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More than 70 dead after multiple militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich southwestern province, home to major China-led projects

Balochistan: Pakistan forces hit by multiple attacks; 23 travellers killed

At least 23 individuals were killed in Balochistan's Musakhail district when assailants forcibly removed them from trucks and buses before opening fire on them after verifying their identities

33 killed in Balochistan as militants shoot travellers from Pak Punjab

Armed men reportedly blocked the inter-provincial highway in Musakhail's Rarasham district, forced passengers out of their vehicles, and set 10 vehicles on fire

Baloch leaders meet French senators to urge intervention in ongoing crisis

The meeting, aimed to raise international awareness about the challenges facing the region

Baloch activist Maharang alleges brutalities on peaceful protesters

Mahrang Baloch also added that the members of the Baloch community who were injured during attacks on Baloch Raji Machi's caravans will not be treated at state expenses

Baloch nation raises voice: Thousands join Quetta rally against Pakistan

The protestors allege that Pakistani defence forces are trying to stop them from participating in nationwide gatherings

Balochistan: Pakistani forces kill 3 protesters, block major roads

Amnesty International calls on Pakistani authorities to immediately lift internet shutdown in Balochistan and allow peaceful protests

Long march in Pak for reopening Iran border crossing amid severe shortages

The marchers plan to escalate their demonstration upon reaching Quetta

3 killed, 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Pak's restive Balochistan area

At least three people, including a policeman, were killed and 20 others injured in two separate bomb blasts in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said on Tuesday. In the first incident, a policeman was killed and 15 others were injured when a blast occurred at a mosque in the Kuchlak area of the province's Quetta district on Monday. "People were offering Maghrib prayers when the explosion took place at the mosque," a police official said. In another incident, two people were killed and five others were injured in a bomb blast in a marketplace near Umar Farooq Chowk in Khuzdar town on Monday. A senior police official said the blast took place when there was a crowd, including women and children in the market for Eid shopping. Two people have been killed and five others injured in the explosion, the senior officer said, adding that police and other law enforcement forces rushed to the explosion site and shifted the bodies and injured to Khuzdar Teaching Hospital. Bomb

92% of total fatalities in Pakistan witnessed in KP, Balochistan, in 2024

According to the report, the data indicated that the remaining regions were relatively peaceful, suffering less than 8 per cent of all deaths

PNS Siddique attack: What sets Majeed Brigade apart from jihadi outfits?

The Balochistan Liberation Army's suicide squad, the Majeed Brigade, has been targeting Chinese interests in Pakistan

PPP's Sarfraz Bugti elected Balochistan Chief Minister

Months after stepping down as the caretaker interior minister, Pakistan Peoples Party's Sarfraz Bugti was on Saturday elected unopposed as the new chief minister of the restive Balochistan province. Bugti, who recently joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and enjoyed the support of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), submitted his nomination papers with Assembly Secretary Tahir Shah on Friday, Dawn News reported. PPP leader and former chief minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri and PML-N leader Nawab Gangeez Khan Marri proposed his name. No other candidate filed nomination papers till 5 pm on Friday. Bugti's nomination papers were accepted after scrutiny by the secretary, who also announced that he had been elected unopposed. The official announcement of Bugti's election as the leader of the House will be made during the assembly session on Saturday. Bugti is also expected to be administered the oath later in the day by Balochis

Protests erupt in Balochistan over election rigging, army intimidation

The Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), an alliance of armed pro-independence groups, claimed responsibility for 161 attacks in the 11 days leading up to the election, according to The Balochistan Post

Pak media criticises govt for crackdown on Baloch long march protesters

The Baloch protesters remained in their camps outside Islamabad's National Press Club, pressing authorities to accept their demands

BNM urges global communities to pay heed to Pak atrocities on Balochistan

In a public demonstration held in Munster, Germany on Saturday, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on international communities to take notice of Pakistan's increasing atrocities on Balochistan

Balochistan violence: One dies after Hindu man arrested for 'blasphemy'

Locals complained Prakash Kumar allegedly sent blasphemous content via WhatsApp