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Balochistan assembly objects to sharp airfare disparities on Quetta routes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lawmakers in the Balochistan Assembly voiced deep frustration over what they called unprecedented and unfair spikes in airfares charged by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and private carriers on flights originating from Quetta.
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Balochistan health department mired in corruption scandal over missing dru
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Balochistan Assembly sharply criticised the provincial Health Department for failing to address long-standing audit objections related to large-scale corruption, illegal procurements, and the disappearance of medicines from Quetta's Sandeman Provinc
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BNM accuses Pakistan of using European tour to whitewash abuses in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) condemned a European tour by a Balochistan Assembly delegation, calling it a move to mislead European governments and hide human rights abuses. BNM urged Germany, France, and Italy to question Pakistan on state violence and support Baloch self-determination
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch slams Pakistan's "weaponised" anti-terror a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch condemned Pakistan's amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling them a tool to silence peaceful dissent. She highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on Baloch civilians, urging her community to resist fear and continue the
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Balochistan grapples with deadly mine accidents and surge in poppy cultiva
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Balochistan faces deadly coal mine accidents and rising poppy cultivation, raising concerns among residents and lawmakers. Officials warn that the spread of poppy farming threatens youth and society, calling for urgent action to prevent a worsening drug crisis.
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Paank slams Balochistan Anti-Terror Bill, cites surge in rights abuses
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank categorically denounces the Balochistan Assembly's passage of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Bill 2025, which exacerbates the region's human rights crisis.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission condemns Balochistan Assembly's new anti
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, or HRCP, has expressed serious concerns over the recent adoption of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Act 2025 by the Balochistan Assembly. Taking to social media platform X, the commission stated, "While national security is a legitimate con
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Pakistan: Opposition stages walkout from Balochistan assembly over abducti
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Balochistan Awami Party leader and Member of Provincial Assembly, Agha Umar Ahmedzai, raised the issue on a point of order and said unidentified armed men entered Asma's house and kidnapped her. He condemned the incident and said the girl, identified as Bibi Asma, was kidnapped after her
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Balochistan's new agricultural income tax bill sparks opposition from farm
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Balochistan Assembly has recently passed the "Balochistan Tax on Land and Agricultural Income Bill," which imposes an income tax of up to 45 per cent on agricultural earnings. This new tax has sparked strong opposition from farmers' organisations, with many calling it an anti-farmer poli
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Pakistan: Balochistan Assembly adopts resolution on restoring train servic
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan Assembly on Thursday adopted three resolutions addressing persistent issues in the province, including restoring passenger train services to Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, dividing the Washuk constituency into two, and reinstating 4G internet services in Panjgur, accordi
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Pakistan: Balochistan Assembly voices concern over financial crisis faced
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
While presiding over a meeting of the committee, PAC Chairman Asghar Tareen said that the University of Balochistan needs special attention and stressed that there is a need to understand and address its challenges.
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Baloch activist condemns closure of BMC College and hostel, calls it "atte
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch called on people to join the rally from Bolan Medical College to Balochistan Assembly to defend the students' right to education.
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