Who are the Pakistani Baloch separatist militants behind train hijacking?The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) took hostages during an attack on a train in southwestern Pakistan, claiming responsibility and threatenin...
12 Mar, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
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
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China June 4-8, foreign ministry saysPakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from June 4 to 8 on the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The trip aims to stre...
31 May, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Six killed in militant attack on Pakistan naval base: OfficialsMilitants attacked a Pakistan naval airbase in Turbat, killing one paramilitary soldier. Security forces responded by killing all five assa...
26 Mar, 2024, 01.16 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 temporarily closes armed forces-run universities due to fear of militant attacksPakistani authorities temporarily shut down three leading institutions, including the National Defence University, due to a security alert ...
22 Jan, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Who are the separatists targeted by Pakistan's strikes in Iran?Pakistan conducted airstrikes against the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) in Iran, a group seeking independence for Pakistan's Balochistan pr...
18 Jan, 2024, 05.26 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
Who is Jaish al-Adl, the Sunni group that Iran targeted in an airstrike on Pakistani soil?Jaish al-Adl, or the Army of Justice, surfaced in 2012. It mainly comprises members of the Sunni militant Jundullah group, which was weaken...
18 Jan, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing sixEthnic Baloch militants have for decades waged an insurgency against the Pakistani government in the southwestern province, complaining tha...
03 Aug, 2022, 12.34 PM IST
Anti-China militancy sharpens in PakistanOn paper, an impoverished but friendly Pakistan has welcomed China, mainly through the multi-million China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC...
28 Apr, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
Pakistan's founder M A Jinnah's statue destroyed in blast in BalochistanBabgar Baloch, a spokesman for the banned militant organisation Baloch Republican Army, claimed responsibility for the blast on Twitter, BB...
27 Sep, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
'Pakistan is nest of religious extremism, there will be no peace as long as it is there'Balochistan was an independent state before the creation of Pakistan, which occupied the Baloch land around a year after its inception.
27 Sep, 2016, 02.02 PM IST
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif heckled during speech at US think-tankHe was taken out of the auditorium by the security forces following the incident that forced the visiting premier, Sharif, to pause briefly...
23 Oct, 2015, 08.38 PM IST
Militants kill engineer in Pakistan airport attack, destroy radarMilitants attacked an airport and its radar system in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, killing one aviation engineer while kidnapp...
30 Aug, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
29 militants killed in military operations in BalochistanThe militants killed belonged to the outlawed insurgent groups and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
23 May, 2015, 02.15 PM IST
Pakistan troops battling for control of key townThe military spokesman said that 447 militants have been killed in the month-long operation in North Waziristan tribal region in the northw...
15 Jul, 2014, 09.34 PM IST