Tag: Balochistan
Minister suggests ending feudal system in Balochistan
Naeem Lodhi says next elected govt should focus on ensuring lasting peace, sustainable development
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Defence Naeem Khalid Lodhi on Monday said...
Balochistan govt announces three-day mourning on Mastung attack
The Balochistan government on Saturday announced to observe three-day mourning across the province in the wake of the tragic Mastung terror attack.
According to a...
COAS to attend Raisani’s funeral as death toll reaches 131
Siraj Raisani's brother calls for formation of truth commission investigate attack
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Quetta on...
ECP completes logistical arrangements for upcoming polls
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the commission had made all necessary logistic arrangements for ensuring to hold the upcoming...
Surveys predict close-run between PTI, PML-N in 2018 elections
LAHORE: Although Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is ahead of all other political parties in terms of the overall support among the masses across the country,...
Sindh govt to spend Rs 565 million to upgrade 44 unmanned...
ISLAMABAD: The government of Sindh has approved PC-I for the upgrading of 44 unmanned level crossings of Pakistan Railways at a cost of Rs565 million...
Rain-thundershower, heavy falls likely at different places
ISLAMABAD: Rain-thundershower with gusty winds is expected at scattered places in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the next 24 hours while isolated...
Strong economy leads to sustainable development: Achakzai
QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai Tuesday said that the sustainable development and prosperity of the country depends on a strong economic system, in...
PPP, BNP-Mengal decide joint candidates in Balochistan
QUETTA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Thursday declared to bring joint candidates for Lasbela and Gwadar seats.
Addressing a joint press...
Two soldiers martyred in South Waziristan operation
--ISPR says six ‘terrorists’ killed in IBO conducted in Spina Mela village
--Six, including three policemen, wounded as IED hits police vehicle in Balochistan's Naseerabad...
Pak Army, NUST arrange free entry test classes for Balochistan youth
QUETTA: Free preparatory classes have been arranged for the young students in Balochistan by Pakistan Army in collaboration with National University of Science and...
CTD operation in Balochistan kills four ‘terrorists’
QUETTA: The provincial Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have killed four suspected terrorists on Wednesday in a three-hour-long operation in Tera Meel area...
Balochistan’s 11-member interim cabinet takes oath
QUETTA: An 11-member caretaker cabinet of Balochistan took oath in a ceremony held in Quetta on Tuesday.
The oath was administered by Governor Muhammad Achakzai...
Ex-minister Asghar Rind’s house blown up in Kech
Security officials say some unidentified people planted explosives around the house
GWADAR: The house of former provincial minister Mir Asghar Rind, also a central leader...
146 nomination papers submitted for 16 NA seats in Balochistan
QUETTA: Balochistan Election Commissioner Niaz Ahmed Baloch on Monday said that 146 nomination papers had been submitted for the 16 National Assembly seats, 20...
Zafarullah Jamali says Nawaz’s policies turned Balochistan into ‘Pathanistan’
Former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali has alleged the disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s policies related to Balochistan, saying the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...
Drought alert issued in most parts of country
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday issued a drought alert in most parts of the country in which it was informed that “water availability...
