With rioting outside the Pakistan Supreme Court in Islamabad, and police sacking offices of major television media outlets again in Islamabad; wonder why President Pervez Musharraf is doing in Lahore?..Read More
A judge and six lawyers were among 15 people killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a courtroom in the southwestern Balochi city of Quetta on Saturday, the city's police chief said. Pakista..Read More
Suspected tribal insurgents blew up a main gas pipeline and two electricity pylons in a remote area of Balochistan on Monday, leaving thousands without supplies, a Pakistani official said.No one was h..Read More
Another powerful bomb blast Thursday in Balochistan’s capital Quetta killed three people, including two police officers, and injured four civilians, police said.“The blast took place on Shahra-e-Gulas..Read More
A bicycle bomb exploded outside a police barracks in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding a dozen, security and hospital officials said. De..Read More
Tribal militants have shot dead three members of the Pakistani security forces in the troubled province of Balochistan, officials say.The officials said the soldiers were on their way to fetch water w..Read More
Suspected Baloch tribal fighters fired rockets at a military base in a tribal region in northwestern Pakistan early Sunday, but no one was hurt, officials said.Three rockets fired in the predawn attac..Read More
Tribal chieftains in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province called on Thursday for an end to military operations in the gas-rich region where militants are fighting for more autonomy. The d..Read More
Pakistan's allegation of India being involved in the unrest in Balochistan has been rubbished by noted European think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG) which slammed President Pervez Musharra..Read More
Violence continued to rock the troubled Pakistani province of Balochistan in the aftermath of last month's killing of prominent tribal chief, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, with five rockets exploding i..Read More
A cycle-bomb exploded near a restaurant in Pakistan's troubled southwestern city of Quetta on Sunday, wounding at least 15 people, police said. "The blast occured when people were busy taking bre..Read More
A bomb exploded next to a clinic in Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Friday, killing six people and wounding several, police said. Police said they suspected insurgents fighting for gr..Read More
At least four people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in a bomb explosion in Pakistan occupied Balochistan, local police said.There were conflicting reports about the blast happening near a b..Read More
Sources report that the location of Nawab Bugti was known to the Pakistani regime for over three months, and that General Musharraf had issued specific orders to not ambush Nawab Bugti.Intelligence di..Read More
It was the third attempt on the life of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. After the interception of satellite phone communication, the Nawab's location was pin pointed within just a few hours.American surv..Read More
Defying curfew, supporters of the slain Baloch leader Nawab Akhtar Bugti today went on the rampage in Quetta and other cities of Pakistan's Balochistan province targeting government buildings, ba..Read More
Cobra helicopter gunships and surveillance aircraft supplied by the US were reportedly used in Saturday's military operation to carry out the extra judicial murder of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar K..Read More
The situation in Pakistan is going from bad to worse after the murder of Balochistani leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Riots reported all across Pakistani cities including major cities such as Quetta an..Read More
The Pakistan armed forces have reportedly killed top Baloch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti and nearly 25 of his supporters in a massive air assault, agencies reported.It is a body blow to a long-runn..Read More
At least 10 people were injured today in two near-simultaneous bomb explosions near a government office in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.One bomb went off at..Read More
At least eight people, three of them Pakistani soldiers, were killed and 19 others injured in nine explosions and firefights in different areas of Balochistan on Tuesday."Four people died in two explo..Read More
Four persons reportedly killed and four others injured when a bomb exploded in a crowded market in Balochistan on Monday.The explosion comes on Pakistan's Independence Day with Baloch rebels figh..Read More
A bomb blew up a state-owned gas pipeline in occupied Balochistan yesterday, leaving thousands in Pakistan without gas but causing no injuries, a spokesman said. No one claimed responsibility for the ..Read More
Suspected rebel tribesmen blew up a bridge on a major road in the southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday.Traffic between Quetta, Balochistan's capital, and the country's main port cit..Read More
A gas pipeline was blown up in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, in the latest attack in the troubled Baluchistan province where rebels are fighting for greater autonomy.The pipeline i..Read More
Quetta, (Balochistan): At least six policemen were killed and 13 wounded on Thursday in five explosions at a police training school in the Pakistani city of Quetta, police and hospital sources ..Read More
Quetta: A powerful blast in a police station on Saturday jolted Gwadar. No loss of life was reported, but the police station building and a vehicle were damaged.Police officer Lal Jan Baloch sa..Read More
Islamabad: The Balochistan National Party (BNP) has joined issue with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf over the nature and extent of rebellion in the province saying that it was a widespread..Read More
Islamabad: Sixty Seven members of European Parliament, including Vice President Janusz Onyszkiewicz,have demanded appointment of a "special rapporteur to probe allegation of torture and widespr..Read More
Seven policemen are among 13 people killed in a series of landmine blasts and allied attacks in various parts of Balochistan on Sunday. Twenty-eight were also injured in these incidents.
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Quetta: A homemade bomb exploded near a government engineer's home in southwestern Pakistan today, triggering panic and shattering windows but leaving no one hurt, police said.No group or ..Read More
The Baloch freedom-fighters continue to wage a determined struggle against the Pakistan Army and the Punjabi feudal aristocracy, which has colonised their homeland with Chinese assistance. Their strug..Read More
Quetta: A passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province has been derailed after coming under gun attack, official say. There were no reports of injuries.Earlier, rail track in the are..Read More
Washington: According to US intelligence sources, six Pakistani army brigades, plus paramilitary forces totalling some 25,000 men, are battling Baloch Liberation Army guerrillas in the Kohlu mo..Read More
Quetta: Unidentified gunmen today killed three Chinese engineers along with their Pakistani driver in the troubled southwestern Balochistan province. The three were killed and another Chinese e..Read More
Pakistan's plan to deploy 1.5 lakh troops in Baluchistan to crush the nationalist movement in Dera Bugti area has drawn criticism from the European Union and the US.During a consultative meeting ..Read More
Quetta: Tribesmen have blown up a gas pipeline in Pakistan's troubled southern province of Balochistan, officials say. Armed militants also fired more than 200 rockets at a major base belo..Read More
Nawab Akbar Bugti sits in a cave in Balochistan, guarded by his poorly-attired, heavily-armed tribesmen.With anti-personnel mines encircling his mountain hideout, the octogenarian warrior mixes 17th c..Read More
Quetta: Suspected tribal rebels on Saturday again attacked the Pirkoh gas field’s water supply, blasted a main power line and fired rockets at a cantonment area in Balochistan.Dera Bugti Dist..Read More
Quetta: At least six people have been killed after a minibus ran over a landmine in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan, local officials say.Five others were hurt in the blast..Read More
Bracketing Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf with Saddam Hussain, Pakistan senator and senior Baloch politician Sanaullah Baloch has alleged that the Pakistan President was using poisonous g..Read More
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged President Pervez Musharraf to stop military operations forthwith in the strife-torn Balochistan province and start negotiatio..Read More
Quetta At least 18 people, including six Pakistani security personnel, were killed and many others injured over the past two days in separate violent incidents involving rebels and paramilitary..Read More
Quetta Politicians in the Pakistani occupied province of Balochistan have sought U.N. help against security forces' action in the region.In a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anna..Read More
At least two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a land mine blast in south-western Balochistan province, officials say.Several other troops were hurt in the explosion in the town of Pir Koh, about..Read More
New Delhi India Saturday night rubbished as "utterly baseless and false" Pakistan's allegation that New Delhi was supporting violence in Balochistan."With regard to allegations of India�..Read More
Rawalpindi: Amidst concerns expressed by India over the military operation in Balochistan, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the action against tribals and nationalists in the provin..Read More
Quetta: Four people have been killed in a bomb blast in Balochistan, even as heavy fighting erupted in the restive province where para-military troops conducted operations against rebels oppose..Read More
New Delhi: Notwithstanding Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf terming as 'intriguing' India's comment on Balochistan, New Delhi on Sunday asserted there was nothing wrong in rea..Read More
Islamabad: Suspected tribal militants in Pakistan's troubled south-western province of Balochistan have blown up a railway bridge, officials say.The overnight explosion on the bridge at Ta..Read More
Quetta: Two explosions jolted Nushki late on Thursday while explosions were also reported in Sibi and Hub.Deputy Superintendent of Police Ghafoor Kurd said unidentified people threw a grenade a..Read More
The Pakistani military junta are past masters in breaking the country. East Pakistan crisis of 1971 had a direct connection with Ayub Khan's political blunders commmitted from 1954 till 1969.The ..Read More
General Pervez Musharraf has restarted his efforts to force a consensus in favour of the Kalabagh Dam. He has reiterated that construction of big water reservoirs is the need of the hour, highlighting..Read More
New Delhi: Noting with "concern" the spiralling violence in Baluchistan and heavy military action there, India on Tuesday said Pakistan should "exercise restraint" and address the grievances of..Read More
Islamabad: The Kalabagh Dam issue and ongoing military operation in Balochistan caused uproar in the Senate on Friday, with the opposition walking out of proceedings.The opposition demanded an ..Read More
The week-long violence in Baluchistan where the Pakistan military has been bombing and fighting rebellious Marri tribesmen is being blamed on Iranian intelligence and their Islamic Revolutionary Guard..Read More
Apparently in reprisal for what has been projected as firing of rockets by unidentified elements at a helicopter carrying Maj. Gen. Shujaat Zamir Dar, the Inspector-General of the Frontier Corps, and ..Read More
Islamabad: Violence continued unabated in Pakistan's occupied Balochistan as extremists blew up a railway track and a coach and fired rockets at an army camp even as the security forces st..Read More
Quetta: Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have launched an operation against tribal rebels in the troubled province of Balochistan. Army spokesman Gen Shaukat Sultan told ..Read More
Quetta: In yet another attack by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the second in as many days, a senior Pakistan General, head of Pakistan's Frontier Corps and his deputy have been wounde..Read More
Quetta: The Balochistan Liberation Army launched grenade and rocket attacks in Balochistan, a province forcefully occupied by the Pakistani Army since 1947. The targets of these attacks were Pa..Read More
Islamabad: The Pakistan government says it will deploy more troops in the province of Balochistan to improve security. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said a new force would tighten ..Read More
Islamabad: The Musharraf regime is unlikely to clear the gas royalty arrears due to Balochistan by December 31, official sources told Daily Times, a local daily in Islamabad. In an interim repo..Read More
The insurgency in Balochistan is far from over. Apart from a series of bomb blasts and attacks on gas pipelines, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claims that it shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PA..Read More
The current scenario in Balochistan has been building up for quite some time now, especially since the federal authorities in Pakistan started developing Gwadar Port with road and rail links as part o..Read More
Following the bombings in London and Egypt, Islamabad faces increased international pressure to address militant activities within Pakistan. While government officials have confirmed reports that the ..Read More
Tucked away in the southwestern corner of Pakistan, and under the long shadow of the Pakistan Army, lies the province of Balochistan. Just about 350,000 square kilometers of desert and barren mountain..Read More