Quetta, May 24 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Sunday claimed responsibility for the blast targeting a shuttle of the Jaffar Express in the country’s Balochistan province, local media reported.A statement issued by the BLA’s spokesperson, Jayend Baloch, said that the BLA’s fidayeen unit “Majeed Brigade” carried out the attack.According to the statement, the Army personnel who were travelling by the train were targeted, the Balochistan Post reported.A shuttle of three bogies connected …
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Quetta, May 24 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and 82 others injured in a blast targeting a shuttle of the Jaffar Express in the country’s southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, police sources said.The shuttle, carrying law enforcement personnel heading home for Eid holidays, had departed from Quetta Cantonment when the explosion occurred around 8:05 a.m. local time, sources told Xinhua news agency on the condition of anonymity.Multiple bogies derailed and two caught fire following the …
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Two miners were killed and another injured in two separate coal mine incidents in Shangla district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday. The first incident took place at Mine No 5 of Akhorwal coal mines. The sources revealed two workers were buried during debris during operations in the mine. Rescue teams, fellow miners and local residents retrieved the trapped workers after working for nearly two and a half hours, Pakistan’s leadin…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Although Pakistan has gained temporary geopolitical relevance, concerns persist in the United States over its credibility as a long-term investment destination or trading partner, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in the American magazine ‘The National Interest’, the mineral-rich Balochistan province of Pakistan remains mired in insurgency, with militant groups frequently attacking infrastructure and foreign-supported projects. The fragile security …
New York, April 22 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Pakistani authorities have increased raids, arbitrary detentions and forced deportation of Afghan refugees after renewed border clashes with Afghanistan. HRW noted that thousands of vulnerable Afghan refugees, including children, have been face serious problems in accessing healthcare, education and other essential services due to police operations. It also highlighted that Pakistan’s forced deportation …
Quetta, April 19 (IANS) Officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) have stated that Pakistan’s Balochistan province was given only Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 20 million from the national annual revenue pool of PKR 130 billion despite the province having over 4,000 kilometres of national highways, local media reported. NHA officials made the statement during an interactive session with office-bearers and members of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where National Highway Authority G…
Quetta, April 16 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed that it has killed 29 Pakistani military personnel in 14 attacks conducted between April 3-14 in several parts of Balochistan province, local media reported on Thursday. In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the group carried out operations in Panjgur, Kharan, Surab, Washuk, Uthal, Mastung and Jhal Magsi, targetting military convoys, checkpoints and supply lines, The Balochistan Post reported.Jeeyand Baloch …
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s Balochistan province reflects more than a regional crisis, exposing the structural weaknesses of the Pakistani authorities and underscoring the risk of militarising politics. By projecting Balochistan solely as a security problem, Islamabad’s approach is proving increasingly short-sighted, with peaceful forms of dissent — from marches by families of the disappeared to student protests — suppressed through arrests, media blackouts, and intimidation, a re…
Islamabad/Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The US State Department has urged American citizens planning to travel to Pakistan to reconsider their plans, citing security concerns, local media in Pakistan reported on Thursday.In its latest advisory, the department advised travellers to think twice before visiting Pakistan due to crime, civil unrest, terrorism, and the risk of kidnapping.”Pakistan has been placed under a Level 3 advisory, a category that indicates a high risk where terrorist attacks may o…