Tag: Balochistan
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Five schoolchildren among 7 killed in Mastung blast
Seven people, including five schoolchildren, a police officer and a passerby, were killed in a blast on Friday morning near Civil Hospital Chowk in Mastung, Balochistan. “So far, seven individuals have been martyred, including five school students, and 17 others have sustained injuries,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai confirmed to the press. According to the…
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Balochistan allows ISI to screen civil servants before appointments
Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti has allowed the national spy agency ISI to vet and screen civil screen service appointments in Balochistan in a notification dated October 1. Geo Fact Check reported that the notification, which was shared by a Facebook user on October 7, is indeed true. ISI has been appointed as a…
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Another seven Punjabi labourers killed in Balochistan, 20 abducted
In another unfortunate incident, at least seven labourers hailing from Punjab were targeted and shot dead by militants in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Saturday. According to the police, the labourers were residing in a house in the Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panjgur district where the fatal attack occurred, leaving seven dead. In a separate incident on…
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COAS Gen Asim Munir calls for unity, declares bond between army and people vital
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has said that political differences should not cause hatred among people and termed relations between the army and the people the foundation for defeating any enemy. Speaking on a Defence Day ceremony at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Gen Munir said, “For national unity, it is…
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Sardar Akhtar Mengal resigns from National Assembly
Chief of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced that he is resigning from the National Assembly (NA). Talking to media outside parliament alongside Chairman Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Mengal said, “I am announcing my resignation in this press conference, and I haven’t told anyone yet.” The head of BNP-M…
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Exclusive:From ‘Bill Bill Pakistan’ to Shehzad Roy’s activism: Music’s power to challenge the status quo
Aun Ali Khosa, a digital content creator and singer, was abducted by unknown persons on August 14. Five days later, Khosa returned home. His song Bil Bill Pakistan criticized the government for massive increase in electricity bills. A Twitter thread posted by Marwah Khan highlighted the troubling incident but in reference to Pakistani music. She…
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Militants kill 23 people in Musakhel
At least 23 people, mainly from Punjab, were killed in the Musakhel district of Balochistan early on Monday morning after armed men checked the identities of victims on buses and trucks, shooting them to death. Musakhail Assistant Commissioner Najeeb Kakar told Dawn News that the militants blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham area of…
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Pishin blast leaves two children dead, 14 injured
A blast in Surkhab Chowk in Pishin, Balochistan has left two children dead and fourteen people injured, including two policemen and two women, the medical Superintendent of Pishin Civil Hospital, Dr Wakeel Sherani, told Dawn News. Pishin Station House Officer (SHO) Mujibur Rehman has confirmed the causalities. He also confirmed that the injured have been…
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Government allocates Rs 20 billion for Azm-e-Istehkam
The incumbent federal government has approved Rs 20 billion special allocation for the Azme-e-Istehkam operation during a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to combat terrorism and extremism. The meeting, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, allocated Rs 1.95 billion to Frontier Corp (FC) Balochistan for security expenses of the Reko Diq project…
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Fazlur Rahman will not form alliance with PTI
Chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rahman has denied that he is forming an alliance with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and said that his party will continue political activities on their own. While speaking to the media at Dera Ismail Khan, he said,“Our alliance experience in the past has not been good, so we…