Balochistan

Shezad Baloch QUETTA: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed and three others were critically wounded by unprovoked firing by Iranian border guards inside Pakistani territory in Tehsil Mand area – a town bordering Pakistan with Iran. “A soldier embraced martyrdom and three other personnel were wounded,” a spokesperson said in a statement issued on Friday evening. “The FC personnel ...

Mariyam Mohammed Suleman “I raise my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” Malala’s words often enlighten a hope for the deprived yet courageous girls around the world. Today, we find three different reactions on birth of a girl child around the globe; the first type of reaction is when ...

Shawn Forbes  On July 12th 1927 a Legendary Baloch Leader was born in Barkhan, Balochistan; Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti son of Mehrab Khan Bugti and grandson of Shabaz Khan Bugti.  Despite opportunity to live a high & glorious life of luxury, Akbar Khan Bugti chose to live the hard life in the mountains, sacrificing everything for the sake of the Baloch ...

Quetta: More than 300,000 people including minority Shias and Hindus have fled Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan over the past 10 years due to growing unrest, a rights group said Wednesday. Tahir Hussain Khan, president of the Balochistan chapter of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan(HRCP), said: “The figure of 300,000 is a considerable figure. The actual number of ...

Quetta: According to a report published in Express Tribune, government of Balochistan is denying the right to education and employment to visually impaired persons, the Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB) said on Wednesday as it observed White Cane Day. Addressing a news conference at Quetta Press Club on Wednesday, President of PAB’s Balochistan chapter Qari Saki Mohammed said it ...

Quetta: Congo Virus and Measles have caused 2 deaths and admission of 9 children to hospitals, on Wednesday. Two people including an employee of a local newspaper have died in Quetta due to Congo Virus, according to hospital sources. In last three months four people have died in Quetta due to Congo virus. In Zhob, at last 9 children have ...

This past week, a delegation of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) led by its chairperson, Zohra Yousaf, visited Balochistan. The delegation met with people belonging from different walks of life and on Sunday it addressed a press conference in Quetta. Amongst other things, HRCP chief expressed concerns over the facilitated rise of the religious militancy in Balochistan. President of ...

Quetta: Abdul Karim Nosherwani, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Kharan has requested Chief justice of Balochistan High court to take Sou-moto notice on dismissal condition of 65 Lady Health Visitors (LHV) in Kharan. In a request published in a local newspaper of Quetta on Tuesday, Mr. Nosherwani urged Chief justice of Balochistan High court to intervene in the matter. ...

Quetta: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has termed the report of judicial commission on Khuzdar Mass Graves, unsatisfactory. Fact finding commission of HRCP stated that aforementioned report has failed to indentify the culprits responsible for mass graves in Tootak Area of Khuzadr. HRCP chairperson made this statement while addressing a press conference in Quetta Press Club on Sunday. She ...

Quetta: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over human rights violation in Balochistan, on Sunday. HRCP delegation led by its chairperson, Zohra Yousaf, visited Balochistan and met with lawyers, journalists and politicians. HRCP chairperson addressed a press conference in Quetta Press Club on Sunday. According to Miss. Yousaf, Poverty is driving factor behind the increase in militancy ...