KALAT: Two persons were killed in a shooting incident at Khardan area of Kalat on Friday night. According to police, two cousins were shot dead by unknown gunmen in a firing incident at Khardan area of Kalat city. The victims identified as Abdullah Nichari and  Manzoor Ahmed Nichari were shot dead  last night near their shop at Khardan Kalat The ...

QUETTA: Ruling and opposition parties of Balochistan Friday announced to stage a sit in before Parliament House on January 20 against the kidnapping of tribal leader Arbab Abdul Zahir Kasi. Addressing a news conference along with the leaders of the other parties of Balochistan, Chief of All Parties Committee and opposition leader in the provincial assembly Moulana Abdul Wasay said ...

JAKOBABAD: At least four people were killed and three others wounded in an overnight roadside accident, when some vehicles bumped into each other, media reported on Saturday. According to the details   the caravan of Shahzain Bugti, the grandson of late Baloch leader Nawab Mohammed Akbar Khan Bugti , with number of  displaced persons was on way to Dehra Bugti when ...

Interviewer: Asif Magsi Mohammed Hanif’s novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes was longlisted for the Booker prize, shortlisted for the Guardian first book award, Commonwealth literary prize and won Shakti Bhatt first book awards. His new novel Our Lady of Alice Bhatti is published by Jonathan Cape. He works as a special correspondent for BBC Urdu and is based in ...

By Shezad Baloch Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, the chief minister of Balochistan, is unlike his predecessors as he hails from an educated middle-class family. His statements on education policy, anti-corruption and improving healthcare are hence praised because he is an ‘educated, middle-class man’ and not a tribal chieftain. Tribal chieftains are often blamed for the backwardness of public services and are ...

Khuzdar: Three suspects were killed while five others were arrested along with arms by Security forces in a search operation carried out in Khuzdar district on Wednesday. According to the details three suspected kidnappers were killed and five others arrested in joint search operation of Levies and security. Deputy Commissioner Syed Abdul Waheed Shah told media that the Security forces ...

Quetta including all other cities of Balochistan are in the grip of severe cold of subzero temperature. 20 hours long and vexing load shedding , no supply of Sui gas and absence of alternative sources for fueling have let children, women and aged  people to suffer. The weather followed widespread rain and snowfall in most of the district of province.  ...

By  Hasrat Iqbal The Federal government  and establishment are planning to arrange a T20 match in Balochistan not in cricket but in bureaucracy. According to a news report the federal government tends to recruit 20 Baloch officers from ARMY via public service commission and deploy them in different departments of province Balochistan. The purpose behind this generosity is said to ...

Quetta: The police recovered an unknown tortured dead body of a person here on Sunday. The dwellers of Satellite Town Quetta spotted a dead body in the locality  after  which police reached the scene and shifted the body to Civil Hospital  for  identification. Police said torture marks were found on the dead body and it was feared the deceased was ...

QUETTA: Chief Minister of  Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch announced to convene All Parties Conference in order to achieve consensus on talks with the Baloch Militants  towards the close of this month, Media reported on Sunday. Addressing a ceremony at CM House here, he said the modus operandi of the talks with the militants, will be agreed upon during the ...