Tag: Quetta

Four policemen gunned down in Quetta

Those killed included an assistant sub-inspector, a driver and two constables

Balochistan CM announces APC after Mastung killings

Govt and Opp leaders blame RAW for recent spike in violence in Balochistan

Three Hazara Shias killed, six injured in Quetta shootings

Members of the Hazara Shia community staged a protest outside the Balochistan Police chief's office, calling for the arrest of the attackers

Trader killed, Quetta shuts down

A complete shutter down was observed in Quetta while protesters burnt tyres at Meezan Chowk on Sunday after a trader was killed while his...

Quetta shuts down against alleged change in CPEC route

Most of the markets in Quetta were shuttered down on Wednesday on a strike call of political parties to protest against likely change in...

Jailed abroad: Jundullah commander arrested in Quetta

QUETTA: A key commander of a banned Iranian sectarian extremist group was arrested by security forces from the outskirts of Quetta Saturday morning. Jundullah commander...

PM orders a ‘quick-fix’ for Balochistan

Following Balochistan chief secretary’s presentation on development projects in Quetta, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday directed fast-track implementation of development projects in Balochistan and announced an immediate grant of Rs 5 billion for Quetta in the first phase.

LeJ commander behind Shikarpur bombing killed in Quetta

QUETTA- Officials said Monday they had killed the mastermind behind a suicide bombing at a mosque which killed 61 Shiite Muslims last month. The January 30...

Strike in Quetta against changing Pakistan-China Economic Corridor

QUETTA The business community in Quetta  observed a strike on Friday against the government’s reported plan to change the route of Pakistan-China Economic Corridor. In response...

Policeman guarding polio vaccinators gunned down in Quetta

The deceased was reportedly targeted during a prayer break.

Militants kidnap five miners in Quetta

QUETTA-  Militants abducted five coal miners from Quetta's Sorenge area on Tuesday, private media reported. According to security sources, unknown armed men kidnapped seven miners belonging...

Landmine explosion in Balochistan kills five

The blast was heard far and wide causing panic in the area

Four killed in drug smugglers’ clash in Quetta

QUETTA- A crossfire between two groups of drug smugglers on in Quetta led to the killing of at least four people, private media reported Wednesday. According...

One killed in Quetta blast, four abducted in Zhob‏

Security officials said that armed men picked up four people while they were coming from Islamabad to Quetta near Zhob.

Quetta:Polio vaccination campaign launched amid tight security

QUETTA- A seven-day polio vaccination campaign was initiated amid tight security in Quetta after a gap of more than five weeks, private media reported. According to...

Quetta: Three bullet-riddled bodies found from Turbat

QUETTA- Security forces on Tuesday discovered three bullet-riddled bodies from Balochistan's Turbat district, private media reported. Residents of the area uncovered the bodies in the...

Quetta: Security forces arrest 14 militants

QUETTA- Security forces on Monday arrested 14 suspected militants, including a key commander, from the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta, private media reported. According to sources,...