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In quite an eye-opening development, Pakistan’s civil society organizations started taking note of enforced disappearances long before anyone outside the country did. The Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP) has prepared half a dozen detailed reports about the issue in Balochistan. The Supreme Court of Pakistan after its restoration took up petitions filed by the relatives […]
In what appeared to be an ominous trend by the government, Interior Minister Rehman Malik hinted at shutting down cellular phone networks on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha. The government made it habit to shut down cellular services on major holidays or each time there is a threat of terrorist acts. As the interior ministry has […]
In order to the remove the grievances of dissented Baloch, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government was making efforts for socio-economic development of Balochistan and accorded priority to the province. While speaking to a delegation of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), the president said the government was aware of the […]
In what appeared to be direct and dangerous blames, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that military establishment was involved in killing people in Balochistan. While speaking to a private TV channel, the MQM leader also claimed that some elements within establishment backs violence in Karachi, the economic hub of the country. […]
In order to overcome the energy crisis, President Asif Ali Zardari has called for accelerating work on joint projects like the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, electricity transmission lines and rail and road schemes. During a meeting between President Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 12th ECO summit in Azerbaijan capital […]
Condemning the Taliban attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai and terming it un-Islamic, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chief Sahabzada Fazal Karim on Tuesday asked the government to launch a decisive military offensive in North Waziristan against Taliban. Addressing hundreds of participants of a train march who arrived in Rawalpindi from Karachi, Sahabzada Fazal Karim said he […]
Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the government and Pakistan Army were using the Malala incident to launch operation in North Waziristan. Addressing a public gathering in Sukkur, the religious leader said that some people were playing politics on the Malala issue and making efforts to suppress the religious parties. He […]
Expressing dissatisfaction over the law and order situation in Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said it was the job of the Frontier Corps (FC) to establish peace in the province. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Balochistan […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu notice of Dera Bugti incident in which 13 minor girls were bartered to settle a blood feud by a Tribal Jirga led by a provincial assembly member. The Jirga decreed to Vani 13 girls as retaliation over killing of a person in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Deputy Commissioner […]
Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday said that some people were desirous of media projection under the guise of patriotism. He said, “The people of Pakistan think of me as a representative of Islam and Pakistan, while they label Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan as an agent of the Jews and […]
At least twelve people including three policemen and a child reportedly injured when a bomb exploded near Zarghoon Road in Quetta, the provincial metropolis of Balochistan. According to the official sources, the blast took place near the offices of the Department of Urban Development, injuring at least twelve persons and damaging a rickshaw, motorcycle and […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday directed the government to deploy the newly-appointed police officers in Balochistan, the insurgency-hit region of the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Balochistan Bar Association on the law and order situation […]
