Baloch militants attack Pakistan naval air base in Balochistan; bid foiled and six terrorists killed

Baloch militants attack Pakistan naval air base in Balochistan; bid foiled and six terrorists killed

This image made out of Google Maps locates Tubat in Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan Province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed at least six terrorists. The attack on March 25 night took place in Turbat, a … Read more

14 Pakistani soldiers killed as militants ambush two vehicles carrying security forces in restive Balochistan

14 Pakistani soldiers killed as militants ambush two vehicles carrying security forces in restive Balochistan

At least 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Friday when militants ambushed two vehicles carrying security forces in the country’s restive south-western province of Balochistan. Friday’s toll is the heaviest suffered by the military in Balochistan province this year where separatists and militants have stepped up their attacks since a ceasefire deal between the Tehreek-e-Taliban … Read more

Pak can consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: FM Miftah Ismail

Pak can consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: FM Miftah Ismail

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said the government can consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India following the destruction of standing crops due to massive floods, three years after Islamabad downgraded trade ties with New Delhi over the Kashmir issue. Pakistan is witnessing a massive surge in the prices of various … Read more

Earthquake damages over 80 houses in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Earthquake damages over 80 houses in Pakistan’s Balochistan

At least 80 houses collapsed in Khuzdar district when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province, rendering over 200 families homeless, media reports said on Saturday. According to the meteorological office, the quake’s epicenter was located near Aurnaji, and hit the area at 11.55 am on Friday, the Dawn newspaper reported. The earthquake was … Read more

Pakistan security forces clash with Afghans at Chaman border shut by Taliban

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Pakistani border and security personnel clashed with hundreds of Afghans wanting to cross into Afghanistan from a key border crossing in Chaman closed by Taliban in the restive Balochistan province. Hundreds of Afghans had gathered on the Pakistan side of the Chaman border wanting to cross over but the Taliban who have captured the Spin … Read more

Afghan forces fighting to retake Pakistan border crossing

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Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters Friday after launching an operation to retake the key Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, police said. “The Afghan forces are fighting against the Taliban, who have taken shelter in civilian homes,” Jamal Nasir Barakzai, police spokesman for southern Kandahar province, told AFP. Afghan forces were in the main … Read more

Five Pakistani paramilitary soldiers killed in attack on security forces in Balochistan

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Terrorists ambushed security forces patrolling a remote district in Pakistan‘s restive Balochistan province, killing five of them before fleeing the scene, according to a media report on Friday. Five soldiers of Frontier Corps Balochistan were killed in an exchange of fire with the terrorists, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the … Read more

Balochistan & CPEC: China’s Achilles’ Heel

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Situation in Balochistan, Pakistan’s biggest province, could emerge as Achilles’ Heel for China’s mega BRI and its jewel in the crown CPEC. The progress on CPEC has reportedly slowed down due to the economic downturn, restrictions by the IMF’s bail-out programme on fresh borrowings, outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beijing also appears hesitant to take … Read more