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Bomb blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province kills three, including political leader, 12-year-old child; several others injured
•The incident happened in Chaman area of Qilla Abdullah district in Pakistan after the bomb planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside exploded killing three people, including the central leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Maulana Muhammad Hanif
Four Pakistani policemen killed in Balochistan, officials call it 'act of terrorism'
•Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles killed four Pakistani policemen on Thursday, the latest attack to target authorities in restive Balochistan province.
Pakistan opens third border crossing with Afghanistan, says it will facilitate trade
Ians •Pakistan has reopened another border with Afghanistan that was closed in February after a series of attacks from across the border killed over 100 people, the Foreign Ministry announced
Pakistan opens key border crossing with Afghanistan ahead of Ramadan 'on humanitarian grounds'
•Pakistan announced it was reopening its border with Afghanistan, weeks after bloody clashes broke out between the two countries' militaries
Pakistan opens Chaman border crossing to allow ailing Afghans to return
•Quetta: A Pakistani government official says authorities have made an exception for ailing Afghans, allowing them to leave and return home through a key border crossing that was closed following a deadly exchange last week. Quetta: A Pakistani government official says authorities have made an exception for ailing Afghans, allowing them to leave and return home through a key border crossing that was closed following a deadly exchange last week.
Nine dead, 45 wounded after Afghan forces open fire on Pakistan border town of Chaman
•Afghan border forces today opened fire on Pakistani security personnel guarding a census team in the border town of Chaman in restive Baluchistan province, killing nine people and injuring 45 others, Pakistan army said.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif orders reopening of border with Afghanistan amid tense ties
•Pakistan on Monday ordered the border with Afghanistan to be reopened "immediately", a month after it was closed amid soaring tensions as Islamabad and Kabul accused one another of providing safe haven for militants.