In fresh flare-up between Afghanistan and Pakistan, four civillians and one solider was reportedly killed on the Afghan side in an an overnight exchange of gunfire and shelling. A man sits next to the blood-stained floor inside his damaged house in Chaman on December 6, 2025, following overnight cross-border fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan.(AFP) Track…
Updated on: Nov 30, 2025 06:46 pm IST No deaths were reported while two security guards of a construction company were injured At least seven explosions have occurred in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province in the last 24 hours without any casualties being reported while two security guards of a construction company were injured. The region…
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Pakistan, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. Earlier in the day, another earthquake of 3.9 magnitude struck the region at a depth of 10km.(AFP file photo for representation) As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks. In a post…
Members of the Baloch community staged a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, demanding independence for the Balochistan region. Protestors displayed banners reading “Free Balochistan” to draw attention to their demands.(AFP/Representative) Protestors displayed banners reading “Free Balochistan” to draw attention to their demands. Speaking to ANI, Sami Baloch of the…
As the United States vows to strengthen counterterrorism efforts with Pakistan and take a hard line against Pakistani separatist groups, experts suggest it could open a rare window in the South Asian country for Sino-US cooperation. The move might also ease Beijing’s long-held concerns over the region’s fatal terrorist attacks that often target Chinese, analysts…
Published on: Aug 12, 2025 12:27 pm IST The region is crucial for Chinese Belt and Road projects, and the military’s death toll claims face skepticism from independent observers. Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday it had killed 50 Islamist militants along the border with neighbouring Afghanistan over four days, in a restive southwestern region home…
Pakistan has suspended cell phone data services for three weeks in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan in a bid to block communications among separatist insurgents behind a surge in recent attacks, an official and the government said. Officials said there are 8.5 million cell phone subscribers in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by size, which…