Balochistan: Ex-guerrilla commander shot dead in Turbat

QUETTA:  Unknown armed men shot dead an ex-guerrilla commander in Nasirabad area in district Kech Balochistan on Wednesday. According to details armed men killed Mohammad Bakhsh Baloch aka Jaggo in Turbat and fled the scene. Jaggo struggled for freedom of Balochistan for several years and lost his brother, son and nephews for the independence of […]Read More

China in Balochistan: CPEC and the Shifting Security Landscape of

By Harrison Akins Graduate Research Fellow Howard,  H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee In 1962, Henry Kissinger, then serving as a consultant for the National Security Council, was dispatched by President Kennedy on a fact finding mission to Pakistan, a Cold War ally. During his visit, a reporter probed him for […]Read More

Germany: New book launched containing stories of Baloch refugees among

Berlin: Baloch activists affiliated with Free Balochistan Movement attended a book presentation in Berlin and contributed two books of Baloch senior lecturer of economy Dr Shahzavar Karimzadi also known as Dr Mostafa Baloch. Civil society members, journalists, social media activists and a large number of University students attended the event and showed their interest in […]Read More

Balochistan: Convoy of FC Kharan ambushed in Noshki, Baloch fighter

Quetta: The Baloch Liberation Army has released details of an attack on FC Kharan Colonel Haseeb’s convoy in Noshki’s Neyaam Durgi area on 24 December 2017. According to a press release to media, Azad Baloch, the official spokesperson of the BLA said Baloch fighters targeted Colonel Haseeb’s convoy with IED and ambushed it with automatic […]Read More

U.S. sanctions five Iranian entities, signals more measures

The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on five subsidiaries of an Iranian industrial group that is considered key in the development and production of the country’s ballistic missiles. The sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, an arm of the Treasury Department, targeted companies that are owned or controlled by the Shahid […]Read More

China to build naval base in Gwadar Balochistan

Beijing plans to build its second offshore naval base near a strategically important Pakistani port following the opening of its first facility in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa last year. Beijing-based military analyst Zhou Chenming said the base near the Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea would be used to dock and maintain naval […]Read More

US suspends most security aid to Pakistan, places it on

The Trump administration will suspend most security assistance to Pakistan, the State Department said on Thursday, expanding its retribution over militant safe havens that U.S. officials blame for ongoing violence in Afghanistan. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, speaking to reporters, said the suspension would allow the administration, which will freeze the aid payments but not […]Read More