Tag: Balochistan

Six FC personnel martyred, four terrorists killed as convoy attacked in...

QUETTA: Six security officials were martyred in an intelligence based operation conducted on a terrorists’ hideout in Wakai area near Buleda, Turbat, Balochistan, on...

Govt committed to adopt fundamentals of State of Madina: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday reiterated his government’s commitment to run the country on the basis of the fundamentals of the State...

Balochistan FC recovers cache of arms

QUETTA: Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC), during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on Tuesday, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in suburbs of Sibbi. Recovered items include...

Helena Saeed becomes Pakistan’s first female Addl IGP

In another first for Pakistani women, Helena Saeed has become the first female Additional Inspector General (Addl IG) of Police in the country's history. Hailing from...

Sindh, Balochistan face drought, Met Office warns

ISLAMABAD: The National Drought Monitoring Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) released another drought warning for this year. A PMD notification said that most...

SC takes suo motu notice of unclean water in Bolan district

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday took suo motu notice of non-availability of clean drinking water in Balochistan’s Bolan district. Chief Justice of Pakistan...

Three new polio cases reported in Balochistan

QUETTA: Despite frequent polio eradication drives across the country, three more cases of polio were reported in Balochistan on Thursday. Coordinator of Emergency Operation Centre Rashid...

Senate body furious over poor cell phone services in Balochistan, FATA:...

The Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas, Senator Usman Khan Kakar in a meeting claimed that mobile operators...

CM Buzdar vows to help set up hospital in Balochistan

LAHORE: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar here on Sunday where ideas were exchanged to promote mutual...

Senate body discusses Balochistan’s water woes

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday discussed in detail the looming water crisis in the country, especially Balochistan, after senators from...

Dry fruit rates go beyond reach of common man

ISLAMABAD: The prices of dry fruits have almost gone out of the reach of a common man with the increasing demand, surge in inflation and...

BAP forms committee to resolve internal conflicts

Following threats of Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo reported resignation over his differences with Chief Minister Mir Jam Kamal Khan Alyani, senior...

Three die after inhaling poisonous gas in Dukki coal mine

QUETTA: At least three miners died and two others were unconscious on Sunday after exposure to a poisonous gas inside a coal mine in Balochistan's...

30 women among 50 killed over ‘honour’ in Balochistan this year

An estimated 50 people, including 30 women, have been killed in the name of honour in Balochistan this year so far, with the Nasirabad...

Earthquake jolts Balochistan’s Sibi, adjoining areas

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan’s Sibi and its adjoining areas were jolted by a minor earthquake on Thursday morning. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, an...

70 BRA militants surrender weapons in Quetta

QUETTA: At least 70 militants and a commander of a banned outfit surrendered their weapons to the government on Tuesday. The militants and the commander...

Rs1.5tr transferred to Balochistan in 10 years, Fawad claims

--Info minister says previous govts should explain where this huge amount of money was spent Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on...