QUETTA: In the latest efforts to expedite the process of making Gwadar Port functional, Rs3 billion has been pledged by the government for the completion of a link road connecting Gwadar to Upper Sindh and Punjab. A high level meeting was held in the provincial capital to discuss the currently dormant port which, once operational, [...]
QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the issue of missing persons was a major problem in Balochistan but federal government was not cooperating in this connection while the provincial government was helpless. A three member Bench of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Arif [...]
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Cabinet on Tuesday expressed total solidarity with prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and highly appreciated the stand taken by him to uphold cause of the constitution and democracy in the country. Members of the Balochistan Cabinet led by the Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza [...]
QUETTA: The body of a British Red Cross worker abducted in Balochistan was found beheaded on Sunday, with a note saying he was killed after his captors’ demands were not met. The mutilated body of Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, was dumped in a bag in an apple orchard on the outskirts of Quetta, almost four [...]
QUETTA: Unidentified assailants blew up two 16-inch gas pipelines on Tuesday in Balochistan province’s Dera Bugti region. After the incident that took place in Dera Bugti’s Pir Koh area, gas supply was disrupted to a purification plant.Moreover, rescue teams reached the site of the incident and fire fighting efforts were underway. Officials told that repair [...]
QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday blamed PML-N President Nawaz Sharif for the deteriorating situation in Balochistan, saying he persuaded the APDM to boycott the 2008 election. Addressing a massive public rally on Friday, Imran said the boycott of elections by the APDM at the behest of Nawaz led to the deterioration [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the federal and provincial governments were responsible for failing to maintain peace in Balochistan. “But the court will not rest until rule of law is restored to the province,” Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said while hearing a case about law and order situation in Balochistan.The three-member bench [...]
QUETTA: A complete wheel-jam and shutter down was observed on Sunday in the provincial capital against the recent killings of Hazara Shias, badly affecting already frail local business activity, while the government decided to launch a targeted operation against extremists. The strike was observed on the call of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), and was backed [...]
Islamabad: Expressing serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Balochistan, PML-Q Senator Robina Irfan, Tuesday, sought a categorical statement from the government about steps taken for maintenance of law there. While showing her reservations about the high claims made by the government functionaries about measures taken to normalize situation in Balochistan, she [...]
QUETTA: In yet another sectarian targeted killing, six people belonging to Hazara community were shot dead and three others were left with serious injuries when armed men ambushed a shop on Prince Road of Quetta on Monday night. Unidentified masked men riding a motorbike sprayed a volley of bullets on a shoe-making shop located on [...]
