A petition has been filed in the Balochistan High Court against the provincial caretaker cabinet stating that a political government has been installed in Balochistan instead of a caretaker, reported ARY News.
Balochistan caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai assured that the interim government will not try to influence the upcoming provincial elections
Pakistan police baton-charged the people protesting against increasing cases of enforced disappearances of Baloch people on the main Mauripur road in Karachi, according to the organisers, reported Dawn.
Hundreds of girls studying at a government-run college in Barkhan town have been protesting for the past two days as teachers remain absent for several months, making the institution almost non-functional, Dawn reported.
At least two people were injured after some unidentified miscreants hurled a hand grenade at Jhalawan Complex on Quetta-Karachi National Highway in Balochistan Province's Khuzdar.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, "On 22 August 2023, [a] fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Asman Manza, South Waziristan District."
Due to the ongoing gunfight between two competing groups of the Mengal tribe in the Wadh area of Khuzdar district, which has resulted in three deaths and 10 injuries, many people, including members of minorities, have relocated to other parts of Balochistan, reported Dawn.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Governor Ghulam Ali administered the oath in a ceremony held at the Governor’s house and was attended by KP caretaker chief minister Mohammad Azam Khan and others.
The appointment of Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Ali Mardan Khan Domki was approved by Governor Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar on Friday on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Friday, reported The Express Tribune.