Karachi:Women members of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Sindh Assembly have submitted a resolution strongly condemning the brutal killing of a couple in Balochistan. The resolution was submitted by provincial assembly members Saadia Javed and Heer Soho, denouncing the horrific act as unconstitutional, un-Islamic, and against cultural norms. In the text of the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman Criticizes State’s Role in Security, Economy, and National Policies Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman stated that the elimination of terrorism is a distant dream and regretted that the government’s authority is virtually non-existent in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While addressing a leadership meeting and “National Consultation” organized by the
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QUETTA : Earthquake tremors were felt in Windar and surrounding in Balochistan. The details suggest that earthquake tremors were felt in Windar, a southern city of Balochistan. The magnitude recorded on the rector scale was 4.3. A wave of fear spread across the city and the people came out of their houses. The depth of
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QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Wednesday extended the physical remand of tribal leader Sardar Sherbaz for 10 more days. He is accused as the prime suspect of the honour killing of a couple ahead of Eid ul Adha in Quetta. Police said Bano Bibi and Ehsan Ullah were shot dead in Dagari,
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QUETTA: In yet another case of honour killing, a man in Quetta—the provincial capital of Balochistan—shot dead his own daughter and nephew in cold blood. This is the second honour killing reported in the last 24 hours, and the third such incident this week. According to police, the suspect, identified as Abdul Latif, opened fire
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ISLAMABAD: An All-Parties Conference (APC) of religious parties convened in Islamabad under the banner of the Milli Yakjehti Council, where leaders expressed serious concern over national issues and firmly condemned recent acts of violence. Allama Arif Hussain Wahidi, while addressing the conference, strongly condemned the brutal killing of a man and a woman in Balochistan.
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BALOCHISTAN: Another incident of a so-called “honour” killing occurred in Balochistan, where two sons, with the help of their father, strangled their own mother to death. According to police reports, the horrific murder took place within the jurisdiction of Shaheed Nazir Ahmed Umrani Police Station in the Mangoli area of Naseerabad. The accused — identified
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By: Babar Yousafzai As someone who has witnessed the violent undercurrents of Baloch separatist politics firsthand, I find it troubling to see the same figures and organizations continuing to manipulate narratives, exploit tribal affiliations, and perpetuate cycles of violence. Let’s start with the Balochistan Yakjehti Council (BYC). The organization that once pretended to be a
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By: Tania Bazai In a land where tribal customs are often treated as divine commandments, a woman’s life remains perilously cheap. In our society, a woman’s greatest crime is the desire to live on her own terms, and the justice system of so-called custodians of “honour” is to turn her dead body into a public
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QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, while addressing the participants of the 16th National Workshop Balochistan, stated that 99.99% of recruitments in the health and education sectors were made on merit. The chief minister said the provincial government is actively providing both national and international scholarships to students, aiming to empower the youth through
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