US says it supports Pakistan’s territorial integrity
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) In a bid to smooth key ally Pakistan's ruffled feathers over a lawmaker's call for self-determination in restive Balochistan, the United States has reiterated ... Read more...
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Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility for attacks on Pak Navy buses
April 28th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 28(ANI): The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for the two separate bomb attacks on Pakistan Navy buses in Karachi on Tuesday, in which four persons were killed and ... Read more...
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Solid proof of foreign elements’ involvement in Balochistan turmoil: Gilani
March 1st, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gilani has said there was solid evidence that foreign elements and powers were involved in aggravating the situation in Balochistan.Speaking in the National Assembly ... Read more...
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Disquiet among Pakistani Hindus over kidnapped leader
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) There is disquiet in the Hindu community over the as-yet unsolved abduction of their religious leader, a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader in Quetta has been told.Sardar ... Read more...
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Baloch rebel chief Brahmdagh Bugti seeks political asylum in Switzerland
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Feb 2(ANI): Brahmdagh Bugti, chief of an outlawed Baloch rebel group, is seeking political asylum in Switzerland, the party's spokesperson has said."Brahmdagh Bugti, who leads the banned Baloch Republican Party (BRP), ... Read more...
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Magsi urges Pak army chief to help trace ‘missing’ Baloch people
January 4th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sui (Dera Bugti), Jan 4 (ANI): Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi has requested Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani to take steps for resolving the issue of missing Baloch people."It is a very ... Read more...
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Pak National Assembly wakes up to grim situation in Balochistan
December 30th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 30 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly members have asked the government to take practical steps to tackle the grim situation in Balochistan, and remove the grievances of the Baloch people.PML-N legislator ... Read more...
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Baloch people want direct flood relief aid, not via Islamabad: Minister
August 24th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Balochistan) Aug.24 (ANI): Fed up by the federal government's negligence over the plight of flood affected people in the province, Balochistan's Communication and Works Minister Mir Sadiq Umrani has urged donor ... Read more...
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Baloch, Sindhi expatriates protest before UK PM’s residence
July 26th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): Baloch and Sindhi expatriates living in London protested in front of 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister on Sunday to seek international intervention ... Read more...
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BNP demands UN probe over Habib Baloch’s assassination
July 20th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, July 20 (ANI): The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has called for a United Nations inquiry over the assassination of its secretary general Habib Jalib Baloch.Baloch was killed by two unidentified gunmen ... Read more...
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Gilani orders inquiry over Baloch leader’s murder amidst massive criticism
July 15th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has ordered a judicial inquiry into the broad day light murder of Balochistan National Party (BNP) secretary general Habib Jalib amidst massive ... Read more...
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All efforts to end discrimination against Balochs: Pak PM
June 7th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jun 7 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday assured of all possible efforts from the PPP-led Government to eliminate the sense of alienation found among the people ... Read more...
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Gilani appeals to Baloch leaders to end their exile
May 8th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday asked Baloch leaders to end their exile and return to the country.Speaking to the media after meeting Baloch nationalist ... Read more...
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Why Azad Kashmir is called Azad?
April 27th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.27 (ANI): The United Kashmir Peoples National Party arranged a seminar in London, titled: Challenges, Options and Role of Kashmiri Diaspora was attended by around 150 people from all walks of ... Read more...
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Negotiations with Pak govt. only in presence of international guarantors: Baloch leader
January 20th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.20 (ANI): While declaring that the Baloch people have no faith in the present leadership of the country, Baloch leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said people of the region would hold ... Read more...
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‘Conspiracies against Zardari are conspiracies against Pakistan’
January 10th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan. 10 (ANI): PPP Balochistan chief Lashkari Raisani has said that conspiracies hatched against President Asif Ali Zardari are actually conspiracies against Pakistan.Speaking at a book launch here, Raisani said ... Read more...
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‘Unfazed’ Zardari vows to fight challenges
December 18th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 18 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is unfazed by the Supreme Court's judgement declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as 'unconstitutional', and has vowed to face the challenges.Talking ... Read more...
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‘Big terrorist’ America creating anarchy in Pak to declare nukes unsafe: JI chief
December 8th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Dec.14 (ANI) : Blaming the United States for the creating anarchy in the country, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan has said that America is working to declare Pakistan's nuclear establishments ... Read more...
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Baloch leaders demand Musharraf’s trial for Bugti’s assassination
December 8th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 8 (ANI): While former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is planning to return to country's political by lanes, demands for his trial for killing Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar ... Read more...
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After NRO beneficiaries, Sharif now wants “big criminals” who had loans waived nailed
November 28th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov.28 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for an investigation against all the beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and also against those who had misappropriated ... Read more...
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US Afghan troop surge would destabilise Balochistan: Gilani
November 27th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.26 (ANI): As the US continues to ponder over whether to send more troops to Afghanistan to facilitate the 'war on terror' or not, Pakistan has raised apprehensions over the ... Read more...
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Imran Khan asks Pak govt. to halt Swat military operation
October 4th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct.4 (ANI): Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has once again asked the Pakistan government to stop the military operation in Swat and Malakand Divisions, and said the issue could be ... Read more...
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Nothing but freedom from Pakistan would pacify Baloch people : Brahmdagh Bugti
September 29th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.29 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief Brahmdagh Bugti has rejected negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying the Baloch people want nothing less than freedom.When asked that whether his party ... Read more...
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US embassy expansion targeted at establishing control over Pak nukes: JI chief
September 13th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Sep.13 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan has reacted strongly against a US move to expand its Islamabad embassy and said Washington is trying to establish a military cantonment ... Read more...
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PML-Q supports Jamil Bugti’s decision to register case against Musharraf
August 31st, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Aug. 31 (ANI): PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has said that his party supports Jamil Bugti's decision to register a case against former president Pervez Musharraf and prime minister Shaukat ... Read more...
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Baloch leader forms Council for Independent Balochistan
August 12th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Aug.12 (ANI): Kalat state chief Suleiman Dawood has announced the formation of a council for Balochistan's independence.Announcing the formation of Council for Independent Balochistan in London, Dawood said reconciliation with Pakistan ... Read more...
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‘Pak falsely accusing India to justify army operation in Balochistan’
August 6th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 6 (ANI): The people who are fighting for the cause and development of Balochistan are patriotic Pakistanis and are falsely accused of being pro-India by those who are against Balochistan, ... Read more...
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India not involved in Baloch unrest, says Baloch Republican Party
July 23rd, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 23 (ANI): The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) has rejected the Pakistan government's allegation that India is responsible for the unrest in the province.BRP president Nawabzada Barmdagh Bugti rebuked the ... Read more...
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Balochistan’s grievances need quick redress: Governor
April 29th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr 29 (ANI): Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi today said that the government would constitute a new inquiry tribunal into the Turbat killings which would be acceptable to Baloch nationalist ... Read more...
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Baloch leader urges India, US to help attain freedom from Pakistan
April 16th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.16 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party chief Brahamdagh Bugti has urged India and the United States to help the Baloch people attain freedom from Pakistan.Bugti said Baloch people were being suppressed by ... Read more...
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Rs. five million reward for information on Baloch leaders’ killers
April 14th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Apr. 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister's Interior Affairs Advisor Rehman Malik on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs. five million to someone who could pinpoint the culprits who had assassinated ... Read more...
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Deadline extended indefinitely for Soleckis release
March 7th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 7 (ANI): Pakistan militant outfit Balochistan Liberation United Front, which came into limelight after abducting UNHCR official John Solecki, has indefinitely extended the deadline for the government to accept ... Read more...
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Faiz Baluch a ”casualty of geopolitics”, not a terrorist, argues British lawyer
January 6th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.6 (ANI): A London court has learnt that a refugee Faiz Baluch, accused of calling for murder in the name of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army via websites and telephone ... Read more...
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Bugti demands Musharrafs arrest to expose his fathers, Bhuttos killers
December 31st, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 31 (ANI): The Jamhoori Watan Party chief, Talal Bugti has demanded Musharrafs arrest, so that the killers of his father, Akbar Bugti and the former Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto, ... Read more...
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Pak Senate panel admits presence of secret torture cells
November 26th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistan Senates Standing Committee on Interior has reportedly admitted the presence of countless hidden torture cells across the country, and called for jail reforms to shut these ... Read more...
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