QUETTA (Web Desk) – Following Lahore, the residents of Quetta began celebrating the Basant holiday with typical zeal on Friday. The festivities will continue until February 15. The administration and police have released instructions advising residents to celebrate Basant in a safe and peaceful manner, and to prevent aerial fireContinue Reading
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has granted police a 10-day physical remand for Dr Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other members of the organization. The ATC’s judgment extends their continuous imprisonment, which has already lasted more than three months.Six BYC members, includingContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored governing coalition members elected on reserved seats on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on restricted seats. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench upheld the review petitions, holding that the PTI is ineligible for women’s and minority reserved seats in nationalContinue Reading
Security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat District, killing six militants. During the operation, forces successfully attacked terrorists and killed six of them following a fierce exchange of fire. Those deceased were still actively participating in recent terrorist activity in the region, targeting both law enforcementContinue Reading
Mobile internet connection was restored in Quetta and its outskirts on Sunday night, following a four-day ban. Mobile internet users, particularly service providers, suffered greatly during the four-day internet outage. Students and traders were also adversely affected by the stoppage of internet connectivity. Provincial officials provided no explanation for theContinue Reading
Shahid Rind announced on Saturday that the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) was arrested for “attacking” Quetta Civil Hospital and “inciting people to violence,” a day after its members in the provincial capital were arrested while protesting alleged enforced disappearances. On Friday, police used tear gas, water cannons,Continue Reading
On Saturday, four Punjabi laborers were shot dead by unidentified attackers in the Kalat area of Balochistan. Around 2:30 pm, four workers were slain by unidentified gunmen who opened fire in the Malangzai neighborhood of Kalat’s Mangochar city, according to the deputy commissioner for Kalat. Kalat DC According to JamilContinue Reading
NUSHKI (Channel News Pakistan) The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) assaulted a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on a highway in the Noshki area of Balochistan on Sunday, killing five persons, including three FC members, according to ISPR. The military’s propaganda wing said that early in the morning, terrorists on DalbandinContinue Reading
One police officer was killed and seven others were injured amid bombings at three different places in Quetta. Three large explosions occurred in various locations in Quetta, one of which occurred near an ATF truck on Karani Road in the Shalkot police station area, injuring seven personnel and killing one.Continue Reading
A counter-terrorism force vehicle was targeted by a remote-controlled explosion in Quetta’s Kurrani district. In the Kurrani neighborhood of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, a remote-controlled bomb targeted a vehicle belonging to the Counter Terrorism Force, killing one police officer and injuring five others.The explosion happened close to aContinue Reading
