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PDMA warns of new series of rains in Balochistan starting August 30

PDMA warns of new series of rains in Balochistan starting August 30

QUETTA: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said that a new series of rains in Balochistan will start from August 30. According to details, PDMA informed that there is a possibility of thundershowers in various districts of the Balochistan from August 30 to September 2. These districts include Musa Khel, Daki, Harnai, Loralai, Dera Bugti […]

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FIA arrests three, seizes millions in foreign currency at Taftan

FIA arrests three, seizes millions in foreign currency at Taftan

QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Taftan Circle has arrested three individuals and seized large amounts of foreign and local currency in an operation conducted in the Taftan area of Balochistan. FIA spokesperson told local media that the operation was part of the crackdown against illegal currency exchange and hawala/hundi operations. The arrested persons were

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Punjab faces unprecedented flood emergency as rivers overflow

Punjab faces unprecedented flood emergency as rivers overflow

LAHORE: The provincial government of Punjab have evacuated tens of thousands of people after exceptionally high floods hit the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers, following heavy rains and India’s release of water from its dams. The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) mentioned that the Chenab at Qadirabad and Khanki headworks, Ravi at Jassar, and Sutlej at

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Zarina Marri case sparks debate on journalism and responsibility

Zarina Marri case sparks debate on journalism and responsibility

ISLAMABAD: The senior journalist Hamid Mir has resumed a sensitive and contentious debate surrounding enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Mir claimed that a woman, Zarina Marri, was allegedly abducted in 2005 from Kohlu, where she was working as a teacher, and subsequently shifted with her infant child to a detention centre in Karachi. As per his

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False narratives on abduction of women in Khuzdar exposed

False narratives on abduction of women in Khuzdar exposed

KHUZDAR: The recent allegations regarding the abduction and harassment of women in Khuzdar have been strongly rejected as baseless propaganda, aimed at maligning state institutions and creating a misleading narrative reminiscent of the disinformation spread during the events of East Pakistan. The narrative of systematic abductions and abuse of women in Balochistan is a deliberate

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BLF claims responsibility for attack on Ufone tower in Balochistan

BLF claims responsibility for attack on Ufone tower in Balochistan

QUETTA: The  terrorist organization, Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for destroying a Ufone communication tower with an explosive device in Dasht Nariamdan, located along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road. The tower, which was recently established to improve communication facilities for residents of the remote area, was completely destroyed in the blast. In

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Pakistan, Ethiopia Air Forces agree to expand training, partnership

Pakistan, Ethiopia Air Forces agree to expand training, partnership

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), at Air Headquarters in Islamabad. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu reasserted that Pakistan’s commitment to spread the scope of partnership through joint training initiatives

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Pakistan Army stands firm with the nation during flood crisis, Says DG ISPR

Pakistan Army stands firm with the nation during flood crisis, Says DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) reasserted that the Pakistan Army’s constant determination to stand by the people of Pakistan during the ongoing flood crisis, focusing on that no hostile force can undermine the strong bond between the armed forces and the nation. In this regard, the DG ISPR said, “In

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Meena Majeed calls Zarina Marri disappearance claims "fabricated."

Zarina Marri disppearance claims ‘fabricated’, Meena Majeed

QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly Member Meena Majeed Baloch strongly refuted claims being circulated on social media regarding the alleged enforced disappearance of a woman named Zarina Marri from Kohlu, terming the reports “fabricated, baseless, and part of an organized propaganda campaign.” In this sense, she addressed the Meena Majeed who alleged that a few social

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CM Bugti launches Women Economic Empowerment Endowment Fund

QUETTA:  Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfaraz Bugti, inaugurated the Women Economic Empowerment Endowment Fund, describing it as a great milestone towards the province’s journey of inclusive and sustainable development. In this sense, the CM Bugti paid his tribute to Advisor on Women Development, Dr Rubaba Khan Buledi, and her entire team for successfully organizing without

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