Balochistan

Has the TTP formed its first ‘liberated zone’ inside Balochistan in Pakistan?

The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) announced the formation of its first 'liberated zone' - a new administrative district in the Balochistan…

11 months ago

Baloch activist declares ‘long march’ from Balochistan to Geneva highlighting enforced disappearances

Mama Qadeer Baloch, the well-known Baloch activist fighting for the cause of missing persons, has decided to internationalise the issue…

11 months ago

Enforced disappearances in Balochistan is Pakistan’s shame 

The Baloch community in south-west Pakistan observed the Baloch Missing Persons’ Day on June 8 by holding Twitter spaces and…

11 months ago

China, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in Beijing

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in…

11 months ago

Lawyer pleading Imran Khan’s treason case shot dead in Quetta, Balochistan

Armed bikers shot dead senior Pakistani Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar on Tuesday in Balochistan capital Quetta. Shar was…

11 months ago

Rebels attack mineral trucks in Balochistan as violence spreads to Goldsmith Line

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighting for an independent Balochistan attacked Pakistani soldiers as well as damaged trucks carrying minerals…

11 months ago

Pakistan’s dreaded ‘enforced disappearances’ expand from Balochistan to Punjab

Pakistan's legendary human rights abuse of "enforced disappearances" in strife-torn Balochistan is now getting mainstreamed in the Punjab province as…

11 months ago

Chinese, Canadian mining companies dig deep in conflicted Balochistan

Pakistan has doubled down on mining activity in the conflicted Balochistan province as it has begun preparatory work on seven…

11 months ago

Watch: Baloch diaspora slams Pakistani celebrations of Chagai nuclear tests, launches multiple protests

Even as a tumultuous and unstable Pakistan celebrated the silver jubilee of its nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 as…

11 months ago

Iran-Pakistan rift widens after killings of 5 border guards

Iranian border guard commander Ahmad Ali Goudarzi advised Pakistan to observe "good neighborliness and not allow terror activities to be…

12 months ago

Baloch insurgents strike big – kill 12 Pak soldiers including SSG commandos

Fierce clashes are reported to have erupted in Bolan district of Balochistan after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) killed scores…

12 months ago

Podcast | Is Balochistan Heading For Independence?

Do you know Balochistan was once an independent state? We all know India got independence from British occupation in 1947…

12 months ago

Pakistani nuclear tests in focus after Baloch diaspora launches protests 

On May 28 Pakistan will celebrate the 'Youm-e-Takbir', - the 'Day of Greatness' to give itself a pat on its…

12 months ago

Pakistan crosses the Rubicon, to formally deploy army in Balochistan amid stiff resistance

The Pakistani cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the deployment of the Pakistani Army in Balochistan in…

12 months ago

Police raid Pakistan’s ex-federal minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed’s house, fail to arrest him

Heavy contingents of police and elite commandos on Monday raided Lal Haveli - the residence and headquarters of Awami Muslim…

12 months ago

Can a Baloch journalist, green activists upset Barrick Gold’s plans in Balochistan?

Just one sentence, "You should go back to Balochistan", has put Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow in hot water. In…

1 year ago

Tarek Fatah—a personal tribute to a passionate non-conformist

Tarek Fatah, the Canadian columnist passed away at the young age of 73 in Canada as confirmed by his daughter…

1 year ago

Watch videos: A poor Eid in Pakistan and an unhappy one in Balochistan

This has been the most difficult Eid for the Pakistanis. Skyrocketing inflation, shortage of food, economic distress, rising violence and…

1 year ago

China picks holes in Gwadar port security revealing rift with Pakistan on CPEC

In a revealing statement by the usually reticent Chinese, the chairman of the China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) Yu…

1 year ago

Four dead including policemen in bomb attack in Quetta’s Kandhari market

Four people including two policemen were killed and at least 15 injured in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle…

1 year ago

Gulzar Imam: Feeding a fairy tale to a broken Pakistan

The timing and the language of Pakistani spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence's acknowledgement about the arrest of Baloch commander Gulzar…

1 year ago