Posts tagged as: Balochistan

PM directs agencies to curb terrorism

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has constituted a task force to maintain law and order in Balochistan.     Addressing a high level meeting in Quetta on Tuesday evening‚ he directed all the security agencies to ensure close coordination to curb terrorism.   He said the federal government will extend all possible assistance to the […]

Balochistan mourns killings in terror attacks

Normal life was disrupted in most parts of Balochistan on Sunday to protest against the killings of girls’ students and civilians in militant attacks on a hospital in Quetta.   Nearly 25 people, including 14 students of a women university, were killed and dozens more injured in suicide bombing and attacks on a main hospital […]

Attack on Quaid residency widely condemned

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned the rockets’ and hand grenades’ attack at the Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat.   He also expressed sorrow and grief over the loss of a policeman in the attack. The Prime Minister said that all measures would be taken to ensure the safety and security of such national […]

Miscreants attack Quaid-e-Azam’s Ziyarat residency

A group of miscreants lobbed bombs at the residency of founder of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Balochistan province early Saturday, officials said.   The miscreants stated to be four to five attackers struck the building in Ziyarat area with three hand grenades and time devices on the building at 1:30 a.m., and […]

Dr. Abdul Malik elected unopposed Balochistan CM

Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was on Saturday elected Chief Minister of Balochistan unopposed. He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), National Party (NP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). JUI-F also announced support that led to his election unopposed. As no other candidate filed nomination papers for the slot today […]

Five people die in clashes with forces near Quetta

Five people, including two women and a child, were killed when security forces raided a house near Quetta early Thursday, officials said.   They said nearly 16 security men were also injured when the inmates returned fire and used rockets and hand grenades, deputy inspector general police, Mohammad Mobeen said.   He said the suspects […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to steer the country out of crisis

PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif Tuesday regretted that the country is facing acute energy crisis despite being a nuclear power.   Addressing a “Yaum-e-Takbeer” function in Lahore‚ he said his government will ascertain the reason for the problem.   He said that the acute power shortage has crippled the national economy and the common man’s life. […]

Gunmen kill NATO truck driver in Khyber Agency

Unidentified gunmen Friday shot dead a driver of a Nato truck in Khyber tribal region, officials said.   Nearly 70 percent supplies are transported to thousands of NATO troops in Afghanistan via risky Pakistani routes.   NATO trucks are routinely come under attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, both bordering Afghanistan.   Officials said […]

Bomb attack kills 10 security men, 2 civilians in Quetta

A bomb attack Thursday hit a convoy of security personnel near Quetta, killing at least 10 security men and inured over a dozen others, officials said.   The bomb was attached to a rickshaw and was parked along the road and exploded as the convoy was passed in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of […]

Shehbaz Sharif concludes gov’t formation talks in Quetta

PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif Sunday held a meeting with the chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Quetta on Sunday and discussed matters relating to formation of government in Balochistan.   Later‚ addressing a joint news conference with Mahmood Khan Achakzai‚ Shahbaz Sharif said that PML-N‚ PkMAP and National Party will form […]

PML-N secures simple majority to form gov’t

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Wednesday got simple majority of members-elect of the National Assembly to form government.   The results announced so far shows that the PML-N has secured 124 seats of 272 general seats and several independent members-elect of the National Assembly have joined the party, taking the number of seat to the level […]

PML-N leading in general elections, PTI extends congratulations

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is leading in the general elections, the unofficial results suggested late Saturday.   Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf congratulated the PML-N on victory. The PTI leader Asad Omar said that the PTI is also emerging as the second largest party despite the fact it was a new […]

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