on his birthday, Ashraf tweeted: "Don't forget the repressed people of Balochistan. Give them voice and raise the issue at all international fora, including United Nations. Baloch are also human beings, they have a right to live with dignity."
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Two Indian spies sneaked into Balochistan: Pakistan media
World | Sep 17, 2019, 07:37 AM ISTThe two were involved in a terror activity in the Mastung area of Balochistan in July, before fleeing to Afghanistan.
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Special report: Free Balochistan movement activists stage protest to highlight Pakistani atrocities
Special Report | Sep 10, 2019, 11:54 PM ISTThe free Balochistan movement activists staged protest outside the Parliament of the United Kingdoms.
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Baloch people want UNHRC to save them from Pak atrocities
World | Sep 10, 2019, 12:37 PM ISTThe people of Balochistan, who seek independence from Pakistan, have earlier raised the issue of their "annihilation" by the Pakistani forces at the forum of UNHRC.
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Pakistan: 4 killed, several injured as explosion hits mosque near Quetta
World | Aug 16, 2019, 05:32 PM ISTAccording to news agency ANI, the blast occurred inside a mosque in Kuchlak in Quetta, Balochistan.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces protests by religious and ethnic minorities during first US visit
World | Jul 24, 2019, 03:46 PM ISTPrime Minister Imran Khan on his maiden visit to the US faced protests by ethnic and religious minorities from Pakistan, drawing the attention of the Trump administration towards human rights violations and forced disappearances in that country.
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At least 14 killed in van-truck collision in Pakistan's Balochistan province
World | Jun 03, 2019, 07:36 PM ISTThe incident occurred at Alikhail area of Qila Abdullah district in Balochistan province.
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Gwadar hotel attack a bid to 'sabotage' economic projects: Pak PM
World | May 12, 2019, 01:06 PM ISTThree heavily-armed militants on Saturday stormed the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in Gwadar and opened random firing, killing a guard. All the three attackers were killed by the security forces.
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14 passengers offloaded from bus, shot dead in Balochistan province
World | Apr 18, 2019, 11:54 AM ISTAround 15 to 20 unidentified gunmen in camouflage uniform reportedly stopped five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar. They stopped a bus on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan's Ormara area, checked the identity cards of passengers and offloaded about 16 of them.
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Pakistan: 10 dead as heavy snowfall, rain hit Balochistan; nearly 1,500 families rescued
World | Mar 04, 2019, 08:20 AM ISTDeaths were also reported from Bolan due to torrential rains and due to flooding in Mastung and Uthal, Lasbela.
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22 killed, several injured in a blast near eastern bypass in Balochistan's Quetta
News | Jul 25, 2018, 01:36 PM IST22 killed, several injured in a blast near eastern bypass in Balochistan's Quetta
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Pakistan: Grenade attack at political party's office, 25 injured
World | Jul 23, 2018, 12:50 PM ISTAt least 25 people have been injured in a hand grenade attack at a political party's office in Pakistan's Chaghi district