The Pishin district government in Pakistan urged the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to postpone a public gathering in Quetta scheduled for Saturday, amid a 'threat alert' issued by the law enforcement agencies, reported ARY News.
The families of forcibly abducted Baloch individuals blocked the Quetta-Karachi highway near the Mastung district of Balochistan on Tuesday, demanding the safe return of their loved ones, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) stated.
The heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed several parts of the country in the past few days, resulting in a total of 39 deaths, out of which 12 occurred on Sunday: six in KP, four in Punjab and two in Balochistan, officials said.
As the heavy rains continue to lash in several provinces of Pakistan, four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the Balochistan government has imposed an "urban flood emergency" in Quetta, reported Dawn.
Addressing the media in Quetta, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub, said on Sunday that the Sharif family was "afraid" of prisoner number 804, referring to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan by his prisoner number.
Some unidentified gunmen shot dead at least nine people hailing from Punjab after abducting them from a passenger bus in Noshki, officials said. Another attack on a separate vehicle killed one person and injured four
Three people, including two children, were killed by lightning strikes and two others were injured as heavy rains lashed parts of Balochistan on Friday.
It appears that despite overtures from the ruling clique, the parliamentary opposition remains dissatisfied and is now poised to take to the streets post-Eid-ul-Fitr.
Grand Health Alliance, Balochistan staged a protest on Saturday opposing the government's plan to privatise hospitals in the provincial capital, Dawn reported.