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February 5, 2026 3:41 PM

Pakistani military concludes operation against separatists in Balochistan, 216 killed

Pakistan's military said on Thursday that it had concluded a week-long security operation against separatists in Balochistan, killing 216 militants in targeted offensives across the troubled southwestern province. Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and poorest province, was brought to a virtual standstill on Saturday when the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) stormed schools, banks, markets and security installations across the region in one of their largest operations ever. The military sa...

February 2, 2026 12:30 PM

Pakistani forces kill over 140 in two-day Balochistan clashes

Pakistani security forces killed 145 people during a 40-hour military operation launched in response to a series of what authorities described as “coordinated” gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan, local media reported, quoting provincial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces killed 92 “militants” during the operation, while 15 civilians also lost their lives, reported leading Pakistani daily The Express Tribune. Chief...

September 30, 2025 4:14 PM

Suicide blast targeting Pakistan paramilitary kills 10, officials say

A suicide bombing killed at least 10 people outside the headquarters of a paramilitary force in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday, officials said. Several gunmen stormed the headquarters after the bombing, triggering a gun battle with the paramilitary, provincial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said in televised remarks. Bugti said the suicide bomber was driving a pickup truck and security forces killed four further attackers. "These cowardly attacks cannot deter us from bring...

August 21, 2025 10:38 AM

Protests swamp Pakistan over forcible disappearances, killings of Baloch people

Pakistan has been swamped with protests over enforced disappearances and killings of Baloch people, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee shared the details on Wednesday. "From Quetta to Islamabad to Karachi, Baloch families are sitting on roads, in heat, in rain, only because the state has left them no other path. Their demand is simple: Stop enforced disappearances. Stop killing our children. Release the missing," the BYC wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). BYC shared details of protests taking...

August 12, 2025 9:47 AM

US designates Pakistani Baloch separatists as a foreign terrorist group

The United States is designating the Pakistani separatist Baloch Liberation Army as a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday. The BLA is the strongest of a number of insurgent groups long operating in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran, a mineral-rich region that is home to Beijing's investment in Gwadar deep water port and other projects. Recently, the BLA took responsibility for hijacking a Pakistani Jaffar Express train traveling from Quetta to Pesh...

July 11, 2025 11:19 AM

Armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan, say officials

Armed men killed nine bus passengers after kidnapping them in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Friday. The passengers had been kidnapped from multiple buses on Thursday evening, said the provincial government spokesman Shahid Rind. Their bodies with bullet wounds were found in mountains overnight, another government official Naveed Alam said. No one has claimed responsibility. Separatist Baloch militants have in the past been involved in such incidents, killing...

March 13, 2025 12:02 PM

Pakistan Army says Jaffar Train rescue operations over, at least 30 civilians reported dead

The Pakistan Army has announced the completion of rescue operations for the Jaffar Express, which was hijacked in Balochistan. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt. Gen. Sharif Chaudhry, the clearance operation resulted in the elimination of all 33 attackers at the site. Speaking in an interview with Dunya News, Chaudhry stated, "On March 11 in Bolan, terrorists targeted a railroad track around 1 p.m., blowing it up and stopping the Jaffar Express. According t...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Balochistan: Abused by Pakistan, looted by China

On 25 August, 39 people were killed when a Baloch outfit attacked police stations, railway lines and highways in a co-ordinated manner. 34 more were killed in retaliation by the Pakistani security forces.The 34 included Pakistani soldiers and police personnel and attackers. This happened in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan. The attacks continued through the night and into the next day. They were by far the most violent killings carried out in recent years by ethnic Baloch separ...

May 21, 2024 5:20 PM

Free Balochistan Movement to protest against Pakistan’s nuclear weapons outside 10 Downing Street

The Free Balochistan Movement's UK chapter has unveiled plans to organize a protest on May 28 outside 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister. The protest coincides with the 25th anniversary of Pakistan's controversial nuclear tests conducted in the Chaghai region of Balochistan. The demonstration aims to shed light on the profound and lasting ramifications of these nuclear tests on the people of Balochistan and the region's delicate wildlife. For over two decade...

May 9, 2024 3:57 PM

Gunmen in Pakistan kill seven labourers near Gwadar port, say police

Gunmen shot and killed seven labourers near southwestern Pakistan's Gwadar port early on Thursday, police said. Police official Mohsin Ali said the gunmen stormed into a house some 25 km (15 miles) east of the port city and shot and killed the labourers in their sleep. The port city is located in troubled southwestern Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran. No one has claimed responsibility. Baloch separatist militants have in the past targeted labourers from eastern Punjab...