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Karachi-bound bus attacked in Balochistan; 3 killed, 5 injured as curfew imposed

Three passengers were killed and five others injured after armed men opened fire on a Karachi-bound passenger bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday, prompting authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in the affected area, Dawn reported.

The Times of India · Jul 23

'Failed, inhumane policy': Baloch activist raises alarm over spike in student disappearances in region

A recent surge in the alleged enforced disappearances of students and young people in Pakistan's Balochistan province has raised fresh concerns over the treatment of those linked to peaceful political organisations. Human rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch expressed her condemnation of the events and alleged that individuals are being taken…

The Times of India · Jul 19

'Take off uniform and contest elections': Pakistani MP's open challenge to its military

Pakistani politician and chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, delivered a blistering critique of Pakistan's military and government, accusing them of failing to maintain order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan while warning that the country's Pashtun regions were "drowning in blood."

The Times of India · Jul 16

Pakistani leader vows to press militant crackdown after 42 killed in Balochistan attacks

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to continue operations against militants during a visit to Balochistan

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Militants kill 9 police officers in attack on post in southwest Pakistan

Authorities say dozens of militants overnight attacked a police post overnight in insurgency-hit southwestern Pakistan, triggering an intense gunbattle that killed nine police officers and wounded some others

The Independent UK · Jul 7

'Stop the genocide': Baloch protesters in Germany raise alarm over Pakistan atrocities

Baloch activists gathered in Bremen, Germany, to protest against what they described as a worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan's Balochistan province, accusing Pakistani authorities of enforced disappearances, custodial killings and collective punishment. Organised by the Baloch National Movement (BNM), the demonstration called on the international community and human rights…

The Times of India · Jul 7

What the Shiva Purana Teaches About Destruction, Loss, and the Grief We Refuse to Release

The God Who Destroys on PurposeThe Shiva Purana names Shiva by many epithets, but Mahakala, the lord of time and dissolution, is the one modern readers tend to skip past. Mahakala does not destroy carelessly. The Purana is precise about this: destruction is Shiva's function in the trimurti alongside Brahma's…

Times Life · Jul 5

BLA claims over 30 Pakistani security personnel killed in 'fidayee' attack in Balochistan's Gwadar

A suicide commando attack by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has targeted a Pakistan Coast Guard camp in Jiwani, Gwadar. The BLA claims over 30 security personnel were killed and the camp was reduced to rubble by an explosive-laden truck and subsequent ground assault. The group vows to continue…

The Times of India · Jul 3

Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the crash, offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Euronews · Jul 3

Forty killed as bus falls into ditch in Pakistan

QUETTA — Forty people were killed and ​eight others injured ‌after a bus fell into a deep roadside ditch in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on Friday, a rescue agency ​and ⁠a government official said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3