A tall effigy of Ravana once stood in the cold desert air of Quetta, Balochistan. Hard to imagine now, but yes – Ravana burned here. In what is today Pakistan, Dussehra was part of community life a century ago. It happened in the 1920s and 1930s, during colonial rule. The British kept Balochistan as a … Read more
At least 25 people were killed in three attacks in Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, including 14 who died after a suicide bomber targeted a political rally in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Dozens of people were wounded in that explosion, which took place in the parking lot of a stadium in the provincial capital, … Read more
Protesters set fire to the house of Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar on Tuesday during a violent demonstration in Moro taluka of Noushehro Feroze district. The attack came after a clash between police and workers of a nationalist group left two protesters dead and several others, including policemen, injured, Pakistan‘s local media reports stated. … Read more
Massive protests have been rocking Pakistan’s Balochistan province over the administration’s decision to turn the area around the China-built Gwadar port into a military installation zone.The Pakistani military is facing the ire of local protesters after the army, it is learnt, tried to thwart the unrest at Gwadar in a high-handed manner. What reportedly sparked … Read more
The Free Balochistan Movement (Germany chapter) staged a demonstration in Dortmund, Germany, on May 25, aiming to draw attention to the consequences of Pakistan‘s nuclear tests in Balochistan on May 28, 1998. The protest sought to raise awareness about the dangers posed by Pakistan‘s nuclear arsenal. Protesters distributed German-language pamphlets and voiced grievances against ongoing … Read more
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
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
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
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
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