Balochistan

On Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14, dozens of Baloch and Sindhi people protested in the heart of touristy London against “artificial country Pakistan” and its abuse of ethnic minorities. …

The Baloch are most unhappy over reports that Saudi Arabia might join Canadian miner Barrick Gold in extracting copper and gold from the conflicted region of Balochistan. Numerous Baloch sources …

The suicide bomb blast in Pakistan, coinciding with the much-hyped official visit of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to celebrate 10 years of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has put …

In a passionate speech in Balochistan on Thursday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Balochistan, the country’s largest and poorest province, has faced criminal negligence. Sharif was on a …

The verbal war between Pakistan and Afghanistan over terrorism and the implementation of the Doha Agreement intensified over the weekend. In a tweet on Sunday, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif …

At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Balochistan and three armed personnel were injured in another attack in Sindh on Wednesday. This was one of …

Border tensions have flared up again between Pakistan and Iran, prompting Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi to indirectly warn Pakistan about cross-border terrorism. Vahidi said that Iran expects Islamabad to …

After months of speculation, Pakistan’s ISPR finally revealed that the head of the Baloch National Army (BNA) Gulzar Imam alias Shambay is in their custody. The news was broken on …

Pakistani army officer, Major Abdullah Shah was killed in a military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this week. Pakistani military public relations agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said he died …

By Haidar KB Baloch The enforced disappearance is defined as the arrest and detention of an individual by the state or any third party with the support of the state …

There is no justification in calling the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) a terrorist organisation, as Pakistan calls it, or, a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in Pakistan as the United States has …

Four Pakistani security personnel were killed in a gun and grenade attack on Sunday after a check post in Balochistan’s Sherani district was targeted by armed fighters. Balochistan, which is …

Baloch armed rebels are systematically targeting Pakistan’s energy sector by attacking coal mined in Balochistan province, where resource nationalism is rife. On Tuesday, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) set fire …

The insurgency in Balochistan is getting worse with more and more women joining the Baloch nationalist armed struggle against Pakistan. On Saturday, Sumaiya Baloch – a female suicide bomber targeted …

Most present-day problems have their answers in history and the same holds true for Balochistan. Balochistan, then the Princely State of Kalat, was governed by Britain like other parts of …

The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) announced the formation of its first ‘liberated zone’ – a new administrative district in the Balochistan areas of Kalat and Makran. The announcement adds that “Shaheen …

Mama Qadeer Baloch, the well-known Baloch activist fighting for the cause of missing persons, has decided to internationalise the issue of forced abductions by the Pakistan government by announcing a …

The Baloch community in south-west Pakistan observed the Baloch Missing Persons’ Day on June 8 by holding Twitter spaces and organising social media campaigns. The marginalised ethnic community has been …

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in Beijing on Wednesday. The three nations, of which two are …

Armed bikers shot dead senior Pakistani Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar on Tuesday in Balochistan capital Quetta. Shar was pleading a treason case involving former prime minister Imran Khan. …

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighting for an independent Balochistan attacked Pakistani soldiers as well as damaged trucks carrying minerals in the Zamuran and Harnai regions of the province. The …