Balochistan, the treasure trove of natural resources, is being excavated by China, while it remains an impoverished area with a per capita GDP under USD 1,000, reported Islam Khabar. Pakistan’s largest province is being robbed of its natural resources by China under the Belt and Road Initiative and CPEC and the profits are being garnered […]
Pakistan: Former chief justice shot dead outside mosque in Balochistan
A former high court chief justice of Pakistan’s Balochistan province was shot dead outside a mosque on Friday, police officials said. Assailants opened fire at Muhammad Noor Meskanzai outside the mosque in the Kharan area, which left him gravely injured, Kharan Superintendent of Police Asif Halim told Dawn. The former chief justice was taken […]
Pakistan inflicts on Baloch nation and spreads drugs in Balochistan: BNM
The members of the Baloch National Movement’s (BNM) Awaran and the associated zones organized a program on June 26 to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in support of victims of torture. Talking to the program, BNM Welfare Secretary Muhammad Iqbal Baloch said that independent nations celebrate […]
BNM urges global communities to pay heed to Pakistani atrocities on Balochistan
In a public demonstration held in Munster, Germany on Saturday, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on international communities to take notice of Pakistan’s increasing atrocities on Balochistan. The protests erupted in Munster, Germany, on Saturday in support of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and International Day Against Drug Abuse and […]
Balochistan rights group FBM condemns violent attack of Pakistan forces on peaceful vigil
The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement to the media condemned the violent attack of Pakistan forces on the peaceful vigil of the families of forcibly disappeared persons and other peaceful protesters in Karachi. The FBM has urged the international community to take notice of the violence of the Pakistani forces against Baloch […]
Pakistan: Balochistan Governor resigns after Imran Khan-led govt’s ouster
After the ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who hails from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Wednesday resigned from his post, local media reported. Ahmed submitted his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi, The Express Tribune reported. “I would continue to play my […]
Pakistan political crisis: Opposition demands postponement of Balochistan LG election
Pakistan Opposition party Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif demanded the postponement of the local government election in Balochistan in view of the political situation in the country, local news reported. Sharif requested the Election Commission of Pakistan to postpone the local government election in Balochistan as the leaders from the province are […]
Three militants killed in exchange of fire with security forces in Balochistan
Three militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the Tully area of Sibi district in Balochistan. Acting on a tip-off, the security forces and intelligence agencies conducted a joint operation in Sibi, following which, a fierce exchange of fire took place between the forces and the militants, reported Samaa TV citing security sources. […]
Two Pakistan soldiers killed in Balochistan during exchange of fire with terrorists
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in District Kech in Balochistan in an exchange of fire with terrorists on Friday As per Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lance Naik Manzar Abbas, Sepoy Abdul Fath was killed while defending a security check post in the area, reported Geo News. The ISPR confirmed that a search […]
Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s statue destroyed in Balochistan
A statue of Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been destroyed in a blast in Gwadar on the southwestern coast of Balochistan province, local media said. Dawn newspaper reported that the banned Baloch Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the bombing which took place on Sunday. The statue was completely destroyed. The statue was erected early this year an area considered […]
Fishermen lead anti-Pak protests in Balochistan, demand rights, jobs
Massive protests have swept through the Balochistan province of Pakistan, especially the Gwadar region, where people are holding rallies and demonstrations calling out the government for mistreating the region and its people. While accusing Islamabad of working in cahoots with Chinese authorities, they say that people in Gwadar are losing jobs due to the so-called […]