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03.09.2010
US to open consulate in Balochistan, says Patterson
QUETTA: US Ambassador in Pakistan, Anne W Patterson has said that an American consulate will be set up in Quetta to oversee the development activities carried out by the Americans in Balochistan.
“The consulate will be set up to monitor the development activities being carried out by the US in Balochistan. It will also ensure a close liaison between the Baloch people and the US, and would provide visa facility to the people of Balochistan,” she said, while refuting the allegation that the consulate was intended to monitor activities in Iran and Afghanistan at a press conference here on Wednesday.
Patterson, accompanied by the American Consul General Karachi William Martin, also denied form... details >>
01.09.2010
Needs of Balochistan flood victims unmet: UNHCR
QUETTA: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Pakistan Mengesha Kebede on Tuesday drew attention to the plight of Balochistan’s flood survivors whose basic needs have not been met as yet. Kebede also complained that the mainstream media had largely forgotten about the flood victims in the province.
“The situation in Balochistan is worst; 1.2 million flood survivors are under shelters and half of them came from Sindh. The province was forgotten and the media did not play its role regarding the problems faced by survivors in Balochistan,” he observed.
He remarked that the media was ‘following the river and the routes of the flood’, and their prime focus remained sou... details >>
01.09.2010
BNP-Mengal leader among 2 killed in Kalat
QUETTA: Two people, including a Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) leader, were shot dead in Kalat on Tuesday. According to sources, Kalat district BNP leader Nawabuddin Nechari and his friends Saffar Khan and Mullah Bakhsh were on their way on the national highway when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on their vehicle. As a result, two of them died on the spot while Mullah Bakhsh suffered multiple bullet injuries. Police reached the site soon after the incident and took the bodies and injured to a government hospital. BNP leaders Mir Nooruddin Mengal and Mir Akbar Ali termed the incident a ‘targeted killing’ to eliminate the BNP leadership from the political horizo... details >>
31.08.2010
8 die from gastro in Dera Murad Jamali
QUETTA: At least eight people, including six children, suffering from gastroenteritis and other waterborne diseases have lost their lives during two days in Dera Murad Jamali while hundreds of affectees were being treated in hospitals and field hospitals by the Army Medical Corps.According to sources, the epidemics broke out in Dera Murad Jamali and adjoining areas where a large number of affected people had taken shelter. More than 1.4 million people had been dislodged due to the floods and had no access to clean water, food and medical facilities. “Three to four patients, including women and children, are dieing on a daily basis,” sources at a hospital told this scribe. He said that the fl... details >>
29.08.2010
Jamil Bugti proposes re-demarcation of Balochistan
* Says Dera Ghazi Khan, Kandkot, Kashmore and Jacobabad be merged into Balochistan for plebisciteBy Mohammad ZafarQUETTA: Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti has proposed re-demarcation of provinces on ethnic, linguistic and cultural basis remerging Dera Ghazi Khan, Kandkot, Kashmore, Jacobabad and other Baloch areas into Balochistan before any plebiscite is held ascertaining the will of the people to remain in Pakistan or not.Addressing a press conference at the Bugti Bolak on the fourth death anniversary of his father Nawab Akbar Bugti, he said it was a democratic proposal and Pakistan as a civilised country should accept it.He said the plebiscite in Balochistan should be held under the supervisio... details >>
28.08.2010
Govt harassing motorcyclists in Balochistan
Saturday, August 28, 2010
QUETTA: The Balochistan government and security agencies are reportedly harassing motorcyclists in the insurgency-hit province, which has caused a sense of insecurity amongst the citizens. For the past couple of days, police and other law enforcement agencies had made it a common practice to detain motorcyclists for hours without asking them to show the documents of their vehicles. The citizens’ time was being wasted as nearly all motorists had been stopped at many intersections of Quetta. The Balochistan government and the law enforcement agencies had failed to explain their action of stopping the motorcyclists at every intersection while the citizens had also fai... details >>
27.08.2010
Bullet-riddled body found in Khuzdar, 2 prisoners shot dead
Friday, August 27, 2010
QUETTA: A bullet-riddled body was found in Khuzdar on Thursday, some 350 kilometres from Quetta. According to security sources, the body was found from Bagh Bana area of Khuzdar and was brought to hospital for autopsy. The deceased has been identified as Tahir Muhammad. Sources said that unidentified people had kidnapped Tahir Muhammad from Koshak area of Khuzdar a few days ago. Marks on Tahir’s body indicate he was severely tortured before his death.
Two prisoners were shot dead on Thursday after unidentified gunmen stormed a Levies post in Bakhtiarabad, some 300 kilometres from Quetta. According to security sources, a group of gunmen barged into the Levies post an... details >>
27.08.2010
Balochistan awaits flood relief, rehabilitation
Friday, August 27, 2010
By Asad Khan BetiniKohlu, Barkhan, Musakhel, Jaffarabad, Dera Allah Yar, Gandakha, Jhal Magsi, Jewani tehsils and districts are prone to natural disasters, including endemic droughts, flooding and recurrent cyclones, regularly damaging local communities and giving setbacks to economic growth. Balochistan is one of the poorest provinces of Pakistan. The food security situation has dramatically deteriorated and the risk of maternal and child mortality – linked to lack of access to and quality of services – and water and vectorborne diseases have increased. Above all, in such an emergency, the most-neglected area is MNCH health facilities. Nutrition required for pregnan... details >>
27.08.2010
Balochistan shuts to commemorate Bugti
* Complete strike in Quetta, other cities, towns of province * No violent incidents reported * Attendance in govt, private office in Quetta remains lowBy Mohammad ZafarQUETTA: A complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike was observed across Balochistan on Thursday on the fourth death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed in a military operation in 2006.The strike was complete and people responded voluntarily to the call of political parties in all parts of Balochistan. However, no violent incident was reported from any area and the situation remained under control. In Quetta, all the major shopping centres, commercial areas, business houses and even some of medical stores remained... details >>
25.08.2010
BBA boycott over advocate kidnapping
QUETTA: Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) observed a boycott on Tuesday over the abduction of two lawyers, Munir Ahmed Mirwani and Zaman Mari.The courts wore a deserted look as lawyers did not appear in the sessions court and before judicial magistrate, and all the cases were adjourned. The boycott was observed in Quetta, Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Sherani, Turbat, Gwadar, Naushki, Sibi, Bolan, Mand, Panjgur, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Ziarat, Pishin, Loralai and other townships. According to a brief statement issued by the BBA, the strike will continue for three days in protest against the kidnapping. The BBA has accused intelligence agencies.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/defaul... details >>
25.08.2010
Gastro, cholera claim 12 more lives in Balochistan
QUETTA: At least 12 more people including eight children lost their lives on Tuesday due to gastroenteritis, cholera and other epidemics in flood affected-areas of Balochistan.A report said that three children had died in district headquarters hospital in Dera Murad Jamali where hundreds of affected people had been admitted. In a relief camp at a bypass in Quetta, two children who were suffering from gastroenteritis and Malaria had died.Another child was also died in gastroenteritis in Khuzdar. Official sources said that several people were suffering from gastroenteritis and other diseases in the affected areas. At least eight persons, including two children, died of cholera and other epidem... details >>
25.08.2010
Three killed in separate incidents in Balochistan
QUETTA: Three people, including a Levies officer, were shot dead and a passerby injured in separate incidents of firing and landmine blast in Awaran and Barkhan districts on Tuesday.According to official sources, chairman of local zakat committee, Liaquat Ahmed, along with his brother Nizar Muhammad, a Levies officer, were returning from a police station after launching a first information report against their rivals when unidentified assailants, ridding on a motorcycle opened fire at them near Khalidabad area of Maskey in Awaran district. As a result of the firing both died on the spot instantly. A boy, who was passing by the place of incident, also received serious bullet wounds. The attac... details >>
24.08.2010
1 million people face starvation in Balochistan, says minister
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
* Umrani seeks direct foreign aid, not via Islamabad * Says more than 5,000 villages and a large portion of national highway has been washed away By Mohammad ZafarQUETTA: Senior Minister Mir Sadiq Umrani on Sunday said that more than one million people were dying without food, water, medicine and shelter and the Balochistan government was unable to deal with this humanitarian crisis alone.Addressing a news conference, Umrani, who belongs to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), appealed to Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries to help the people of Balochistan in this humanitarian disaster. “We want direct aid from neighbouring countries and not via Islamabad”, he sa... details >>
22.08.2010
2 bodies found in Killi Baro
QUETTA: Two bodies were found near the Shal Kot Police Station Bugti street area in Killi Baro on Saturday.According to the official sources, the victims had received bullets in their heads. The bodies were taken to the Bolan Medical Teaching Hospital for autopsy. The police handed over the bodies to their relatives for burial.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010 822story_22-8-2010_pg7_22... details >>
20.08.2010
IB, FC official gunned down near Mastung, FC convoy hits IED, 3 injured
Friday, August 20, 2010
QUETTA: Two officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Frontier Corps (FC) respectively were shot dead on the RCD Highway near Mastung, around 50 kilometres from Quetta, on Thursday. According to official sources, IB Inspector Abdullah and FC official Zahid Hussain were travelling to the FC camp in Mastung when unidentified armed motorcyclists intercepted them and opened indiscriminate firing. As a result, both of the officials died on the spot while the assailants managed to flee. Police and other law enforcement agencies reached the spot and shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for autopsy. The area was cordoned off and a search operation was started to a... details >>
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