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Protests erupt in Balochistan's Quetta after police shot dead 22-yr-old
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): The death of a young man in Quetta after police opened fire on his car has sparked protests in the city.
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4 Pak soldiers killed in ambush near Afghan border
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): As many as four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others injured in a terrorist attack near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan.
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Balochistan struggles to meet high oxygen demand amid third COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): As Pakistan continues to battle the devastating third COVID-19 wave, the demand for oxygen in Balochistan has surged due to soaring infections.
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COVID-19 aggravated inequalities in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities in Pakistan as Balochistan remained especially vulnerable to excesses of power, according to a report.
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COVID-19: Health officials call for more ICUs, beds in Pakistan's Balochis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, the provincial health secretary of Balochistan has asked the owners of private hospitals to ramp up the number of intensive care units (ICUs), high dependency units (HDUs) and ensure regular supply of ox
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Pakistan: Balochistan ruling party, govt allies demand replacement of prov
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Several members of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party, as well as allies of the provincial government, have demanded the replacement of Chief Minister Jam Kamal over growing discontent.
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Imran Khan threatens Balochistan Governor to resign
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan has threatened Balochistan Governor retired Justice Amanullah Khan Yasinzai to resign from his post, saying he intends to appoint a new governor in view of the "transformed political challenges" facing Pakistan.
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Pakistan: People in Balochistan resort to panic buying of oxygen cylinders
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): The rising fear of increasing COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has triggered panic buying among citizens in Balochistan, who are purchasing and storing oxygen cylinders as the third wave of the coronavirus intensifies.
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Economic and resource crisis looms over Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 27 (ANI): Balochistan is losing the fight against poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment with every passing day and an economic and resource crisis is looming over it.
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295 children test positive for COVID-19 in Pak's Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 26 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Balochistan government Spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said that 295 children have tested positive for COVID-19 so far across the province.
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Afghan national conducted suicide bombing at Quetta, claim Pak intelligenc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have identified the suicide bomber of the Quetta Serena Hotel attack, which took place last week, to be an Afghan national.
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Pakistan's NAB unveils corruption in Gwadar project
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government "plans" to make Gwadar the "next Dubai" under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) Balochistan chapter has unveiled a total corruption o
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