Tag: Balochistan

18 killed, several injured after coal mine collapses near Quetta

-Gas explosion traps 30 miners under debris in Balochistan's Marwar area QUETTA: At least 18 miners died and several were injured after a coal mine collapsed...

SC takes notice of nonpayment of compensation to Quetta church attack...

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday took suo motu action against nonpayment of compensation to the victims of the 2017 bombing...

Six Punjabi labourers shot dead in Balochistan

QUETTA: Six labourers from Punjab employed by a private telecommunication company in Kharan district in Balochistan were gunned down on Thursday night by unidentified assailants. The...

‘Rights of KP, Balochistan infringed in CPEC’: report

UPPER DIR: Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla on Thursday said that Punjab was going to benefit from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at the expense...

Balochistan CM lauds security forces’ efforts in restoring peace

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Thursday said security forces including Frontier Corps (FC) and police are playing a vital role...

‘Baloch activist’ claims he heckled former PM at RAW’s behest

LONDON/WASHINGTON: A prominent Baloch activist has claimed that he heckled former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech in October 2015 in Washington...

Musharraf regime ‘sold’ Pakistanis to US, NA told

MPC chairman admits 4,000 Pakistanis extradited to foreign countries deliberately Justice (r) Javed Iqbal promises to meet Manzoor Pashteen to inquire about Pashtun...

Balochistan CM announces three-month remission for female prisoners

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Friday announced a remission of three months for female prisoners serving a range of sentences for...

Year’s first polio case reported in Balochistan

The first poliovirus case of 2018 was reported in Balochistan's Dukki district on Thursday, said sources. According to details, Balochistan health department confirmed the existence...

SC rejects Balochistan govt’s report on tree felling in Pishin

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected a report by the Balochistan government on cutting of trees in Pishin and ordered it to present...

SC orders arrest of 70-year-old for forcibly marrying minor girl

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday ordered police to arrest within 10 days and present in court a 70-year-old man...

CJP says ‘head hangs in shame’ over Hazara Shia killings

--Chief Justice Nisar regrets parliament not legislating against targetted killing of minority community  --Says surge in suo motu notices is aimed at providing basic rights to citizens --Rebukes govt...

Ex-CMs to tell SC what they did for Balochistan during tenures

--CJP summons Dr Baloch and Sardar Zehri to explain what they did to improve governance in Balochistan --OPDs at govt hospitals reopened after Justice Nisar meets young doctors and paramedics --CJP vows...

Rain, hailstorm turn weather cold in Azad Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD: Rain and hailstorm in parts of Azad Kashmir turned the weather cold once again on Sunday morning, while showers are also expected across the...

Gen Bajwa, UK army chief visit Balochistan

British Army's Chief of General Staff (CGS) Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter on Friday paid a visit to Balochistan's Girdi Jungle and Brabchah areas as...

Three Balochistan MNAs quit PML-N to join newly formed BAP

  The unstable political atmosphere of Balochistan has delivered another blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as three of its MNAs from Balochistan...

Govt working ‘hard’ to address Balochistan issues: Mamnoon

--President says funds of Aiwan-e-Sadr being diverted to establish a NUML campus in Gwadar  QUETTA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said all attempts by the overt and covert...