Balochistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan relations slide downhill as war of words erupts over TTP terror

The verbal war between Pakistan and Afghanistan over terrorism and the implementation of the Doha Agreement intensified over the weekend.…

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Pakistani Army faces a storm as multiple attacks claim lives of 12 soldiers in Balochistan

At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Balochistan and three armed personnel were injured in…

1 year ago

Iran-Pakistan rift widens, Tehran threatens hot pursuit to eradicate cross-border terror

Border tensions have flared up again between Pakistan and Iran, prompting Iran's Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi to indirectly warn Pakistan…

1 year ago

All is not quiet on the Balochistan front despite Gulzar Imam’s mysterious capture

After months of speculation, Pakistan’s ISPR finally revealed that the head of the Baloch National Army (BNA) Gulzar Imam alias…

1 year ago

Does Pakistan’s fury in Balochistan show insurgents have started winning their guerilla war?

Pakistani army officer, Major Abdullah Shah was killed in a military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this week. Pakistani military public…

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Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan and the international standards of human rights

By Haidar KB Baloch The enforced disappearance is defined as the arrest and detention of an individual by the state…

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Is the BLA a terrorist organisation?

There is no justification in calling the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) a terrorist organisation, as Pakistan calls it, or, a…

1 year ago

Four Pakistani security men killed in Balochistan rebel attack

Four Pakistani security personnel were killed in a gun and grenade attack on Sunday after a check post in Balochistan's…

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Baloch armed rebels attack Pakistan’s energy sector by targeting mining projects

Baloch armed rebels are systematically targeting Pakistan's energy sector by attacking coal mined in Balochistan province, where resource nationalism is…

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Fearless Baloch women suicide bombers challenge demoralised Pak security forces

The insurgency in Balochistan is getting worse with more and more women joining the Baloch nationalist armed struggle against Pakistan.…

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Jinnah wanted all of India to be Balkanised: Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed

Most present-day problems have their answers in history and the same holds true for Balochistan. Balochistan, then the Princely State…

2 years ago

Has the TTP formed its first ‘liberated zone’ inside Balochistan in Pakistan?

The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) announced the formation of its first 'liberated zone' - a new administrative district in the Balochistan…

2 years ago

Baloch activist declares ‘long march’ from Balochistan to Geneva highlighting enforced disappearances

Mama Qadeer Baloch, the well-known Baloch activist fighting for the cause of missing persons, has decided to internationalise the issue…

2 years ago

Enforced disappearances in Balochistan is Pakistan’s shame

The Baloch community in south-west Pakistan observed the Baloch Missing Persons’ Day on June 8 by holding Twitter spaces and…

2 years ago

China, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in Beijing

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in…

2 years ago

Lawyer pleading Imran Khan’s treason case shot dead in Quetta, Balochistan

Armed bikers shot dead senior Pakistani Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar on Tuesday in Balochistan capital Quetta. Shar was…

2 years ago

Rebels attack mineral trucks in Balochistan as violence spreads to Goldsmith Line

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighting for an independent Balochistan attacked Pakistani soldiers as well as damaged trucks carrying minerals…

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Pakistan’s dreaded ‘enforced disappearances’ expand from Balochistan to Punjab

Pakistan's legendary human rights abuse of "enforced disappearances" in strife-torn Balochistan is now getting mainstreamed in the Punjab province as…

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Chinese, Canadian mining companies dig deep in conflicted Balochistan

Pakistan has doubled down on mining activity in the conflicted Balochistan province as it has begun preparatory work on seven…

2 years ago

Watch: Baloch diaspora slams Pakistani celebrations of Chagai nuclear tests, launches multiple protests

Even as a tumultuous and unstable Pakistan celebrated the silver jubilee of its nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 as…

2 years ago

Iran-Pakistan rift widens after killings of 5 border guards

Iranian border guard commander Ahmad Ali Goudarzi advised Pakistan to observe "good neighborliness and not allow terror activities to be…

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