Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zardari, is currently on a five-day visit to China, where he is engaging in discussions with President Xi Jinping and senior officials of the Communist government. His primary objective is to address Beijing’s...
In an effort to restore stability in the insurgency-ridden region of Balochistan, the ruling elite in Pakistan has implemented several policies. However, these policies have come under scrutiny for their contribution to undermining political institutions through the use of...
On the first May, TBP news desk reported an armed clash in the mountainous region of Kalat. The news read that both sides had suffered causalities. A day later, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) released a statement confirming...
On the night of 30 November, a suicide attack was carried out on the Frontier Corps’ brigade headquarters in Nokundi, a subdivision of Chagai district in Balochistan. The assault lasted for almost thirty-six hours. The Balochistan Liberation...
Baloch students have been under protest for the last fifteen days against the unavailability of the internet for online classes in Balochistan. The first protest camp was set up in Sindh’s largest city Karachi and later similar camps were...
The life of a 69-year-old bank manager at United Bank’s Hazarganji branch in Quetta changed forever after his son went missing on 13 February 2009. Known then as Qadeer Reki, the old man was looking forward to...
The morning of 31 January began with suicide attacks on key Pakistani military targets across various cities in Balochistan, along with intense clashes between Baloch fighters and the Pakistani military and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). In...
Pakistan and China recently tabled a joint resolution at the United Nations Security Council’s 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee, seeking to designate the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its Majeed Brigade, which is engaged in the struggle for...
Whenever armed groups fighting for independence in Balochistan inflict losses on the Pakistani military, Pakistan’s security institutions routinely respond by killing previously forcibly disappeared persons in extrajudicial circumstances and then claiming they were killed during armed encounters....
In front of the Islamabad Press Club, hundreds of families affected by policies aimed at countering the Baloch insurgency and state repression continue their sit-in. However, instead of addressing the issue of forcibly disappeared persons, state...
