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QUETTA, Jun 25 (APP): Balochistan Minister for Finance and Minerals, Mir Shoaib Nosherwani, has expressed his deep gratitude ...
Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar informed the Senate that four new Danish Schools worth nearly Rs 16 billion and specially designed for underprivileged children are being ...
Supporters of Balochistan National Party carry posters of Mahrang Baloch during a protest in Quetta on May 2, 2025. contributor It has been more than two and a half months since I was thrown into ...
Quetta, Pakistan — Pakistani insurgents opened fire on Tuesday at a passenger train in the country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, wounding the driver and prompting security guards ...
Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by land area, covering approximately 44 percent of the country’s total territory. However, it is the least populated province, with only about 6 to 7 ...
This continuous violence, according to Quetta-based analyst Muhammad Arif, is compounded by the province’s unique geography. “Balochistan is a large area with a scattered population, which is ...
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Balochistan near Quetta early Sunday morning, causing tremors in Barkhan, Musakhel, and nearby areas. The shallow quake occurred around 3:30am, with varying depth ...
A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four children and wounding 38 others, a government official, the latest attack in tense Balochistan ...
Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a ...
Sparsely populated, desolate and feudal, central Balochistan with distant settlements is in the 'development' sights, but economy, geography and demography impede quicker pace of uplift.
Air connectivity is another area of concern, with limited flights currently available. Upgrading and operationalizing airports in Balochistan, including those in Quetta, Gwadar, Pasni, Panjgur ...