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Six security personnel and two civilians martyred during separate attacks
Staff Report QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were among five lives lost as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeted an FC convoy on a highway in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday, state...
DG ISPR calls out India for sponsoring terror in Balochistan
Staff Report QUETTA: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif said India is the main sponsor of terrorism in Balochistan, following the recent attack on the Jaffer Express. He added...
UN rights chief decries ‘litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar
APP UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, describing conditions there as “a litany of human suffering.” Addressing the Human...
FC soldier among 10 injured in Quetta blast
Staff Report QUETTA: An FC soldier s among 10 others sustained injuries when a motorcycle strapped with explosive materials blew up near Jan Muhammad Road in Balochistan’s Quetta on Friday, the police said. Following the blast,...
11 labourers dead, 6 injured in Balochistan’s Harnai blast
Staff Report QUETTA: At least 11 people were killed and six others were injured when an explosion hit a pickup truck carrying coal mine workers in Balochistan’s Harnai area on Friday, officials said. According to Harnai Deputy...
Kashmiris’ sacrifices will soon bear fruit: CM
Staff Report QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister, Mir Sarfraz Bugti reiterated his strong support for the Kashmiri people, who continued their struggle against Indian occupation. On Kashmir Solidarity Day, he emphasized that the...
Pakistan needs unity more than ever, says PM after Kalat attack
Staff Report QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday saluted the sacrifices of the armed forces and said that Pakistan needed unity now more than ever before in its 78-year history. His remarks came after 18 soldiers were...
PML-N to face biggest loss if PPP walks out, warns Senator Mandviwalla
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, highlighting numerous reservations of the PPP, has warned that the ruling PML-N would face the “biggest loss” if his party breaks off its alliance with the government. The...
Polling concludes for LG by-elections in 25 districts
Staff Report QUETTA: The polling for the by-election in 25 districts of Balochistan for 50 general seats concluded on Sunday. With that, the process of the counting of votes also started. Sources said the gates of polling booth...
CM inaugurates Turbat Mand Road’s project at cost of Rs 19.50b
Staff Report QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Friday inaugurated the construction project of Turbat Mand Road which would be completed with cost of Rs 19. 50 billion while the project to be finalized in three...
Efforts afoot for promoting education, health: Commissioner Zhob
Staff Report QUETTA: Commissioner Zhob Division Zeeshan Lashari has said that all possible steps are being taken for the improvement and functioning of the education and health department. He expressed these views while addressing...
Governor Balochistan stresses interfaith harmony, tolerance
Staff Report QUETTA: Governor Balochistan Jafar Khan Mandokhel emphasized the importance of interfaith harmony and tolerance in Balochistan, highlighting the province’s wonderful values and traditions of coexistence and mutual...