A truck carrying diesel overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway in Pakistan on Sunday resulting in the death of three people, ARY News reported citing the rescue sources.
Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) held a wheel-jam strike across the province on Monday to protest against the worsening law and order situation in the Wadh area of the Khuzdar district of Balochistan.
The plea of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman will be taken up by a two-judge SC bench comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Ayesha A Malik, after the former prime minister's one-page application seeking early fixing of the matter.
The BNP-Mengal secretary general Waja Jahanzeb Baloch said all national highways connecting Balochistan with other provinces will be blocked during the strike.
A Pakistani army major and soldier, on Sunday night, were killed in an exchange of fire with people, whom the official termed "terrorists," in Balochistan's Kech district.
The frequent attacks on the coal trucks in the Balochistan region is affecting Pakistan's economy and also possesses a risk towards China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Asian Lite reported.
In terms of climate-induced disasters, Balochistan remains one of the areas which is most susceptible to natural calamities, and also has one of the worst defences against those, reported The News International.