News for 'Balochistan'

Pakistan: 3 killed in suicide attack on bus

Pakistan: 3 killed in suicide attack on bus

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

At least three people were killed and nine others injured when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying Shia pilgrims in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, according to officials.

India asks ICJ to declare Jadhav's trial in Pakistan 'unlawful'

India asks ICJ to declare Jadhav's trial in Pakistan 'unlawful'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

"Pakistan's story is solely based on rhetoric and not facts," said Harish Salve, who was representing India.

Two killed, nine injured in Quetta blast

Two killed, nine injured in Quetta blast

Rediff.com13 Nov 2012

Two persons were killed and nine others, including three security personnel, were injured when a bomb went off in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan today, police said.

31 killed in Pakistan violence

31 killed in Pakistan violence

Rediff.com11 Nov 2012

At least 31 people, including members of the minority Shia community, have been killed in various incidents of target killings in Pakistan's commercial city of Karachi and Balochistan's capital Quetta.

3 Pak Air Force personnel gunned down in market

3 Pak Air Force personnel gunned down in market

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

The gunmen, who were riding a motorcycle, fired indiscriminately at a group of PAF personnel at Pasni Bazar in Gwadar district on Monday.

15 injured in Pakistan blast

15 injured in Pakistan blast

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

Fifteen people, including a parliamentarian, were injured when a bomb went off at a mosque in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

Close to decision on Jadhav's mercy plea: Pak army

Close to decision on Jadhav's mercy plea: Pak army

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Jadhav in June had sought clemency from the Pakistan Army chief.

Market blast kills 11 in Pakistan's Quetta city

Market blast kills 11 in Pakistan's Quetta city

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

A powerful bomb went off near a security check post at a crowded roundabout in the heart of Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 people including a security personnel and injuring 27 others.

Pak SC acts against council's decision to barter girls

Pak SC acts against council's decision to barter girls

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

The jirga or council, allegedly presided over by lawmaker Mir Tariq Masuri in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan in August, decided to give away 13 girls in marriage under the controversial vani custom to resolve a dispute between two tribal groups.

Child killed, 15 injured in Pakistan blast

Child killed, 15 injured in Pakistan blast

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

A child was killed and 15 others, including four policemen, were injured when a bomb attached to a bicycle went off at a crowded market in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

First NATO trucks cross Pak border after blockade lifted

First NATO trucks cross Pak border after blockade lifted

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

For the first time in seven months, trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops crossed from Pakistan to Afghanistan on Thursday after authorities in Islamabad lifted a blockade of the vital routes ending a bitter standoff with the United States.

Gunmen kill 10 labourers in Pakistan

Gunmen kill 10 labourers in Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Ten labourers were gunned down by unknown terrorists while they were working on a road in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Thursday. The incident occurred in Dasht area of Mastung district, officials told the media.

Shiite judge, 2 others shot dead in Quetta

Shiite judge, 2 others shot dead in Quetta

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Quetta and other parts of Balochistan have witnessed a series of sectarian attacks over the past few years. Scores of people have died in these incidents.

Red Cross to resume operations in Pak at reduced scale

Red Cross to resume operations in Pak at reduced scale

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

The Red Cross on Tuesday said its operations in Pakistan will resume at a 'reduced scale' following a review undertaken after the brutal murder of a British aid worker in the restive Balochistan province.

Pak accuses India of involvement in 'subversive activities'

Pak accuses India of involvement in 'subversive activities'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India was involved in creating instability through "subversive and terrorist activities" in Karachi and Balochistan province.

Pak court issues NBWs against Musharraf, others

Pak court issues NBWs against Musharraf, others

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for several persons, including former President Pervez Musharraf, who have been accused of involvement in the 2006 killing of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti.

Pak finally confirms Mansour's death after Taliban appoints new chief

Pak finally confirms Mansour's death after Taliban appoints new chief

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Pakistan was earlier reluctant to confirm Mullah Mansour's killing. On Tuesday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had said that the body recovered on Pakistani soil, near the Afghan border, was charred beyond recognition.

Car bomb kills two soldiers in Pakistan

Car bomb kills two soldiers in Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when a car bomb hit a paramilitary van escorting a bus of pilgrims in the country's restive Balochistan province.

Terror hits 2 Pakistani airbases, 10 militants killed

Terror hits 2 Pakistani airbases, 10 militants killed

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Militants armed with automatic weapons, grenades and wearing suicide vests tried to storm two heavily-guarded airbases in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, but the attacks were thwarted by security forces which killed 10 attackers suspected to be foreigners.

Taliban leader Mansour killed in US drone attack in Pak

Taliban leader Mansour killed in US drone attack in Pak

Rediff.com22 May 2016

Taliban leader Mullah Mansour was killed in a United States airstrike.

Indian arrested in Pak for not carrying travel documents

Indian arrested in Pak for not carrying travel documents

Rediff.com21 May 2017

The Indian man, who has not been identified, was arrested from F-8 area of Islamabad for not having complete travel documents.

Pak memogate probe panel's report ready

Pak memogate probe panel's report ready

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

The three-judge commission was formed by the Supreme Court on December 30 last year to probe the alleged memo that was made public by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz.

Introspect why you are 'epicentre' of terrorism: India to Pak at UN

Introspect why you are 'epicentre' of terrorism: India to Pak at UN

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'The international community should call upon Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible actions against terror outfits operating on the territory under its control'

9 killed in violence in Karachi, Quetta

9 killed in violence in Karachi, Quetta

Rediff.com16 May 2012

The law and order situation in the capital cities of Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces continued to deteriorate today with nine people killed and several injured in both cities.

3 killed in Quetta market explosion

3 killed in Quetta market explosion

Rediff.com15 May 2012

A car bomb targetted a security forces convoy in a crowded market of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, killing three people, including paramilitary personnel and a woman.

Bugti murder: Arrest warrants issued for Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz

Bugti murder: Arrest warrants issued for Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz

Rediff.com29 Oct 2011

A judicial magistrate has issued the arrest warrants of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case.

Islamic holy month sees violence continue in Pakistan

Islamic holy month sees violence continue in Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Jul 2012

On the occasion of Ramzan a hitherto unknown organisation with the name of 'The Base of Jihad', while claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack against Israeli tourists in Burgas, said: 'The month of Ramzan is a month of holy war and death for Allah; it is a month for fighting the enemies of Allah'. Pakistani militants, following the same ideology, intensified their attacks during Ramzan

6 Pakistanis shot dead by Iranian guards

6 Pakistanis shot dead by Iranian guards

Rediff.com27 Jan 2012

Iranian border guards shot dead six Pakistanis and injured two more after they strayed across the border in southwestern Balochistan province, Pakistani officials said on Friday.

Quetta a safe haven for Afghan Taliban: Report

Quetta a safe haven for Afghan Taliban: Report

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

Afghan Taliban and their Pakistani sympathisers have turned the Kharotabad area in the southwestern outskirts of Balochistan's capital, Quetta, into a safe heaven and a veritable 'vacation spot', raising fears among the people of possible strikes by US drones.

Pak army takes over Shamsi airbase after US forces leave

Pak army takes over Shamsi airbase after US forces leave

Rediff.com11 Dec 2011

The Pakistan army on Sunday took over Shamsi airbase in the country's southwest after it was vacated by the United States forces in line with a deadline set by the government following a cross-border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

US shifts 5 drones from Shamsi airbase to Afghanistan

US shifts 5 drones from Shamsi airbase to Afghanistan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2011

The US has removed all its equipment from Shamsi airbase in Balochistan province, Geo News channel quoted its sources as saying.

'India is mother of terrorism in South Asia': Pak hits back at Sushma

'India is mother of terrorism in South Asia': Pak hits back at Sushma

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi launched a verbal dual against India.

Pakistan: 14 security personnel killed by Baloch rebels

Pakistan: 14 security personnel killed by Baloch rebels

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

At least 14 Pakistani security personnel, including an army major, were killed and 16 more injured in a clash with separatist rebels of the banned Baloch Liberation Army in the restive southwestern Balochistan province. The clash occurred in the mountainous Chamalang area, 400 km from provincial capital Quetta, where security personnel are frequently attacked by armed groups. The militants attacked a Frontier Corps camp with rockets late on Sunday night.

2 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan

2 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan

Rediff.com19 Nov 2011

Two persons were killed and three others injured when a vehicle hit a landmine in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today, police said.

Imran inches closer to form government, Oppn seeks re-election

Imran inches closer to form government, Oppn seeks re-election

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said that they have the required numbers to form government.

Pak: Body of British Red Cross worker found

Pak: Body of British Red Cross worker found

Rediff.com29 Apr 2012

The body of a British employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who was kidnapped in January, was found by police in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Sunday.

Rabbani killing: 'Pak refusing to cooperate in probe'

Rabbani killing: 'Pak refusing to cooperate in probe'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

Talking tough, Afghanistan has alleged Pakistan had advance knowledge of the plot to assassinate former president Burhanuddin Rabbani and said Islamabad was refusing to cooperate in investigations of the crime.

Pak rejects as Modi's remarks on 'surgical strikes'

Pak rejects as Modi's remarks on 'surgical strikes'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

"Repeating a lie doesn't turn it into the truth," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by Dawn.

5 gunmen killed as Pak forces free kidnapped doctors

5 gunmen killed as Pak forces free kidnapped doctors

Rediff.com31 Dec 2011

Personnel from the Levies militia secured the safe release of the four persons during an operation in Pishin area on Friday.

Imran meets Xi; secures USD 6 bn Chinese package

Imran meets Xi; secures USD 6 bn Chinese package

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Khan's visit evoked considerable interest in Beijing as it comes in the wake of his past criticism of the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and remarks by his ministers to cut down some of the projects over debt concern.