Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) The decades-long insurgency in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has been exacerbated by allegations of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of civilians attributed to state agencies, a report has stated. Citing partial data published by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), it said that at least 59 incidents linked to the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) have been recorded till June 21 this year, resulting in 233 deaths, including 21 civilians, 203 pers…
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Quetta, June 21 (IANS) Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Allah Nazar Baloch has said Kashmiri and Pashtun resistance “could change the course of history” if they support the Baloch national struggle at what he termed as a decisive moment for oppressed regions, local media reported. Allah Nazar Baloch stated that the “Punjabi state” had reached the final stage of its political lifespan, stressing that Punjab would soon become a besieged and landlocked region, The Balochistan Post reported….
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Allah Nazar Baloch has said that the resistance of people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) against Pakistani and Punjabi domination demonstrates that “oppressed nations cannot be subjugated by force,” local media reported on Thursday. In a statement, the BLF leader mentioned that Pakistan could no longer impose their decisions on the people of PoK, adding that the struggle of Kashmiris was an expression of their demand for basic r…
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s security situation is becoming increasingly alarming as the country grapples with multi-layered crisis beyond isolated militant attacks. Unless the authorities tackle both the violent manifestations of militancy and the underlying political conditions sustaining them, insurgency is likely to intensify, leaving civilians, security personnel, and provincial institutions increasingly vulnerable, a report has stated. “Pakistan’s internal security environment…
Quetta, May 14 (IANS) At least 14 Pakistani military personnel were killed in separate attacks carried out by Baloch armed groups across Balochistan targeting the security forces, local media reported on Thursday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack in the Chamalang region that resulted in the death of eight Pakistani army personnel, including an army officer identified as Tauseef Bhatti.Located in a mineral-rich part of Balochistan, Chamalang has witnessed rep…
Quetta, May 13 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks against Pakistani forces across the province which resulted in the death of seven soldiers, local media reported. In a statement issued to the media, BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the group’s fighters ambushed a Pakistani military convoy on May 10 in the Baincha area of Surab district.The convoy was attacked with rockets, light machine guns and other automatic weapons while …
Quetta, May 6 (IANS) Gas supply was disrupted in Sohbatpur district of Pakistan’s Balochistan after unidentified assailants blew up a gas pipeline, local media reported on Wednesday. The assailants on Tuesday targeted a six-inch diameter gas pipeline, which passed under the Bahadur Ali Khoso Bridge in Bhand Sharif Goth, and detonated explosives. After the blast, gas supply was disrupted in Sohbatpur, Faridabad, Bhand Sharif, Hairdin, Chatan Patti, Dargai, Jiani, Daulat Ghari, and other rural and…
Quetta, May 5 (IANS) A Baloch armed group has claimed responsibility for launching 10 operations against Pakistani forces and killing 10 military personnel and four alleged “state agents” during attacks across several districts of Balochistan, including Kharan, Washuk, Awaran, Kech and Mastung, local media reported. In a statement, Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the group’s fighters attacked Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoints, military camps, a …
Quetta, May 1 (IANS) The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on April 29 that damaged machinery at a road construction site near Pat Feeder Peropol in the Pakistani provincial city of Dera Murad Jamali, local media reported.According to police officials, unidentified attackers fired rockets at the site, which destroyed machinery and forced work to stop. They added that an investigations were underway and no casualties were reported, the Balochistan Post …
Quetta, April 27 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against Pakistani forces across multiple districts of Balochistan between April 15 and April 25, killing 42 military personnel, injuring several others and capturing one soldier during the period, local media reported on Monday. According to a statement issued by the BLA spokesperson, Jeeyand Baloch, the group’s fighters carried out improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, ambushes, raids, a…