Balochistan News
36 stories tagged Balochistan from Balochistan Dispatch.
CM Bugti, UK High Commissioner Discuss Cooperation in Education, Health, Governance and Investment
Jane Marriott praises Balochistan's reform efforts during meeting at CM Secretariat; Bugti says peace and youth empowerment remain top priorities
Two Killed in Suspected Honour Killing in Dera Bugti's B Loti Area
A man and a woman were allegedly killed in a suspected honour killing incident, locally referred to as a karo-kari case,...
Balochistan Security Costs Overshadow Reko Diq Investments
Pakistan announced new infrastructure gains in Balochistan this week even as it moved to contain a security scare at one...
How the Kachhi Canal is Failing Sui's Farmers While Its Officers Sit 100 Kilometres Away
For the second time in four years, the fields around Sui are green again, but the men who farm them are not celebrating....
Water Tankers Continue Drawing From Lasbela Canal as Hub, Gadani Residents Allege Diversion of Their Supply
Water tankers are reportedly continuing to fill from the Lasbela Canal on an ongoing basis, with sources alleging that w...
Damaged Road, Incomplete Sewerage Project in Hub Chowki Pose Safety Risk to Residents
Residents of Goth Haji Chattan Khan Rind Road in the Hub Chowki area say the deteriorated condition of the road and an i...
Bridge, Drainage Issues Threaten Ghareebabad Population; Locals Appeal to Chief Minister
Residents of Ghareebabad and surrounding areas have appealed to the Balochistan chief minister over the lack of a proper...
Militants Target Mari and OGDCL Sites Across Dera Bugti and Kashmore in Wave of Attacks
A series of attacks targeting Mari Energies Limited and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) installations ac...
Naseerabad Farmers Protest Water Shortage in Khirthar Canal, Talks with Sindh Fail to Yield Results
Farmers and landowners from Balochistan's Naseerabad division held a sit-in in Sukkur, accusing the Sindh government of ...
Coal Mine Cave-In Kills Miner in Harnai
A coal miner lost his life after a landslide of earth collapsed inside a coal mine in Harnai, burying him under the debr...
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Quetta and Surrounding Areas
Tremors were felt across Quetta and its adjoining areas late Saturday night after an earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Ric...
4 Killed, 9 Injured in Traffic Accident on Khuzdar-Wadh National Highway
Four people, including one woman, were killed and nine others injured in a traffic accident on the Khuzdar-Wadh National...
Five Children from Same Family Drown at Gaddani Beach; One Still Missing
Five children from the same family drowned while picnicking at Gaddani beach, a coastal area in Balochistan, according t...
Balochistan Government, Heirs of Ziarat Martyrs Sign Written Agreement to End Sit-In
The Government of Balochistan and the heirs of the martyrs of Ziarat , along with representatives of all parties, have s...
Shutter-Down Strike Grips Balochistan Over Ziarat Tragedy
Markets shut across six Balochistan districts as traders and protesters demand justice for police officers killed in the Ziarat tragedy.
Balochistan government jobs, July 2026: who is hiring, deadlines, and how to apply
Confirmed government jobs in Balochistan for July 2026: PPHI vacancies open till 12 August, BPSC interview updates, documents required and how to apply online.
13 Security Guards Terminated at Welfare Indus Hospital Sui
Thirteen newly hired security guards, 11 men and two women, have been terminated from their positions at Welfare Indus H...
Mastung clash: civilians among casualties, local sources say
developing : laborers were among those killed and wounded during Thursday's clash between armed men and security forces ...
Balochistan local councils to be dissolved on Feb 8, 2027
The Balochistan government has formally notified the dissolution of all local government institutions across the provinc...
BYC Rejects "Judicial Weaponization" Against Its Leadership, Warns of Expanding PECA Misuse Against Political Prisoners
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has issued a strongly worded statement rejecting what it describes as the systematic...
Conflicting claims emerge after security forces convoy attacked in Mastung
A convoy of security forces came under attack in Balochistan's Mastung district on Thursday, with local sources, securit...
Man, Woman Killed in the Name of 'Honour' in Naseerabad
The district has recorded more honour killings than any other in Balochistan over the past six years, according to rights monitors.
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Bodies Still Unburied, Talks Still Deadlocked: Ziarat Martyrs' Sit-in Enters Seventh Day in Quetta
Chinese Mining Firm Warns Saindak Copper-Gold Project Could Shut Within a Month Amid Balochistan Security Crisis
Saindak Metals Limited (SML), the state-owned Pakistani company that jointly operates the country's largest copper-and-g...
26th Hardening of the State Conference reviews Balochistan security situation, pays tribute to martyrs
The 26th session of the Hardening of the State Conference was held in Quetta on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Baloch...
US Reimposes Naval Blockade on Iranian Ports as Strikes Enter Fourth Night
The United States has reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports, the US military announced Tuesday, as American for...
Gwadar Safe City Project Invites Bids for Police Equipment
The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Gwadar Safe City Project, operating under the Science & Information Technol...
PPHI Balochistan Announces New Employment Opportunities
PPHI Balochistan Announces Multiple Job Vacancies Across the Province; Applications Open Until August 12, 2026
Balochistan redrawn: inside the biggest administrative overhaul in decades
A government notification dated July 8 has quietly reshaped the map of Pakistan's largest province, creating three new d...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Arrives in Quetta Amid Escalating Security Concerns in Balochistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta on Wednesday for a one-day visit to review the deteriorating security si...
Reported Armed Assaults Target Chagai Town and Security Forces Convoy in Washuk
Reports emerging from Balochistan on Thursday indicated a series of coordinated militant incidents in Chagai and Washuk ...
Balochistan Faces Deadly Wave of Attacks as Khuzdar Siege and Ziarat Police Death Toll Reaches 21
Balochistan witnessed one of its deadliest days in recent months as coordinated militant attacks across multiple distric...
Deadly Attack on Police Checkpost in Balochistan's Ziarat Leaves Nine Officers Dead, Several Missing
At least nine police personnel, including two police officers, were killed after unidentified armed militants launched a...
Four Killed, Several Injured in Hanna Urak Shooting
At least four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting incident in Killi Babri, located in the Hanna ...
Explosion Hits Under-Construction Duki–Chamalang Road, Damages Heavy Machinery
A roadside explosion targeted a road construction site on the under-construction Duki, Chamalang Road near Yaroshahr Cro...
Sassi and Punnu: Pakistan's greatest love story begins in Kech — and it's time Balochistan told its side
Part of our series on the great stories of Balochistan, the legends, romances and epics that shaped the province's ident...