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Cracks appear in Balochistan coalition govt over panel for finding missing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Differences in the Balochistan coalition government came to the fore over the formation of a parliamentary commission for recovery of missing persons on Sunday, as the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-Mengal) and Mir Asad Baloch, parliamentary leader of BNP-Awami, opposed the provincia
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Pakistan Ministry forms missing person commission
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In order to follow the orders of the Balochistan High Court (BHC), the Pakistan home ministry formed the high-powered missing person commission headed by Balochistan's Home Minister Ziaullah Langau.
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Local residents blocks highway in Balochistan against enforced disappearan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Local residents took to the streets in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Sunday and blocked the main highway in the region after the forceful abduction of two students by the Pakistani forces, Pakistan vernacular media reported.
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Terrorist attacks surge Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces remained under the grip of criminal activities as Pakistan suffered close to 376 terror attacks the previous year, Dailytimes reported citing a report by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) on Sunday.
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"Pakistan saw rise in 'terror attacks' in 2022 as TTP turned biggest threa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.
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Rights group raises alarm over mass arrests in Pakistan's Gwadar
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The group said putting a "blanket ban on all forms of public gatherings amounts to repression of the right to protest and sends a chilling message that there is no room for dissent." "It is imperative that the Government of Pakistan upholds the human rights of everyone, including their righ
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Pakistan: Cellular services off in Gwadar for fifth consecutive day
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Security was tightened in and around Gwadar and policemen were deployed to maintain law and order in the city. According to a Pakistan newspaper, the Balochistan government has also imposed Section 144 on pillion riding and the display of weapons in Gwadar to maintain law and order.
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Baloch National Movement condemns crackdown on Gwadar protestors
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The BNM spokesperson said that Gwadar had been declared the hub of China Pakistan Corridor (CPEC) by Pakistan but the people of Balochistan are not only unhappy with these projects but are expressing their displeasure through continuous peaceful protests against the occupation of Baloch land
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Pakistan: Over 100 arrested as Gwadar unrest grows
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tensions continued to simmer in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar with protests continuing after clashes with supporters of the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT). The clashes occurred this month between locals and security forces in Gwadar as protests against illegal fishing turned violent after some peop
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Pakistan: Protests in Gwadar continue as negotiations between govt and pro
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Haq Do Tehreek Movement continued the protest after the negotiations between the Balochistan government and protest leaders on December 24 failed to achieve a breakthrough.
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Pakistan: Section 144 imposed on Gwadar port city after policeman's death
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langove ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the HDT Chairman Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman following the death of a policeman during Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) protests
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Pakistan media urges govt to exercise restraint as Gwadar protests intensi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
As the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) protests threaten to blow up on Pakistan's ruling establishment in the port city of Gwadar, the country's media has urged provincial authorities in Balochistan to exercise restraint.
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