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…
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Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Ranked first in the 2026 Global Terrorism Index, Pakistan remains mired in a massive, never-ending war within its borders. According to the figures released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) in April, the country witnessed 1,045 incidents and 1,139 deaths in 2025 alone, the highest fatality level in over 10 years. A major reason behind the bloodshed is the resurgence of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which accounted for over half …
Ottawa, July 11 (IANS) The Great Nicobar project has assumed greater significance in the aftermath of the Iran war, with the Strait of Malacca continuing to serve as a lifeline for East Asia’s energy and economic flows. The project reinforces India’s strategic position at the gateway of the Malacca Strait, a report has stated.It noted that the ‘Malacca Dilemma’ has been a long-standing concern for Chinese strategists, prompting Beijing to pursue projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s troubles appear far from over. Even as the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for intensified protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has also escalated its activities in Balochistan, adding to Islamabad’s growing challenges.Casualties among Pakistan’s security personnel have risen sharply over the past few months. The scale of the losses is evident from the fact that 38 security personnel were killed bet…
Berlin, July 7 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) staged a protest in Germany’s Bremen, highlighting the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan and the alleged atrocities committed by the Pakistani authorities.Addressing the gathering, the speakers said that the Pakistani authorities are subjecting the people of Balochistan to large-scale collective punishment. They said that enforced disappearances and custodial killings have become routine, while accusing the authorities of d…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s contrasting responses to upstream water projects by India and China have raised questions about the consistency of Islamabad’s stance on transboundary water security. If upstream interventions are considered a threat to downstream interests, the same principle should apply regardless of whether the upstream country is India or China, a report has highlighted.The muted response to Beijing’s upper Indus dam, alongside persistent objections to Indian projects u…
Quetta, June 19 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Friday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of two others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the bullet-riddled body of 22-year-old driver Mujahid was recovered near the Chakul area in the Panjgur district on Thursday after he had remained miss…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Pakistan is facing an acute energy crisis-cum-financial crunch that is getting worse and is likely to deteriorate further if the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) second phase is carried out as proposed, according to an article in Asia Times.Pakistan’s power sector circular debt stood at 1.89 trillion rupees ($6.7 billion) as of February, up nearly 200 billion rupees in just two months. Of that total, 543 billion rupees trace directly to CPEC power projects, …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed the “unwarranted references” to Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Statement issued by China and Pakistan following a meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Beijing, reiterating once again that no other country has the locus standi to comment on the same. “India categorically rejects unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Statement between China and Pakistan,” Ministry of…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba has been in regroup mode ever since the Indian armed forces undertook Operation Sindoor. The outfit faced immense losses in the operation, and the most visible one was the destruction of its primary training facility in Muridke.Since then, there have been multiple meetings between the leaders of the terror outfit and ISI, where regrouping strategies have been discussed. While most of these meetings have failed to yield results, as the Lashkar-e-Taiba …