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Pakistan: Protests held in Balochistan against killing of truck driver
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 21 (ANI): Various political parties staged a protest on Wednesday in several parts of Pakistan's Balochistan province against the killing of a truck driver in Chagai as well as injuries to those who had taken to the streets against the incident, local media report
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Pakistan: Sardar Akhtar Mengal refuses to accept ministry in federal govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Chief of Balochistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, refused to be a part of the federal government. He also declined to attend the oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday in protest against the Chaghi fire incident.
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Pakistan National Assembly echoes with slogans against 'agenda' killings o
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Lawmakers from Balochistan on Tuesday raised slogans against the Former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government and the security forces in the Pakistan National Assembly for carrying out 'agenda' killing of Baloch people.
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Balochistan party boycotts Pakistan National Assembly over civilian killin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 19 (ANI): In an embarrassement to newly-formed coalition government under Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) boycotted the National Assembly proceedings on Monday over the killings of civilians by security forces i
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Two killed in tribal clash in Balochistan's Dera Bugti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Two persons were killed in Balochistan's Dera Bugti on Saturday evening in a tribal conflict, local media reported.
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Pakistani forces compel Baloch drivers to march through desert: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistani forces allegedly forced several drivers from the ethnic minority areas of Balochistan to abandon their vehicles and march through the desert to their homes in the Chagai district near the border with Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Pakistan poll body announces schedule for first phase of local govt electi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced holding the first phase of local government elections in Punjab province on June 9 this year, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Balochistan Governor resigns after Imran Khan-led govt's ouster
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): After the ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who hails from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Wednesday resigned from his post, local media reported.
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Cases of enforced disappearances continue unabated in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Cases of disappearances, especially from ethnic minority areas continue unabated in Pakistan with a commission recording a total of 158 missing persons for the year 2022.
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Balochistan asks Pak's Election Commission to postpone local govt polls ti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): The Balochistan government has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the local government elections in the province till July 15, local media reported.
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Pakistan political crisis: Opposition demands postponement of Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition party Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif demanded the postponement of the local government election in Balochistan in view of the political situation in the country, local news reported.
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Enforced disappearances continue to plague Pakistan, especially Balochista
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): The issue of enforced disappearances has plagued Pakistan, especially the Balochistan province and according to official data out of 22,600 cases of enforced disappearances, 348 names are from the Kohlu district of the province.
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