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On 9 November 2024, at least 32 people were killed and 62 others were injured in a suicide bombing at Quetta railway station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. [3] [4] The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack. [5] [2] It was the first time that the BLA had attacked the centre of ...
The Pakistani province of Balochistan has been the theatre of a long running insurgency, which escalated in intensity in 2004. [4] The insurgency has pitted Baloch militant groups against the government of Pakistan as well as the government of neighbouring Iran. 26 August holds special significance among Balochi nationalists as it marks the death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti ...
The Balochistan provincial government announced three days of mourning but emphasized that the elections will take place as scheduled. [ 7 ] [ 17 ] PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif condemned the attacks, saying that they "cannot dampen our spirits". [ 5 ]
By Saleem Ahmad and Saud Mehsud. QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, coupled with ...
Pakistan's military has killed 24 militants in three days in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said in a statement on Friday, less than a week before national elections.
Sistan and Balochistan, one of Iran’s most underdeveloped provinces, houses a discontented local population as a result of government policies. [1] Baluchis, many of whom are Sunni, have faced disproportionate discrimination for a long time. Additionally, they make up about 5% of Iran's population, but account for around 20% of all executions ...
Balochistan, Pakistan: August 2024 Balochistan attacks: BLA attackers committed ambushes, arsons, clashes, shootings and suicide bombings in Balochistan, killing at least 74 people, including at least 14 soldiers (102 claimed by BLA, 14 claimed by Pakistan) and at least 60 civilians. At least 21 militants were also killed. [83] [84] [85] [86]
The Nushki incident took place on 12 April 2024 in the Nushki district of Balochistan province of Pakistan, where armed attackers kidnapped 9 passengers and later killed them. The victims, all men from Punjab , were traveling in a bus from Quetta to Taftan when the assailants stopped, identified and took them away.