Balochistan

Pakistan’s legendary human rights abuse of “enforced disappearances” in strife-torn Balochistan is now getting mainstreamed in the Punjab province as various paramilitary forces and agencies go on a kidnapping spree. …

Pakistan has doubled down on mining activity in the conflicted Balochistan province as it has begun preparatory work on seven new mining sites in the province’s Chaghi, Saindak, and Dasht-Kin …

Even as a tumultuous and unstable Pakistan celebrated the silver jubilee of its nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 as the Youm-e-Takbeer, the Baloch diaspora observed the day as black …

Iranian border guard commander Ahmad Ali Goudarzi advised Pakistan to observe “good neighborliness and not allow terror activities to be carried out from within their country”. Goudarzi issued the warning …

Fierce clashes are reported to have erupted in Bolan district of Balochistan after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) killed scores of Pakistani soldiers in different attacks over the weekend. The …

Do you know Balochistan was once an independent state? We all know India got independence from British occupation in 1947 and a separate country Pakistan was created based on religion. …

On May 28 Pakistan will celebrate the ‘Youm-e-Takbir‘, – the ‘Day of Greatness’ to give itself a pat on its back, for the nuclear tests in 1998, under the shadow …

The Pakistani cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the deployment of the Pakistani Army in Balochistan in view of the deteriorating security situation in the country’s south-west …

Just one sentence, “You should go back to Balochistan”, has put Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow in hot water. In a shareholders’ meet on Wednesday, Bristow told Baloch journalist Lateef …

Tarek Fatah, the Canadian columnist passed away at the young age of 73 in Canada as confirmed by his daughter Natasha Fatah. The wise say life should be big, not …

This has been the most difficult Eid for the Pakistanis. Skyrocketing inflation, shortage of food, economic distress, rising violence and deaths over food rations dampened the festivities in the holy …

In a revealing statement by the usually reticent Chinese, the chairman of the China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) Yu Bo has said that the biggest difficulties in making the …

Four people including two policemen were killed and at least 15 injured in an explosion that targeted a police vehicle in Quetta – the capital of the restive Balochistan province …

The timing and the language of Pakistani spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence’s acknowledgement about the arrest of Baloch commander Gulzar Imam, who had been captured in 2022, is noteworthy. The …

Pakistani spy agency ISI has finally revealed after months of speculation what was known all along – that Gulzar Imam, founder of the Baloch National Army (BNA), is under Pakistan’s …

If there is something that is in plenty in a cash-starved Pakistan, it is diesel. Iranian diesel is making its way into large areas of Pakistan through speed boats operating …

On 27th March 1948, when several nations in South Asia were enjoying their status of freedom, one nation was being colonised again. Balochistan declared its independence on 11th August 1947 …

Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan as the country with the most terrorist attacks and deaths in South Asia, a position held by the latter since 2017. The 10th edition of the …

It is said if you want to understand a country or nation, look at its culture and you will come to know its story. Even in the age of globalization, …

Balochistan’s Barkhan was in the news once again within a week after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a motorcycle exploded, killing four people and injuring 14 on Sunday …

The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released the January 2023 report about its activities and attacks on Friday. A most important aspect it highlighted was the intensity of conflict in Balochistan …