Nawaz Reluctant to Name Zehri as Balochistan CM
From The News International ISLAMABAD: If Nawaz Sharif succeeds in prevailing upon Sardar Sanaullah Zehri to back off, Dr Abdul Malik of the National Party may become the next chief minister of Balochistan. At the moment, the PML-N is in a fix due to the stiff stand taken by Zehri, who is the president of [...]
Security Forces Attacked in Balochistan
From Newsweek Pakistan A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said. The remotely detonated bomb containing around 100 kilograms of explosives targeted a truck carrying members of a government paramilitary force on the outskirts of Quetta, the [...]
B.H.C. Issues Notices to Six Newspapers
From Dawn QUETTA, May 15: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) issued show-cause notices to owners and editors of six newspapers on Wednesday for publishing statements of banned organisations accepting responsibility for acts of terrorism. The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan issued the notices during [...]
Election 2013: Unofficial Results of Balochistan Assembly Seats
Election 2013: Balochistan Assembly Results Constituency Winner(Unofficial Results) Party Affiliation PB1 Quetta I Tahir Mehmood Khan PML-N PB2 Quetta II Syed Ali Raza Independent PB3 QUETTA III Nawab Mohammad Ayaz Jogezai PKMP PB4 QUETTA IV Sardar Mohammad Raza Bareech PKMP PB5 QUETTA V Nasrullah Zahry PKMP PB6 QUETTA VI Manzoor Ahmed Kakar PKMP PB7 Ziarat [...]
Balochistan Shuts Down Over Anti-Election Strike Call
From Daily Times QUETTA: A complete shutter-down and wheel-jam strike was observed in Baloch dominant district of Balochistan on Thursday on the call of Baloch National Front (BNF) against the general election. The Baloch National Front (BNF) had given a three-day strike call in Balochistan against the general elections. All busy markets, business centres and [...]
ERRA Chief Calls on Balochistan CM
From The News International QUETTA: Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra), Maj-Gen Azeem Asif on Tuesday called on Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai at CM Secretariat here. Chairman Erra stressed the need for early completion of survey of damages in the quake battered area so that rehabilitation work could be initiated [...]
Balochistan Needs Elections, Not Selection: P.P.P
From Dawn ISLAMABAD: A PPP leader, Senator Raza Rabbani, has urged the caretaker government to take steps for the safety and protection of the candidates as well as the voters in Balochistan province where an increase in terrorist attacks has been witnessed in the past few days. “The solution to the Balochistan issue is in [...]
Prime Minister Orders Recruitment on 3,000 Federal Posts on Balochistan’s Quota
From Business Recorder ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has directed the Establishment Division to widely publicise recruitment against vacancies available in the Federal Government on Balochistan quota so that maximum people can be accessed for transparent recruitment to these positions. The Prime Minister gave these directions at a meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday [...]
Blast Near National Party Rally in Turbat
From Express Tribune TURBAT: A hand grenade exploded near a rally organised by the National Party in Turbat on Sunday, Express News reported. Unknown men threw a hand grenade at the rally, when the party chief Dr Malik Baloch was about to address his supporters, and fled the scene. However, according to the party spokesperson, no one died [...]
Three A.N.P. Activists Killed in Pishin
From Dawn QUETTA: Three Awami National Party (ANP) workers were killed in a firing incident in Pishin district of Balochistan on Sunday. Police sources told Dawn.com that motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on ANP workers in Killi Karbala village of Pishin district. Two ANP workers were killed on the spot whereas another worker suffered serious wounds [...]