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Editorial Dawn.com The saga of the mysterious mass graves discovered in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district sometime ago continues to be a chilling reminder of the impunity with which the forces of darkness in that province operate. As it is, for most Pakistanis, the country’s largest province is a remote world from where few reports trickle out to join the vibrant mainstream ...

Editorial Express Tribune If there is one certain way to impede development, it is to deny education to a population. It was Alexander Pope who, in his 1709 work An essay on Criticism, who wrote: ”A little learning is a dangerous thing.” This was later paraphrased into ‘a little knowledge is a dangerous thing’. The implication was that knowledge — ...

LORALAl: Six people have been arrested after a couple was stoned to death on charges of adultery on the orders of a local Jury; media reported on Monday. According to the senior provincial official six people have been arrested after a couple was stoned to death on charges of adultery on the orders of a local Jury. “The Incident occurred ...

Quetta: Baloch Republican Army (BRA) has claimed responsibility of the blast hit a railway track in Kashmore district of Sindh derailing four bogies of Khushal Khan Express. Media reported on Sunday.  According to the details militant organization Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility of the blast hit in which at least 10 people were killed and over 30 injured when a blast hit ...

Chaghi: Security forces arrested 32 afghan nationals under foreign act in Chaghi town area of Balochistan on Sundy. According to Levies forces officials, these Afghan nationals had been arrested by Security forces, because they had entered in Balochistan without valid traveling documents. Apprehended Afghan nationals were handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further investigation  by Levies forces, officials ...

QUETTA: A delegation of Pakistan Red Crescent Society Balochistan chapter, called on Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, here on Monday.  The delegation briefed Chief Minister Balochistan about its humanitarian activities rendered in different parts of the province particularly its performance in situation of natural disasters. Briefing the Chief Minister, the delegation said that Red Crescent helped earthquake affectees ...

QUETTA:  After remaining in captivity for about two days, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kech and Assistant Commissioner (AC) Tump were set free by militants in Kalatuk area of Keach District, on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner Kech Abdul Hameed Abro and Assistant Commissioner Tump Hussain Jan Baloch were kidnapped by banned outfit Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) on Thursday when they were returning Turbat ...

 QUETTA: Two dead bodies were discovered in Quetta and Jaffarabad parts of Balochistan, on Saturday while a person was kidnapped from Pishin. According to police, on a tip-off police recovered a dead body from Satellite town area of Quetta and shifted it to Civil Hospital for medico-legal formalities. “Unidentified people had killed the deceased and threw away his body,” a ...

QUETTA: A gas pipeline was exploded in Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan, on Saturday According to the detail, in the incident, unknown men had placed explosives beneath 8- inch diameter gas pipeline in Loti area of Dera Bugti that went off with a huge blast and damaged a large portion of pipeline. Resultantly, gas supply to purification plant from Well ...

QUETTA : Two power pylons of 220kv transmission line were exploded with explosives in Mawand area of Kohlu that disrupted power supply to different areas. However, no loss of life reported in both incidents nor any arrest was made. Law enforcement agencies rushed to the site after the blasts and cordoned off the areas. Local administrations have registered separate cases ...