Balochistan crisis
MULTAN, Feb 13: Tribesmen dislodged from their native Dera Bugti district several years ago are uncertain about their future despite an official plan to repatriate them to their ancestral place....
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming tribal militants in the province and India of financing them.
The National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday unveiled five-year package for Balochistan road network amounting to Rs60 billion. The package was announced by NHA Chairman Maj-Gen Farrukh Javed at a press briefing held at the authority’s headquarters....
Balochistan in turmoil again
The war in Balochistan is once again making headlines. 2005 was a troubled year for the province with the insurgency simmering throughout the year interspersed with military action by the Frontier Constabulary from time to time. It is a pity that as the year draws to a close the army has stepped up its operations and there are reports of casualties that include women and children. Details
The war in Balochistan is once again making headlines. 2005 was a troubled year for the province with the insurgency simmering throughout the year interspersed with military action by the Frontier Constabulary from time to time. It is a pity that as the year draws to a close the army has stepped up its operations and there are reports of casualties that include women and children. Details
AT A random reckoning, we are seeing the fifth major military/paramilitary operation in Balochistan since independence. This is besides other lesser known and relatively minor military actions launched in the province from time to time.
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A fresh wave of insurgency in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province has set off ripples all over the country with senior federal government officials claiming to have taken over control of mountains which served as hideouts for the insurgents.
Complete wheel jam and shutter-down strike was observed on Tuesday in Quetta and other parts of the province on the call of opposition parties to denounce government policies...
Paramilitary forces on Tuesday seized control of two more camps of Mari tribesmen in Bakar and Peekal on the border of Dera Bugti and Mari tribal agency and recovered a huge cache of weapons....
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy postponed its protest in front of Parliament House scheduled for of December 29 and also the meeting of party heads till January 2.
posted by zaicha | Monday, February 14, 2005
