Nine more Baloch men have allegedly been forcibly disappeared from different districts across Balochistan, adjoining Dera Ghazi Khan and Karachi, in what rights groups say is part of a continuing pattern of detentions carried out without warrants,...
Pakistani authorities on Thursday announced the creation of a dedicated “red notice cell” to pursue nationals abroad accused of sponsoring militant activity, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta amid heightened security measures.
Reports of enforced disappearances continued to emerge from Balochistan and Karachi, with two individuals, including a minor student, allegedly taken into custody by security personnel, while the son of a senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader was released...
Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has claimed to have foiled a major attack in Karachi by seizing nearly two tonnes of explosive material and arresting three suspected militants during a large-scale operation in the city.
Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said on Tuesday that Afghan nationals were involved in major “high-impact” terrorist incidents that took place in Pakistan last year.
Speaking at a detailed press briefing...
Pakistan and China on Monday urged Afghanistan to take “credible, verifiable” steps to dismantle all “terrorist organizations” operating on its soil, saying such groups pose serious threats to regional and global security. Both sides also said they...
A Karachi court on Monday acquitted Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) deputy organizer Lala Abdul Wahab Baloch and 11 other activists after prosecutors failed to prove charges against them, the group said.
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday declared Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) chief Bashir Zeb Baloch and senior commander Abdul Rehman, known as Rehman Gul, proclaimed offenders in a case linked to a suicide bombing that targeted...
Prolonged closures of border crossings between Balochistan and Afghanistan are inflicting severe economic losses on Punjab, with the province losing more than Rs80 billion every month, according to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
Indian audiences watching the period spy thriller Dhurandhar will see a revised version of the film after its makers muted and altered certain dialogues following objections from members of the Baloch community and directives from India’s Ministry...
