Tag: Quetta
Senate observes one-minute silence for Quetta victims
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday observed one-minute silence to express solidarity with the victims of a terror attack at a church in Quetta.
Senate Chairman...
China strongly condemns Quetta church attack
BEIJING: China has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a church in Pakistan city of Quetta.
"China strongly condemns the terrorist attack on a church...
FC foils terror bid in Quetta
RAWALPINDI: The Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan foiled a terror bid near the Quetta Development Authority (QDA) office situated on Sarib Lank Road on Monday.
According to...
Nine killed, over 50 wounded in suicide attack on Quetta church
ISIS claims responsibility for attack
BDS says terrorists had strapped 15 kilogrammes of explosives to their bodies
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: At least nine people were killed...
Balochistan FC thwart ‘major terror bid’ in Zhob, says ISPR
Security forces have foiled a ‘major terror’ bid in Pashtun-dominated Zhob area of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in press release on Wednesday.
“Frontier...
Balochistan’s isolation from CPEC could trigger unrest, warns Marri
QUETTA: Former Balochistan home minister Nawabzada Gazain Marri on Thursday warned that if Balochistan is left out of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it...
Protected but stifled, Hazaras in Quetta feel unsafe
QUETTA: Ali Haris dreamed of getting a college degree and a well-paid job. Instead, he had to quit his education after high school. Going...
Child among four dead, 19 injured in Quetta blast
QUETTA: At least four people were reportedly killed and 19 were wounded when a suicide bomber hit the Frontier Corps vehicle on Saturday in...
Two scorched in Quetta gas leakage fire
QUETTA: Two people were scorched due to fire inside a house caused by leakage of gas here on Tuesday.
Police said that due to leakage...
Two scorched in fire caused by gas leakage in Quetta
QUETTA: Two people were burnt as a result of a fire that erupted inside a house because of gas leakage here on Tuesday.
Police said...
Lawyers boycott courts to protest SP’s murder in Quetta
QUETTA: The legal fraternity on Thursday boycotted judicial proceedings against the murder of Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation Mohammed Ilyas.
SP Investigation Mohammad Ilyas and three...
Gunmen kill SP, his three family members in Quetta
A police officer and three members of his family were killed in an attack in Quetta's Nawan Killi area on Wednesday evening, police officials...
Terrorism must be uprooted from Balochistan: Sarfraz Bugti
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfraz Khan Bugti has said that the menace of terrorism would be uprooted from the province at all cost.
Talking to...
Turkey to establish two ‘technological parks’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Turkey has agreed to establish two technological parks in Pakistan for the development of industrial and agriculture sectors.
The two parks will be set up...
Mild earthquake hits Quetta, adjacent areas
QUETTA: A mild earthquake hit Quetta and adjacent areas in Balochistan late ON Tuesday, a private TV channel reported.
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded...
Pilgrims en route to Iran from Quetta stuck in Taftan
QUETTA: Pilgrims headed to Iran from Quetta were stuck in Taftan without sufficient food and other resources.
Over 30,000 pilgrims have reached Taftan from different...
Man sentenced to 14 years in prison for acid attacks against...
QUETTA: For attacking two women with acid in Quetta in the May of 2015, Vijay Pervez Masih was sentenced by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to...