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Pak Army using jihadist assets to target Balochs opposing CPEC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): The Pakistani Army is using jihadist assets to target separatist groups in Balochistan who have been opposing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for exploiting the province's resources and denying locals any share.
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Delay in CPEC projects sowing frustration in Pakistan, China: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Amid long delays in the completion of projects and building up arrears, the once much celebrated China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from China's Xinjiang province, running up to Gwadar in Balochistan, is increasingly becoming dysfunctional leading to i
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3 out of 4 Pakistan provinces suffer from acute food scarcity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are suffering from acute food shortages, according to a report released by the Global Report on Food Crises recently.
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Government in Pakistan changes but Balochistan continues to remain under f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): In a big embarrassment for the new Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, the Balochistan region is witnessing fresh protests and acts of retaliation by the armed groups as the Pakistani security forces continue to carry out "extrajudicial kil
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Militant attacks in Pakistan witness 24 pc spike in April compared to Marc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Pakistan has witnessed a 24 per cent rise in the number of militant attacks in the month of April as compared to March 2022 with most of the attacks taking place in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) followed by main Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balo
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Pakistan: Protests held against forced disappearances in Balochistan on Ei
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi/Turbat [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): On the occasion of Eid on Tuesday, families of Baloch missing persons held a protest against the Pakistan government and security agencies at Karachi Press Club, demanding the safe release of their loved ones.
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Protest held in Turbat against enforced disappearances of Baloch students
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Students from different educational institutions held a protest in Turbat city of Ketch district in Balochistan against enforced disappearances.
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Pakistan: Fire engulfs Customs Intelligence Office in Quetta, one injured
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], May 2 (ANI): A man was grievously injured after a fire erupted at the Customs Intelligence Office on Quetta's Airport Road on Sunday.
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Several injured in blast in south-west Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): Several people were injured in a blast in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city of Balochistan province on Sunday evening, rescue and police officials said, Xinhua reported.
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Baloch militants opposing CPEC behind suicide attack that killed Chinese n
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): While most terrorist attacks in Pakistan are carried out by religious groups based in Afghanistan, Baloch militancy is also on the rise. Baloch militants carried out a suicide bombing on a van carrying Chinese academics near the Confucius Institute in Ka
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Address human rights violations seriously: Hina Jilani to Pak Government
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Amid rising cases of forced disappearances in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairperson Hina Jilani on Friday asked the Shehbaz Sharif's government not to take the issues of human rights violations lightly.
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Pakistan: Protests held in Dera Bugti against Masjid-e-Nabwi incident
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 30 (ANI): A number of protests were witnessed in Dera Bugti on Saturday as people demanded justice against the Masjid-e-Nabwi incident where pilgrims raised slogans against newly-elected Prime Minister, Shebaz Sharif and his delegation while attacking Nawabzada Sh
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