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Quetta bombing: Rs 560 million released for kin of killed lawyers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Sept. 9 (ANI): A sum of Rs 560 million has been released for the families of the 56 lawyers were killing in the suicide bombing on August 8th at the Civil Hospital in Quetta.
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Balochistan CM to write to UN chief on Kashmir issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Sept. 5 (ANI): Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has decided to send a delegation of provincial lawmakers to friendly states to raise the issue of India's involvement in what Islamabad calls 'fomenting violence' in the province, following Pak
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Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate reopens after 14 days
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Sept. 1 (ANI): Pakistan reopened its border with Afghanistan at Chaman on Thursday after 14 days of deadlock over an Afghan mob attacking the Friendship Gate and burning the Pakistani flag.
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Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate at Chaman border to reopen today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Sep. 1 (ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have finally agreed to re-open the Friendship Gate at the Chaman border on Thursday after a long tussle that started on August 18.
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Balochistan Assembly adopts resolution against PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Aug.28 (ANI): The Balochistan Assembly has adopted an unanimous resolution in which it has criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising the issue of alleged human rights violations in the province during his recent Independence Day speech.
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Pak-Afghan friendship border remains shut for seventh day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta, Balochistan [Pakistan], Aug. 26 (ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan still remain at loggerheads over the reopening of the Chaman border as talks to solve the dispute ended inconclusively following which the border remained shut for the seventh day.
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Baloch leaders-in-exile booked for backing PM Modi's remarks on Baloc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Pakistan), Aug. 22 (ANI): The local police have said that five cases have been registered against Baloch leaders-in-exile in Balochistan's Khuzdar area for allegedly backing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the atrocities in Pakistan's Balochistan provi
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Pakistan -Afghanistan border in Chaman shut
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Pakistan), Aug. 20 (ANI): The Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman has been shut by the authorities after reports surfaced yesterday that a large number of Afghan demonstrators attacked the Friendship Gate and disrespected the Pakistani flag.
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State-sponsored martyrdom culture ruining Pakistan, laments Faraz Talat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 14 (ANI): Accusing the Pakistani establishment of "embracing" extremism and terrorism as an inevitability, and training their citizens to adapt to a new hostile climate as any brave jawan would, an article written by Faraz Talat in the Dawn says the recent attack on
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IS claims Quetta bomb attack that injured 13
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Pakistan), Aug. 13 (ANI): The Islamic State (IS) militant group has claimed responsibility behind a roadside bomb blast apparently targeting a judge that injured 13 people in Quetta, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
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Army commander says some nations, including India committing acts of terro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta (Pakistan), Aug. 13 (ANI): The General Officer Commanding of the Pakistan Army's Southern Command, Lt. Gen. Aamir Riaz has reportedly claimed that some countries, including India, are involved in acts of terrorism in his country.
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Hold Pakistan accountable for misdirected policies in Balochistan, says EU
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels, Aug. 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the August 8 suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, European Parliament member Alberto Cirio has said it is time Islamabad is held accountable for its misdirected policies, perpetuated over the years, and is pressured into
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