In a statement issued by the Baloch Liberation Army, the separatist group claimed the responsibility for targeting a "facilitator" of the Pakistani security forces in Apsar, Turbat. The group also said that they have collected information regarding a "non-native" person, identified as Babu K
According to data from the information ministry, 15 of the journalists were from Punjab, 11 were from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and three from Balochistan. The journalists were either shot dead, targeted or killed by terrorists.
Pakistan's largest province is being robbed of its natural resources by China under the Belt and Road Initiative and CPEC and the profits are being garnered by Chinese companies.
According to a Pakistan Railways spokesperson in Balochistan, the blast occurred when the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was passing by the Paneer area. The Pakistani newspaper said the train, which was coming from the Mach area, derailed and exploded.
The ongoing protests in Balochistan due to the loss of livelihood in the region and a repeated crackdown on the protesters has left the Chinese leadership worried, raising deep concerns about the security of investments in Beijing.
Fishermen, traders, women and other people living in the region have been alarmed at the arrest of Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the Dawn claimed, adding that a shopkeeper named Jameel Baloch expressed anger over the arrest of the Haq Do Tehreek leader.
The people of Gwadar remain deprived of clean drinking water and other basic facilities. Gwadar being the centre of economic development, did not change the fate of its people, writes Abdel.
The top military commander in Pakistan's Balochistan province has said that Gwadar's security would be completely entrusted to the police in the next four months, in the wake of massive protests in the region.