A geographical advantage the militants had in taking 35 passengers hostage in PakistanMilitants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attacked a train in southwestern Pakistan, taking 35 passengers hostage and trapping it in ...
11 Mar, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
Protests against enforced disappearances intensify in Balochistan, major highways blockedProtests against enforced disappearances in Balochistan continue, blocking key highways and demanding the recovery of missing individuals. ...
27 Feb, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
Pakistani military forces abduct over 18 people as Gwadar sees raids, violence, enforced disappearancesThe Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) raised concerns about Pakistani military operations in Balochistan, highlighting enforced disappearance...
01 Jan, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Massive protests rock Balochistan over alleged attempts to turn China-backed Gwadar Port into military zoneThe Pakistani military is facing the ire of local protesters after the army, it is learnt, tried to thwart the unrest at Gwadar in a high-h...
31 Jul, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
Pakistan: Report reveals 'worrisome' statistics on severe human rights abuse in BalochistanBaloch National Movement's human rights department, Paank, released a report highlighting the alarming rise in enforced disappearances and ...
10 Mar, 2024, 10.10 PM IST
Pakistan-Iran attack: Here is all we know about Pakistan and Iran's military strikes and its falloutTensions between Pakistan and Iran escalate as both countries conduct military strikes, resulting in civilian casualties and a diplomatic s...
18 Jan, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Pakistan hits militant targets in Iran days after drone and missile attacks in Balochistan, 7 killedTensions flare as Pakistan swiftly responds to an alleged Iranian incursion, launching counter-strikes following an attack on a terrorist g...
18 Jan, 2024, 11.03 AM IST
Movement against Baloch Genocide: Over 200 men remain in Islamabad police detention, protests to continueAmidst the Baloch Genocide movement, Islamabad Police released detained women protesters after 26 hours of reported mistreatment. Over 200 ...
22 Dec, 2023, 09.14 AM IST
UN warns that two boats adrift on Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue"There are about 400 children, women and men looking death in the eye if there are no moves to save these desperate souls," he told The Ass...
04 Dec, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Estimated 2,70,000 Afghans newly displaced since Jan due to violence, insecurity: UNThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is "warning of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the escalating con...
14 Jul, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
Balochistan, PoK activists protest Pakistan atrocitiesThe ‘Stop Baloch Genocide’ poster campaign, organised by the Baloch Human Rights Council at the Broken Chair monument area in Geneva, coinc...
24 Sep, 2019, 07.56 AM IST
Pakistan faces major embarrassment in UNHRC on enforced disappearances issueThe Pakistani army continues to commit enforced disappearances on the basis of identity. In June 2019, it committed enforced disappearance ...
13 Sep, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
A gunfight in Karachi shakes up Pakistan and China's all-weather allianceCPEC is presented by the Pakistani and Chinese governments as a lifeline to Pakistan's weak economy.
23 Nov, 2018, 08.53 PM IST
Baloch children don’t learn Balochi in schools, but set to be taught ChineseThe CPEC, a major part of wh i ch passes through Balochistan, is facing stiff resistance from Baloch armed groups.
04 Oct, 2018, 07.20 AM IST
Past Indian governments disappointed us, says Baloch leader"We were disappointed with earlier Indian governments but I thank the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending moral support for ...
01 Nov, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
PM Modi raises Balochistan, blasts Pakistan in his Independence Day speech“I want to speak a bit about the people in Balochistan, Gilgit, Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,” the prime minister said.
16 Aug, 2016, 12.59 AM IST
11 killed, 22 injured in Pakistan bus bomb blastOfficials said most of those killed were daily wage labourers, adding that eight of the injured were in a critical condition.
20 Oct, 2015, 09.47 AM IST