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BNP protests against Pakistan govt over enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings

Balochistan National Party (BNP) is protesting across Quetta and Balochistan, alleging escalating state repression including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Demonstrations followed a raid on senior leader Sardar Naseer Ahmed Musiyani's home, which reportedly resulted in his son's death and several detentions. BNP demands an independent probe and an end…

The Times of India

From Pakistan to Shanghai: A CAR-T Journey Fighting Relapsed Lymphoma

SHANGHAI, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A 36-year-old Pakistani patient has achieved encouraging early recovery after receiving personalized CAR-T immunotherapy at Jiahui International Cancer Center in Shanghai, following exhausting standard treatments for aggressive recurrent blood cancer. Muhammad, a hospital staff member from Quetta, Pakistan, suffered from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma…

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Dozens killed in suicide bombing targeting Pakistani passenger train

At least 24 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near a railway in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, just as a passenger train passed. More than 70 people were also injured in the blast so powerful that two of the train cars…

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Bomb attack near railway station in southwest Pakistan kills at least 24

The force of the blast caused two carriages to overturn and catch fire, sending thick black smoke into the air

The Independent UK

Dozens killed in huge bomb blast near Pakistani train

A powerful bomb has exploded near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing dozens of people.

AAP

Pakistan train blast: 24 killed, over 100 injured in BLA's 'fidayeen attack' near Quetta railway track

At least 24 Pakistani army personnel were killed and more than 100 injured after a suicide vehicle bomb targeted a military shuttle train in Quetta, Balochistan, on Sunday. The blast derailed a bogie, sparked a fire and damaged nearby homes and vehicles. The banned Baloch Liberation Army’s Majeed Brigade claimed…

The Times of India

Sirens, smoke and panic: Dramatic videos capture aftermath of Pakistan train explosion; 24 killed

Videos from the scene in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan captured thick plumes of smoke rising into the sky, blaring sirens and firefighters rushing towards a burning, derailed train after a deadly blast targeting military personnel on Sunday. Officials said at least 24 people were killed and more than 50…

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More than a dozen people dead as bomb blast in Pakistan overturns passenger train

The explosion happened as the train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta

The Independent UK

Pakistan train blast: 24 killed, over 50 injured in Quetta explosion near railway track

A powerful explosion targeted a train carrying military personnel near Chaman Phatak railway station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 50. The blast, which occurred near Quetta, also damaged nearby vehicles and buildings. Authorities declared an emergency in Quetta hospitals and placed…

The Times of India

Pakistan bomb blast on army train in Quetta kills at least 24 soldiers and civilians

Sunday saw a devastating attack on a train loaded with military personnel in Quetta, Balochistan. The explosion, triggered by an explosive device in a vehicle that struck the train, resulted in the death of at least 24 individuals, with over 50 sustaining injuries.

The Economic Times

Baloch insurgency: Suicide bombs and uptick in violence threaten Pakistan, regional security

In the space of 10 days in late April 2026, insurgents in Pakistan purportedly carried out 27 attacks in the country’s southwest province of Balochistan, killing at least 42 military personal. Then, on May 11, authorities announced that a suicide bombing plot on the capital, Islamabad, had been foiled. Authorities…

The Conversation

Terror attack suspected as gas pipeline blown up in southwest Pakistan

Main supply line near Quetta in restive Balochistan province attacked by ‘unknown individuals’

The Independent UK

Engraved portraits on tombstones keep memories alive in Pakistan

At a cemetery in Pakistan’s Quetta, polished marble tombstones engraved with portraits of the deceased have become increasingly popular, particularly among the Hazara community.

Euronews

Taliban strike multiple military bases in Pakistan; strategic Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi hit

Afghanistan's Air Force launched drone strikes on key Pakistani military bases, including Nur Khan Airbase and Quetta's 12th Corps HQ. This retaliatory action follows Pakistan's recent aerial incursions into Afghan territory. Both nations have engaged in escalating tit-for-tat clashes, with Pakistan claiming significant Taliban fighter casualties and Afghanistan asserting the…

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The Guardian - UK

Pakistan targets Balochistan separatists after ‘unprecedented’ assaults

Officials say calm restored to province day after dozens killed in suicide and gun attacks in at least 10 cities

The Independent UK

Bombed, hijacked and derailed seven times this year – is the Jaffar Express the world’s most dangerous train?

IN FOCUS: Jaffar Express, a train that connects the insurgency-hit province of Balochistan with the rest of Pakistan, has been repeatedly targeted, Namita Singh reports

The Independent UK

A car bombing outside a Pakistani security force headquarters kills at least 8 people

Pakistani officials say militants set off a powerful car bomb outside the headquarters of the country's paramilitary security force in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least eight people and wounding several others

International Business Times

Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack On Pakistan Rally

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan.

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Al Jazeera

Deadly blast hits rally in Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say

The blast occurred during a rally organised by the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M).

Al Jazeera

Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine

Assistant train driver Saad Qamar’s family didn’t know if he had been killed. On Thursday, he’s back at work.

The Independent UK

Pakistan wants to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year

About 845,000 Afghans have left Pakistan over the past 18 months

Dynamite News

Pakistan: 2 killed, over a dozen injured in Quetta blast

The blast occurred in the Barech Market area on Quetta’s Double Road in Balochistan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

While terrorists roam free, Pakistan is hunting down its journalists, activists

Pakistan’s cricket team has had a few rough days in New Zealand. The Kiwi fast bowlers and openers marched from one easy victory to another, leaving Pakistan hopeless. But there is someone else who had an even worse week. And that is none other than Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff…

The Conversation

Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence

Pakistan’s army has freed hundreds of hostages from a passenger train that was seized by armed militants in the south-western province of Balochistan on Tuesday, March 11. A number of those on board were military officials and police personnel travelling from Balochistan’s capital, Quetta, to Peshawar further north.

The Independent UK

Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers

Security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing suicide vests loaded with explosives barricaded themselves inside the train with hostages in Balochistan

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