Balochistan

The troubled history of Pakistan's Reko Diq copper mine in Balochistan

Once stalled by legal battles, local opposition, and a $6bn arbitration penalty, Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper mine is now seeing renewed momentum as the Asian Development Bank backs the project with its first mining loan in over four decades

Can Asim Munir’s plan for ‘rare earth treasure’ save sinking Pakistan?

Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has divulged his plan for the country’s underexploited minerals that could change its fortunes. In a recent conversation, he reportedly spoke of the nation’s ‘rare earth treasure’ that will make Pakistan one of the ‘most prosperous societies’. Here's how

9 Pakistani soldiers, including an officer, killed in Balochistan attack

At least nine Pakistani soldiers, including a Pakistani Army captain, have been killed in an attack by Baloch fighters in Balochistan.

Pakistan: 7-year-old Baloch boy charged with terrorism for uploading video on YouTube

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fiercely criticised the move, labelling it a "grave violation of human rights" and a glaring misuse of anti-terrorism laws.

Pakistan: 7 killed in deadly armed clashes in Balochistan’s Chaman, over a dozen injured

Seven people killed and over a dozen others injured after armed clashes exploded in Chaman, a town in Pakistan-administered Balochistan

Balochistan ambush: Armed men abduct and kill 9 bus passengers in restive Pakistan province

Armed men kill 9 people in Balochistan after abducting them from multiple buses across the province. No group has claimed responsibility as of now.

Has Pakistan unleashed ‘death squad’ on Balochistan? Activist questions killing of Baloch campaigner

In a conversation with Firstpost, an activist from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) gave details on the alleged abduction and killing of Zeeshan Zaheer, and also about the rise of Pakistan-backed 'Death Squads' in Balochistan.

Uproar in Balochistan after missing activist found killed; deceased’s father ‘disappeared’ in 2015

Massive outcry erupted in Pakistan-administered Balochistan province following the disappearance and killing of a young Baloch activist by Pakistani military personnel

Balochistan: BLA claims it killed Pakistan Army-backed leader in IED attack

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant group in Pakistan-administered Balochistan, claimed responsibility for a remote-controlled IED attack that killed top members of an alleged Pakistani army-backed killing squad

Pakistan gets law to arrest Baloch citizens for 90 days only on suspicion

The Pakistani-administered Balochistan Assembly passed a law that allows security forces to detain Baloch civilians for 90 days without any judicial recourse. Activists compare it to laws in Nazi Germany.