Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) At least two policemen were killed and 26 people, including 22 police personnel, were injured after armed assailants carried out attacks in Bannu and Lower Dir districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday. Six police personnel and four people were injured after armed assailants attacked the Miryab police station on Wednesday using an explosives-laden vehicle. Following the blast, a heavy exchange of fire between the attackers and…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) refusing to die owing to an adamant establishment, plans are afloat to manufacture chaos. A narrative shift is what the Pakistan establishment is desperate for, and hence it has been decided to make the protests chaotic.Since the start of the protests, there have been reports of aggression only by the establishment.The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) which has been leading the protests has ensured that th…
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has urged the Pakistani authorities to immediately release Pashtun leader Zubair Shah Agha, Baloch female activist Syed Bibi Baloch and journalist Ahmad Farhad, while calling for an end to the misuse of administrative detention laws against peaceful dissent and the protection of rights to liberty, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. According to Amnesty International, Zubair Shah Agha, a core committee member of…
Kabul, July 15 (IANS) Pakistan has been facing insurgency inside its territory despite fencing the border, closing the crossings and conducting strikes inside Afghanistan, a report has highlighted. “Pakistan can demonstrate military reach across the Durand Line, pressure Kabul, restrict trade and deport Afghans. But none of these measures explains why militant violence inside Pakistan keeps regenerating after years of operations, surveillance and emergency laws,” Afghan researcher and Fulbright …
Washington, July 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s outreach to Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir may seem like transactional diplomacy, but the approach is “dangerously short-sighted”, a report has stated. The Trump administration has relied on Munir as a principal intermediary in US-Iran diplomacy, welcoming him to the White House and highlighting Pakistan’s role in conveying messages and facilitating dialogue during times of heightened tensions.However, the US strategy overlooks fundamen…
Quetta, July 15 (IANS) Balochistan continues to witness one of its bloodiest periods in recent times with dozens of Pakistani army and security personnel having been killed in a series of attacks carried out by Baloch armed groups beginning July 5, a report has stated. Citing various statements from security forces, the local media has also reported killing of over 100 Baloch fighters in the same period, with 64 of those deaths linked to ‘Operation Shaban’ launched against Baloch freedom fighter…
Brussels, July 15 (IANS) A delegation led by Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch called on the European Union (EU) to revoke Pakistan’s preferential trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), citing ongoing human rights abuses in Balochistan during its visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.In discussions with several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Pakistan’s obligations under the EU’s GSP+ framework and its implementation, the BNM…
Quetta, July 14 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has expressed its grave concern over the current situation in Jimuri Tehsil of Balochistan’s Gwadar district, alleging that the region has been under a complete siege by the Pakistan Army for the past week. The restrictions were imposed following the July 3 attack by Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Majeed Brigade targeting the Pakistan Coast Guards camp in Panwan area in Gwadar, which resulted in the death of over 30 Pakistani personne…
Quetta, July 14 (IANS) Two 220kV high-voltage transmission pylons were blown up by unknown armed men, leaving two other pylons partially damaged near the Uch Power Plant in Dera Murad Jamali, local media reported.According to the police, the attack occurred late Monday and has resulted in the disruption of electricity supply to Quetta, Sibi, and several other parts of Balochistan, leading Pakistani daily Dawn reported.The attack happened within the jurisdiction of the Notal Police Station. Exp…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India is in the midst of one of its biggest crackdowns on narcotic smuggling. However, the ISI, which relies on narcotic money to fund terror operations in India has ensured that poppy cultivation in Balochistan has gone up multi-fold so that it can push drugs into the country.Union Home Minister Amit Shah has repeatedly told the security agencies that he wants to ensure that India is drug free. The ban on poppy cultivation by the Afghan Taliban was a much needed move. …