QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) has condemned the arrest of innocent people in connection with hand grenade attacks. According to BNP, Search operations are nothing more than an attempt to harass the peace loving people who have nothing to do with any sabotage activity. Security forces inadequately treat women and children during these search operations, lamented BNP leaders. Earlier, Security ...

QUETTA: A hand grenade attack on a barber shop killed 2 people and wounded 9 others, on Double road locality of Quetta, on Wednesday morning. The miscreants came on a Motor bike and started firing on the shop and then hurled the hand grenade. They managed to escape the crime scene easily, as always. As a customary measure, security forces ...

QUETTA: Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, has complained that neither foreign countries are allowed to establish their consulates nor foreigners are allowed to visit Balochistan. According to a statement released by information department of Balochistan, Dr. Malik made the aforementioned complain while talking to American Consul General Brian Heath. Foreign countries are allowed to establish consulates ...

QUETTA: Respectable return of Khan of Kalat was demanded in a resolution unanimously passed by Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday. Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, member of JUI-F, tabled the resolution which demanded the respectable return of Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Dawood, from exile. The resolution was unanimously supported by all members of the assembly. Khan of Kalat can play a ...

The ongoing crisis — that in effect is a low-intensity war — in Balochistan continues to take lives on all sides. There are estimated to be around 2,000 political activists killed in the last eight years. Some of that number have simply ‘disappeared’ and are presumed dead, others are found by the roadsides riddled with bullets whilst yet others turn ...

Adnan Aamir Azadi Ka Safar (Journey of Freedom) is the latest book written by Abdul Rahim Zafar. This book consists of 216 pages and it has been published by Balucea publications in Quetta. As the title hints, the book is based on the author’s journey to Iraq to participate in Freedom movement of Iranian Balochistan. The Author, Abdul Rahim Zafar ...

Tariq Kakar The true Origin of Baloch insurgency dates back to partition era when the Colonial masters decided to leave the Indian sub-continent and divided according to their will. According to the partition plan, India and Pakistan were independent while the princely states were allowed to join either of the newborn states or remain independent. Kalat declared its independence on ...

Shehzad Baloch QUETTA: The impasse over the next phase of local bodies’ elections in Balochistan has come to an end as the ruling National Party (NP) has managed to persuade its coalition partner – Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) – to withdraw its petition for replacing reserved seats of peasants and labourers with social workers and professionals. Even nine months ...

Asif Magsi Dr. Malik Baloch, Chief Minister of Balochistan, in a recent talk with Dawn media group claimed that the security situation in Balochistan had improved and that there has been a drastic reduction in human rights abuses against the Baloch. As evidence for his claim he pointed out that in his term there has been a reduction in the ...

QUETTA: Land Mafia with the help of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in Balochistan government is being allocated government land in Gwadar, said Rehmat Saleh Baloch, provincial Health Minister. Health Minster made this revelation while addressing a ceremony on Saturday. Mr. Rehmat alleged that Land Mafia has even illegally transferred on its name the land reserved for graveyard. Health Minister also ...