Balochistan talks 'breakthrough'
…Thursday, 24 March, 2005, 16:46 GMT Balochistan talks 'breakthrough' Hundreds of tribesmen have gathered at Dera Bugti A delegation sent by the Pakistani government to reduce tension in the southern…
Balochistan's worsening situation
…Balochistan is Pakistan's poorest and most neglected province… Balochistan have been neglected from the beginning and time has come for the people of Pakistan to start a movement for payment and…
Balochistan politician shot dead
…Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 09:59 GMT Balochistanpolitician shot dead A pro-government politician in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province has been shot dead by unidentified assailants, officials say…
Balochistan peace dialogue urged
…It says they complain that Balochistan's resources are used to the benefit of Pakistan's other provinces - especially Punjab - while Balochistan is neglected… A spokesman for theBalochistan government…
Balochistan bombing 'kills five'
…Friday, 8 September 2006, 16:53 GMT 17:53 UKBalochistan bombing 'kills five' At least five people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in a bomb explosion in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan…
Balochistan 'peace has collapsed'
…Tuesday, 10 May, 2005, 17:19 GMT 18:19 UK Balochistan 'peace has collapsed… Mr Bugti was also critical of the measures recommended by a parliamentary committee on Balochistanand said they ignored the…
Balochistan landmines 'kill one'
…Thursday, 9 March 2006, 14:00 GMT Balochistan landmines 'kill one' Two landmine blasts in Pakistan's troubledBalochistan province have killed a civilian and injured seven others, officials say… Gas…
Pakistan lays Balochistan blame
…The head of Pakistan's interior ministry has accused India and Afghanistan of supporting rebels in its troubledBalochistan province… Pakistani officials have accused the country's neighbours of…
Balochistan 'troop numbers cut'
…Pakistan's new government says it has pulled thousands of security personnel out of troubled Balochistan province as part of efforts to bring peace there… The rebels want autonomy and greater control…
Further violence in Balochistan
…Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 15:08 GMT Further violence in Balochistan There have been further clashes between the Pakistani army and suspected tribal rebels in the troubled south-western province of …
Balochistan 'militants' hit power
…Friday, 31 March 2006, 13:10 GMT 14:10 UK Balochistan'militants' hit power The military has been fighting militants for months Suspected tribal militants in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince have blown…
Balochistan reaches boiling point
…There has been an insurgency in Balochistan for more autonomy… This region ofBalochistan, which has seen civilisation for thousands of years, is being oppressed by Pakistan. We're ready to accept…
Balochistan fighting kills many
…At least six Pakistani troops and many separatist rebels have been killed in clashes in south-western Balochistan province, the authorities say… They want greater autonomy and local control over …
Balochistan deaths spark strikes
…Political groups in Pakistan's Balochistan province have called a three-day general strike in protest at the killing of three ethnic leaders… It is feared protests and riots will continue across …
Drought deaths in Balochistan
…Wednesday, 3 May, 2000, 16:19 GMT 17:19 UK Drought deaths in Balochistan… The authorities in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have confirmed the death of 15 people due to the drought which is…
Explosion at Balochistan rally
…At least 20 people were injured when a blast ripped through a political rally in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, police and witnesses said… He was killed by Pakistani troops after spending years…
Mystery of Balochistan disappearances
…A couple of men emerge from a cluster of houses in the centre of the village and walk aimlessly towards a fortress-like compound on which is hoisted the flag of free Balochistan… Quetta is the capital…
Balochistan flood appeal launched
…Balochistan flood appeal launched… Almost 300 people have died and 200 are still reported missing after heavy rain inBalochistan and Sindh provinces… In June relief officials inBalochistan said the…
Balochistan 'arms caches found'
…Wednesday, 11 August, 2004, 10:08 GMT 11:08 UK Balochistan 'arms caches found' Authorities in Pakistan's Balochistan province say troops have found a huge quantity of explosives and destroyed a number…
Balochistan rape mystery deepens
…Friday, 18 February, 2005, 17:07 GMT Balochistan rape mystery deepens Eight people died in the tribal attack on the Sui gas plant DNA samples taken from the scene of the gang rape of a doctor in the…
Balochistan official 'is killed'
…Balochistan official 'is killed… Unidentified gunmen have killed the official spokesman for the provincial government ofBalochistan province, police say… He was also a member of National Awami Party (NAP…
In pictures: Struggle for Balochistan
…Friday, 23 June 2006, 12:54 GMT 13:54 UK In pictures: Struggle for Balochistan… The government says it wants to develop Balochistan's infrastructure, and turn the area into an economic hub…
Ten killed in Balochistan floods
…Thursday, 3 March, 2005, 17:01 GMT Ten killed in Balochistan floods At least 10 people have been killed by floods in the southern Pakistani province of Balochistan. More than 20 …
Balochistan to have more troops
…Thursday, 17 November 2005, 17:55 GMT Balochistan to have more troops The Pakistan government says it will deploy more troops in the province of Balochistan to improve security… Security in Balochistan…
Balochistan gas pipeline blown up
…Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 10:30 GMT 11:30 UK Balochistangas pipeline blown up A gas pipeline in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province has been blown up, officials say. A …
'Three die' in Balochistan clash
…Sunday, 26 March 2006, 12:18 GMT 13:18 UK 'Three die' inBalochistan clash At least three people are said to have died in Pakistan's Balochistan province during clashes between security forces and…
Balochistan gas pipeline blown up
…Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 15:56 GMT 16:56 UK Balochistan gas pipeline blown up A gas pipeline in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province has been blown up, officials say… Gas-rich Balochistan has…
Army on offensive in Balochistan
…Monday, 19 December 2005, 14:39 GMT Army on offensive in Balochistan Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have launched an operation against tribal rebels in the troubled province…
Fighter jets used in Balochistan
…Monday, 17 July 2006, 19:12 GMT 20:12 UK Fighter jets used in Balochistan Tribesman say they are fighting for greater economic rights The Pakistani Air Force chief has acknowledged that fighter jets…
Policemen killed in Balochistan clash
…Five policemen have been killed in an overnight clash with unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's southern province ofBalochistan. The clash happened on a highway in the Mach area after the kidnapping…
Two killed in Balochistan blast
…Sunday, 2 April 2006, 11:29 GMT 12:29 UK Two killed inBalochistan blast Two people have been killed and 10 others injured in an explosion at a government dairy farm in Pakistan'sBalochistan province…
Balochistan gas pipeline blown up
…Saturday, 10 June 2006, 06:53 GMT 07:53 UK Balochistangas pipeline blown up A main gas pipeline in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province has been blown up, officials say… Gas-rich Balochistan…
'Six killed' in Balochistan blast
…Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 09:50 GMT 'Six killed' in Balochistan blast A December bomb attack in Quetta killed at least 11 people At least six people have been killed after a bus ran over a landmine…
Many die in Balochistan violence
…Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 17:13 GMT Many die in Balochistan violence Three Pakistani soldiers and 12 suspected militants have been killed in the strife-torn south-western province of Balochistan…
Bridge blown up in Balochistan
…Saturday, 31 December 2005, 11:02 GMT Bridge blown up in Balochistan… Suspected tribal militants in Pakistan's troubled south-western province of Balochistan have blown up a railway bridge, officials…
'Two troops dead' in Balochistan
…Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 17:02 GMT 'Two troops dead' inBalochistan At least two Pakistani paramilitary troops have been killed in a rebel attack in insurgency-hit Balochistanprovince, eye witnesses…
Two die in Balochistan violence
…Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 10:32 GMT 11:32 UK Two die in Balochistan violence Thousands of paramilitary troops have been deployed in Balochistan Two people have been killed in separate incidents in…
Many 'die' in Balochistan clashes
…Sunday, 22 January 2006, 13:05 GMT Many 'die' in Balochistan clashes… There has been heavy fighting between tribal militias and Pakistani security forces in the province ofBalochistan…
Balochistan market bomb kills one
…Thursday, 23 March 2006, 13:04 GMT Balochistan market bomb kills one One person has been killed and 13 wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials say. …
Taleban head 'not in Balochistan'
…The leader of the Taleban, Mullah Omar, is not in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a top official there says… The comments by Balochistan Chief Minister Mohammad Aslam Raisani come amid reports the US…
Pakistan's battle over Balochistan
…Friday, 27 January 2006, 13:56 GMT Pakistan's battle over Balochistan… Nawab Akbar Bugti sits in a cave in Balochistan, guarded by his poorly-attired, heavily-armed tribesmen… So what on earth is going on…
Balochistan drought at 'crisis point'
…Monday, 8 May, 2000, 15:38 GMT 16:38 UK Balochistan drought at 'crisis point… The authorities in the Pakistani province of Balochistan say most of the province's 26 districts are suffering severe famine…
Pakistan's battle over Balochistan
…Balochistan has a long history of resisting external influences… So what on earth is going on in Balochistan, which is regarded as the poorest and most backward of Pakistan's four provinces… The struggle…
Arrests in Balochistan rape case
…Friday, 28 January, 2005, 13:12 GMT Arrests in Balochistan rape case Eight people died in the tribal attack on the Sui gas plant Three petroleum officials have been arrested after an alleged rape in…
Balochistan: Resource-rich and volatile
…Sunday, 25 June 2006, 16:32 GMT 17:32 UK Balochistan: Resource-rich and volatile Pakistani security forces inBalochistan are fighting armed tribal separatists who say the province's natural wealth is…
Two dead in Balochistan clashes
…Monday, 29 January, 2001, 09:49 GMT Two dead in Balochistan clashes… The authorities in Pakistan's Balochistan province now say at least two people were killed in yesterday's clashes between protesting…
Troops shot dead in Balochistan
…Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 17:11 GMT 18:11 UK Troops shot dead in Balochistan Tribesman say they are fighting for greater economic rights Tribal militants have shot dead three members of the Pakistani…
Market bomb blast in Balochistan
…Tuesday, 31 August, 2004, 10:50 GMT 11:50 UK Market bomb blast in Balochistan A bomb blast in the Pakistan province of Balochistan has killed three people and wounded 15 others, police say… Officials…
Fatal bomb blast in Balochistan
…Tuesday, 1 February, 2005, 11:13 GMT Fatal bomb blast in Balochistan A December bomb attack in Quetta killed at least 11 people A bomb has exploded in the south-western city of Quetta in the Pakistani…
'Two killed' in Balochistan blast
…At least two people have been killed in bomb attacks in the latest violence in Pakistan'sBalochistan province, officials and witnesses say… Over the weekend at least six Pakistani troops and many…
Five killed in Balochistan blast
…" Reuters news agency quoted the policeman as saying. Quetta is the capital of Balochistanprovince, which borders Afghanistan. Police chief Wazir Khan Nasir said the madrassa was …
Four killed in Balochistan blast
…At least four people have been killed in a suicide attack outside the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta in Balochistan province, police say. Another 10 people were injured in…
Talks to end Balochistan violence
…Tuesday, 25 January, 2005, 16:32 GMT Talks to end Balochistan violence… But senior officials in Islamabad say the situation in Balochistan is uncertain, and paramilitary troops are being used to guard…
Journalists find Balochistan 'war zone'
…Journalists find Balochistan 'war zone… The MPs had travelled to meet him in Balochistan Province to discuss ways of ending a tense standoff between troops and tribesmen seeking greater autonomy…
Anger and despair in Balochistan
…Anger and despair in Balochistan… A cyclone has caused devastating floods in Pakistan's Balochistan province, with 800,000 people hit and many thousands of homes destroyed. The BBC's Ilyas Khan is in…
Two dead in blast in Balochistan
…Two Pakistani paramilitary personnel have been killed in a blast in the province ofBalochistan, police say… In a separate incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead a railway police employee in Quetta…
The struggle for security in Balochistan
…Pakistan says it is winning the battle against separatist insurgents in the restive province of Balochistan. But activists say that abductions, torture and killings by the army are deepening…
Pakistan shootings: Seven killed in Balochistan
…At least seven people have been killed in shootings in Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials say. One shooting killed five when gunmen fired on a vehicle going from Hazara Town on the… and forcing…
Top Balochistan minister alleges extrajudicial killings
…Hasan Balochistan's disappearances Boiling point He also stressed that some of the deaths were the responsibility of tribesmen who have been fighting… double standards when it comes to Balochistan. "So…
Pakistan torturing Balochistan activists, report says
…on Balochistan by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says that taken together they present a disturbing and violent picture of what many are calling Pakistan's secret dirty war…
Pakistan quake highlights Balochistan ethnic fractures
…As the death toll from the earthquake in Pakistan has risen to over 370, the continuing relief work has exposed ethnic fractures in the province of Balochistan. The quake had a 7.7 magnitude and…
Pakistan: Balochistan lawyers strike over 'kidnappings'
…Lawyers across the Pakistani province of Balochistan are on strike to pressure the authorities to take action over a series of alleged abductions. Two judges went missing in easternBalochistan… on…
Why we should worry about Balochistan
…Balochistan. On 15 December, a suicide bomber killed 30 people at the Iranian port of Chabahar which bordersBalochistan. Jundullah claimed the bombing was a revenge for the execution of its leaders…
Pakistan's Musharraf acquitted over Baloch rebel killing
…A Pakistani court has acquitted former president Pervez Musharraf over the killing of a rebel leader in 2006. Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in a military operation in Balochistanwhile Mr Musharraf…
Pakistan quake highlights Balochistan ethnic fractures
…A powerful earthquake in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan killed 400 people and affected more than 300,000 last Tuesday. A week on, the disaster - and the Pakistani government… anything…
Appeal in Balochistan child smuggling case
…Wednesday, 19 April, 2000, 10:46 GMT 11:46 UK Appeal in Balochistan child smuggling case… A court in Balochistan had sentenced six couples to ten years in prison, for kidnapping twelve children and…
Pakistan earthquake: Hundreds dead in Balochistan
…India's capital, Delhi, and Dubai. Workers in Karachi had to evacuate their offices because of the strong tremors.Balochistan is Pakistan's largest but least populated province. The military has a…
Gunmen shoot dead former senator in Balochistan
…A former senator from the Pakistani province of Balochistanhas been shot dead in the provincial capital, Quetta. Habib Jalib was killed by two unknown gunmen outside his home in the Musa… colony…
Pakistan train blast 'kills seven' in Balochistan
…board the train, which was travelling from Rawalpindi to Quetta, the main city in Balochistan. No group has said it carried out the attack on the Jaffar Abad Express. Balochistansees frequent…
Senior Pakistan geology official shot dead in Balochistan
…Gunmen in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have shot dead a senior official of the Geological Survey of Pakistan in an apparent sectarian attack, police say. Mohsin Raza Naqvi, a member… attacks…
Pakistan mine gas explosions 'kill 24' in Balochistan
…A series of methane gas explosions at a mine in Pakistan'sBalochistan province have killed at least 24 workers, officials say. Rescue workers are trying to reach about 30 other miners who… weeks ago…
Bomb kills oilmen in Pakistani province of Balochistan
…A bomb attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province has killed at least two oil workers and injured seven, medics say. Police say the oil workers' convoy was attacked near the town of Jafarabad… claimed in…
Pakistan blasts: Three days of mourning in Balochistan
…Three days of mourning have been announced in the Pakistani province of Balochistan after a series of blasts in the provincial capital Quetta. Most of the casualties were from twin blasts at a…
Pakistan minister on army abuse claims in Balochistan
…Pakistan says it is winning the battle against separatist insurgents in the restive province of Balochistan. Baloch activists say that abductions, torture and killings by the army are deepening…
Pakistan Balochistan bomb explosion in Quetta kills two
… Two people have been killed when a bomb planted in a garbage dump exploded in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, provincial officials say. The blast took place in Hazar Ganji area, some 20km (12…
Pakistan blasts: Three days of mourning in Balochistan
…Three days of mourning have been announced in the Pakistani province of Balochistan after a series of blasts in the provincial capital Quetta. Most of the casualties were from twin blasts… the first…
'Two dead' in bomb attack in Balochistan, Pakistan
…A bomb attack has killed at least two people and wounded several others in the south-western Pakistani province ofBalochistan. Reports say the attack may have targeted a passing Pakistan… five hours…
Balochistan rebel leader Brahamdagh Bugti 'ready to talk'
…could drop calls for independence if "the Baloch people agree". Mr Bugti, who lives in Switzerland, is accused of leading an armed struggle. Balochistan has seen a long-running conflict between… drop…
Pakistan protests over Shia bus bomb in Balochistan
…convoy of buses, causing one to catch fire in the Mastung district of Balochistan province. The pilgrims were returning from a trip to sacred sites in neighbouring Iran. Recent years have witnessed…
Abduction of activist Zahid Baloch highlights Balochistan plight
…who heads the separatist Baloch Student Organisation (Azad), was picked up in a security raid in Quetta, the capital ofBalochistan province, on 18 March. Soldiers from an official paramilitary force…
Pakistan bus raids: Balochistan gunmen kill at least 19
…Gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province have attacked two buses, killing at least 19 passengers, officials have said. The province's Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said unidentified… militants…
Bike bomb kills six in Pakistan's Balochistan province
…A bomb planted on a motorbike has killed six bus passengers and injured 40 others in the restive Pakistani province ofBalochistan, officials say. The apparent target of the attack was an… Thirteen of…
Balochistan: The untold story of Pakistan's other war
…army, paramilitaries and the government have consistently denied being responsible for violence in Balochistan, pointing instead to the myriad of armed groups operating in the region. But even though…
Bomb near Pakistan polio centre 'kills 15'
…Balochistan… Khan, BBC News, Islamabad This is one of the bloodiest attacks targeting a polio vaccination campaign in the Balochistan region in recent months. It comes in the wake of a sharp fall in…
Pakistani army appeals for aid for quake-hit Balochistan
…magnitude quake struck over the border in Iran on Tuesday, affecting the Mashkel area of Balochistan province. An army spokesman told the BBC that the army alone did not have the capacity to provide…
Pakistan's battle against Balochistan separatists sparks anger and suspicion
…Balochistan. "Lack of education has been the biggest obstacle for us. And it's all due to decades of official neglect. The government spends more on soldiers than schools and colleges," says Ms…
Missing Balochistan student leader Zahid Baloch insists group is peaceful
…in a security raid in Quetta, the capital of Balochistanprovince, on 18 March. Two months on, no one knows where he is. The Pakistani government outlawed Mr Baloch's BSO (Azad) group in March…
Asian Network Reports: Lunchtime News Programme
…Sex-selection abortions are occuring in Britain's immigrant communities, plus the clean-up operation in Balochistanfollowing a series of deadly blasts in Quetta.…
Pakistani minister quits after massacre
…Thursday, 10 July, 2003, 06:07 GMT 07:07 UK Pakistani minister quits after massacre In Pakistan, the Home Minister of Balochistan province, Sardar Sanaullah Zahri, has resigned… Sources from his party…
Devastating earthquake hits south-west Pakistan
…A powerful earthquake has hit Pakistan's remote south-west province of Balochistan. Entire villages are reported to have been flattened and thousands of people have spent the night without… coast of…
Pakistan arrests Taleban suspects
…Monday, 2 October 2006, 12:02 GMT 13:02 UK Pakistan arrests Taleban suspects It is alleged that many Taleban fighters fled to Balochistan in 2001 Pakistani police say they have arrested nine suspected…
The Fifth Floor: 04/08/2012
…A fresh look at the week's global news from across the World Service's 27 language sections, with David Amanor. JOURNALIST IN HIDING Pakistan's western province ofBalochistan - so dangerous, lawless…
Pakistan politician survives raid
…Monday, 2 August, 2004, 18:12 GMT 19:12 UK Pakistan politician survives raid The chief minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province has survived unharmed an attack by gunmen on his motorcade, officials…
Soldier dies in Pakistan attack
…Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 13:42 GMT Soldier dies in Pakistan attack One soldier has been killed and five others hurt in an attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials say… Gas-rich …
'Rebels' attack Pakistan pipeline
…Wednesday, 4 January 2006, 17:10 GMT 'Rebels' attack Pakistan pipeline Police in Pakistan's Balochistan province say tribal rebels have blown up a pipeline supplying gas to a plant south of the…
Pakistan arrests Taleban suspects
…Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:23 GMT 11:23 UK Pakistan arrests Taleban suspects It is alleged that many Taleban fighters fled to Balochistan in 2001 Pakistani police say they have arrested more than 50…
Kidnapped UN official released
…A senior UN worker has been freed by militants in the Pakistani province of Balochistan two months after he was kidnapped. The previously unknown Balochistan Liberation United Front had claimed…
Riots as Baloch chiefs found dead
…Violence erupted in Pakistan's Balochistan province after three ethnic leaders were found shot dead. A policeman was killed in firing by protesters in Khuzdar town while in the provincial capital…
Scores dead in Pakistan quake
…An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 has hit Balochistanprovince in south-western Pakistan, with at least 100 people reported dead.…
'Five rebels' killed in Pakistan
…Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 05:54 GMT 06:54 UK 'Five rebels' killed in Pakistan Tribal rebels have blown up gas pipelines in Balochistan Pakistani security forces say they have killed five suspected…
Clashes at Baloch tribal memorial
…Many businesses in Balochistan have been on strike since the killing… According to a Balochistan police official, three hand grenades were thrown, injuring two people, one of them a policeman… On Monday…
Pakistan ex-MP 'illegally held'
…Mr Mengal is critical of the government's polices inBalochistan… Abdur Rauf Mengal is being held in the remote town of Zhob in Pakistan's southern province of Balochistan, says MP Choudhury Manzur… Mr…
Pakistan destroys poppies
…Authorities in the northern Pakistani province of Balochistan have begun a massive operation to destroy poppy fields… He said the crop had been cultivated for the first time inBalochistan last year and…
Religious leader arrested for corruption
…A former provincial minister in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has been arrested on corruption charges… Sardar Hafeez Looni is a member of the right wing Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazal party and is the…
Blasts hit Pakistan police school
…Some officials have blamed the shadowy BalochistanLiberation Army (BLA) which is fighting for autonomy there… It is clear that BLA militants are behind this," Balochistan's police chief Chaudhry…
Bombs target Pakistan rail link
…Tuesday, 8 February, 2005, 09:05 GMT Bombs target Pakistan rail link Suspected militants have blown up a key rail link in the south-western Pakistani province of Balochistan…Balochistan has been hit by…
Pakistan quake eyewitnesses
…Scores of people have been killed in an earthquake which struck Pakistan's Balochistan province. Eyewitnesses in the regional capital Quetta describe the chaos after the first dramatic jolts… YOUSAF…
Riots as Baloch chiefs found dead
…There has been a long-waged insurgency in Balochistan for a greater share of natural resources and more autonomy… Sher Muhammad Bugti was a leader of the BalochistanRepublican Party… Balochistan Chief…
Rally condemns Pakistan killing
…Monday, 18 September 2006, 19:33 GMT 20:33 UK Rally condemns Pakistan killing Tension in Balochistan has risen since Mr Bugti's death An alliance of opposition parties in Pakistan has held a big rally…
Soldiers die in Pakistan attack
…Monday, 16 August, 2004, 06:50 GMT 07:50 UK Soldiers die in Pakistan attack At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack in Balochistan province… The situation inBalochistan, one of…
Pakistani group frees US hostage
…An American UN worker has been freed by militants two months after he was snatched at gunpoint in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, officials say… Militants from the hitherto unknown Balochistan…
Pakistani gas pipeline blown up
…Thursday, 16 February 2006, 06:48 GMT Pakistani gas pipeline blown up A gas pipeline has been blown up in Pakistan's troubled southern province of Balochistan, officials say… Tribal militants in …
China workers killed in Pakistan
…Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 18:49 GMT China workers killed in Pakistan Three Chinese engineers have been killed by gunmen in Pakistan's troubled south-western province ofBalochistan, police have…
Explosive mix in Pakistan's gas province
…Balochistan is part of Afghanistan and was taken from Afghanistan during British invasion of Afghanistan. Abdul, Afghanistan… Pakistan has occupied Balochistan for 58 years. Why does it defend Kashmiri…
Baloch rebels reject army claims
…Thursday, 6 July 2006, 15:22 GMT 16:22 UK Baloch rebels reject army claims Tribal rebels in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince have denied claims that Pakistani troops killed 31 of their fighters in…
Eight miners die in Pakistan
…Monday, 25 September, 2000, 13:33 GMT 14:33 UK Eight miners die in Pakistan An explosion at a coal mine in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed eight miners… A BBC correspondent in Quetta…
Pakistani troops killed in ambush
…Saturday, 25 December, 2004, 14:40 GMT Pakistani troops killed in ambush At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack in a remote part of Balochistanprovince… The army is…
Pakistani gas pipeline blown up
…Saturday, 4 February 2006, 11:18 GMT Pakistani gas pipeline blown up Tribesmen have blown up a gas pipeline in Pakistan's troubled southern province of Balochistan, officials say… The situation in …
Pakistan frees Baloch nationalist
…The new government in Pakistan has released from prison a nationalist leader from the province of Balochistan, Akthar Mengal… Akhtar Mengal's release is seen as part of the new government's policy of…
Prominent politician killed in Pakistan
…Monday, 10 June, 2002, 07:50 GMT 08:50 UK Prominent politician killed in Pakistan A prominent political figure in Pakistan has been killed in the western province of Balochistan, bordering Afghanistan…
Swiss couple kidnapped in south-west Pakistan
…A Swiss couple has been kidnapped in western Pakistan, the Swiss foreign ministry says. It said Pakistan's officials had notified Swiss diplomats about Friday's abduction inBalochistan…
Sunni suspects held in Pakistan
…Tuesday, 15 February, 2005, 13:28 GMT Sunni suspects held in Pakistan Police in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have arrested six suspected members of an outlawed group wanted for attacks…
Pakistan tells India to back off
…Monday, 2 January 2006, 17:56 GMT Pakistan tells India to back off Pakistan saysBalochistan is its own affair Pakistan has accused India of meddling after Delhi voiced concern over unrest in Pakistan…
Pakistani soldiers dead in ambush
…Fourteen Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack inBalochistan province. A convoy of paramilitary troops was ambushed, security officials say. "The attackers first fired rocket… west, and both…
Pakistan passenger train attacked
…Monday, 27 February 2006, 18:10 GMT Pakistan passenger train attacked A passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince has been derailed after coming under gun attack, official say. There were no…
Pakistan says key rebel is dead
…militants and government forces in Balochistan province, Pakistan says… Balochistan is Pakistan's biggest province, and is said to be the richest in mineral resources. It is a major supplier of natural…
Pakistan abandons garrison plans
…There has been an insurgency in Balochistan for more autonomy… The Pakistani government has abandoned its plans to build a new garrison in Dera Bugti and Kohlu in easternBalochistan, the army has…
Pakistan kills '21 Baloch rebels'
…killed at least 23 tribal militants in Balochistan province, officials say… Military operations had been going on in the Sangseela and Bhambhor Top areas of Dera Bugti district for four days, …
Pakistan teachers being killed, says Human Rights Watch
…Militants are systematically targeting and killing teachers in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan, says Human Rights Watch. At least 22 teachers were killed in the province… between…
Bomb blast in south-west Pakistan
…The explosion took place in the town of Dera Bugti inBalochistan province… Militants in Balochistan have been fighting for greater autonomy for the mineral-rich province for the last five years… The …
Scores dead after Pakistan quake
…At least 160 people have been killed after an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan, officials say. Charles Haviland reports from Islamabad…
Senior Pakistan policeman shot dead in Quetta
…home in the Satellite Town area of Balochistan's capital, Quetta. Balochistan is the centre of a nationalist insurgency and there is also an active Taliban presence in the region. No group has…
French tourist freed in Pakistan
… ago has been freed. The 41-year-old Frenchman, Antoine Falsaperla, was released in the district of Dalbandin in Balochistan province, officials said. He had been taken hostage in …
Top Baloch rebel leader 'killed'
…A top rebel leader from Pakistan's troubled province ofBalochistan has been killed, his family says… Sardar Marri says he believes his brother was killed in an army operation inBalochistan… The second…
Pakistan kills '25 Baloch rebels'
…of Balochistan, officials say… The government is pumping millions of dollars into Balochistan with the aim of turning it into a regional economic and energy hub, the BBC's Barbara Plett reported from…
Pakistan quake: Authorities struggle to deliver aid
…Authorities in Pakistan are still struggling to deliver aid to people affected by last month's earthquake in Balochistan. More than 470 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless…
Balochi anger over garrison plan
…The army has confirmed plans to build one of three new bases in Balochistan at the massive Sui gas fields… The crisis in Balochistan is fuelling anxiety nationwide of a bigger conflagration in waiting…
Donkey-driven fan cools flood-hit Pakistanis
…Families displaced by floods in Pakistan's Balochistanprovince have been using indigenous donkey-driven fans to provide relief from soaring temperatures. Cloths spread on a bar rotated by a walking…
Pakistan general hurt in attack
…Thursday, 15 December 2005, 13:00 GMT Pakistan general hurt in attack The head of Pakistan's Frontier Corps and his deputy have been wounded after shots were fired at their helicopter in Balochistan…
Musharraf backs rape-case officer
…The rape of a doctor at a gas plant in Balochistan province sparked violence that left eight people dead… Gen Musharraf on Thursday called the rape of the doctor, who was working in a hospital at a…
Pakistan bus explosion kills 13
…Balochistan, officials say… Balochistan, the source of Pakistan's main gas reserves, has been the scene of rising violence between rebels and security forces… The army launched a major crackdown in …
Raped doctor: I'm still terrified
…of Balochistan last year sparked tribal clashes says she is still terrified… The PPL's installations are located near the town of Sui in Balochistan - a province that has seen great tension between…
Eyewitness: Pakistan tribals speak out
… Saturday, 29 January, 2005, 00:55 GMT Eyewitness: Pakistan tribals speak out Bugti tribals have a history of unrest Not many people in Pakistan know the origins of the word Sui. But everyone in…
Bomb attack by separatists kills 13 on Pakistan train
…At least 13 people have been killed by a bomb blast on a passenger train in south-west Pakistan. The explosion at a station in Balochistan injured dozens of people and officials said the… province to…
Wedding guests die in mine blast
…south-western Pakistan province of Balochistan, officials say… Gas-rich Balochistan has seen months of violence as tribal groups push for greater political and economic rights… Government forces launched…
Pakistan battle death toll rises
…Friday, 18 March, 2005, 13:28 GMT Pakistan battle death toll rises Authorities in Pakistan's south-west Balochistan province now say more than 20 died in Thursday's clashes between soldiers and rebel…
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