The Latest Breaking News from Balochistan

Pakistan’s ‘good Taliban-bad Taliban’ strategy backfires, posing regional risks

For decades, Pakistan pursued a policy of supporting the Afghan Taliban while cracking down on the Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP). With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, Islamabad may have won its “long game”. But its game of chicken may be backfiring with jihadists coming home to roost.

France 24 · Feb 9, 2022

Pakistan says it has killed 20 insurgents in three days of clashes

Twenty militants and nine soldiers were killed in recent days during insurgent attacks on two military bases in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province and the military's response, the military said on Saturday.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2022

At least 21 dead after Pakistan army clashes with militants for third day

Official says separatists’ assault timed to ‘sabotage’ prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to China

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Pakistan: Twin blasts in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district claim four lives

As many as four people were killed and eight others were injured in twin bomb blasts in Balochistan's Dera Bugti on Friday, a media report said on Saturday.

Dynamite News · Jan 29, 2022

Several Pakistani soldiers killed in southwest checkpost attack

At least 10 soldiers killed in attack on security checkpost in the southwest province of Balochistan earlier this week.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022

Balochistan dust storm lowers temperature, causes haze over Mumbai

MUMBAI: A day after light rain, the city was layered with a sheet of dust all through Sunday because of occasional dust-raising winds.

The Times of India · Jan 24, 2022