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]At least 20 dead as magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Pakistan
The worst-affected area was the remote mountainous city of Harnai, in Balochistan, where a lack of paved roads, electricity, and mobile phone coverage has hampered the rescue effort.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 06:39 AM IST
AFP |
Jinnah's statue destroyed in blast in Pakistan's Balochistan
- Jinnah’s statue, which was erected earlier this year, was reportedly blown up by an explosive device place beneath it.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 02:54 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Suicide bombing in Pakistan near Afghanistan border; at least 3 killed: Reports
Published on Sep 05, 2021 03:21 PM IST
Pak army captain killed, two soldiers injured in IED blast in Balochistan
- Balochistan, a restive province, has seen an uptick in violence over the past few weeks.
Published on Aug 22, 2021 07:38 PM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Multiple deaths in Pak's Gwadar after blast target convoy of Chinese engineers
- The report suggests that a convoy of Chinese engineers was targeted in the blast near the construction site of a road that is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Published on Aug 20, 2021 09:48 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Hazara refuse to bury 11 miners killed by IS till Imran Khan comes. He says no
The Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen organisation insisted they want Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Quetta, where the dead bodies have been placed as part of the protest, and give assurances for the safety of the community.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad, edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Pak court halts controversial plan to fortify Gwadar with fencing
Gwadar has seen attacks on Chinese nationals and security forces. Some of the attacks have come from Baloch nationalist insurgents, who during the last three years have carried out at least five major terror strikes in the area
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
2018 Chinese consulate attack: Pak court asks cops to approach Interpol to track Baloch leader
Three gunmen belonging to Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) allegedly led by Hyrbyair who is living in exile had carried out an attack on the Chinese consulate located in the high-security zone in Clifton Block-4 on November 23, 2018.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 04:30 PM IST
Islamabad | Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Baloch activist’s death sparks protests; HRW calls for probe
Karima Baloch had taken refuge in Canada after fleeing Pakistan a few years back due to serious threats to her life. She was found dead in Ontario Lake on Toronto’s harbour front on Monday.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 02:51 AM IST
Turbat, Pakistan | Agencies
4 out of every 5 Pak citizens believe country headed in wrong direction: Report
Citing the report that was released on Tuesday, The News International reported that only 23 per cent people believe that the country is moving towards the right direction and 77 per cent believe otherwise.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 06:15 AM IST
Lahore | Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Pak fails to prevent forced conversions of religious minorities: Parliamentary committee
Civil society activist Krishan Sharma said there has to be a law stating that the minimum age for religious conversion is 18, which is also the marriageable age in Sindh.
Published on Oct 20, 2020 03:49 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma
At least 20 killed in two militant attacks in Pakistan
The first attack took place in Balochistan, where at least seven assailants armed with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons attacked a convoy of the state-owned Oil and Gas Development Corporation, the military said.
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 11:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
Address ‘core issues’ in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, India tells Pakistan
Earlier this week, India missed a second deadline set by the Islamabad high court to appoint a lawyer to Jadhav for filing the appeal. Islamabad has said he can be represented only by Pakistani lawyers whereas New Delhi has insisted on appointing an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s Counsel.
Updated on Oct 08, 2020 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Ex-Pak PM recalls ‘reverse-engineering of US missile’ to demonstrate his ties to military
Just days after criticising military as ‘a state above the state’, Sharif tries to project how much he loves the armed forces.
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 06:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
‘Don’t need lessons on human rights from nation which nurtures terror’: India
Kumar also pointed out that in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the neighbouring country has driven the original Kashmiris out. He said Pakistan is attempting to change the demography of the region by driving its real inhabitants out.
Updated on Sep 25, 2020 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Inside Pak Army’s deradicalisation programme for surrendered militants
People familiar with developments pointed to the similarity between the deradicalisation camps being run in Balochistan and the so-called re-education camps run by Chinese authorities for Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Updated on Sep 06, 2020 07:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Pakistani woman journalist allegedly shot dead by husband
Shaheena Shaheen, was a local anchorperson at PTV and editor of a local magazine
Updated on Sep 06, 2020 11:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
Interview: Urdu scholar and critic, Gopi Chand Narang
The venerable 89-year-old literary theorist on his early memories of growing up in Balochistan, arriving in Delhi after Partition, on the poetry of Ghalib and Mir, and on his lifelong association with Urdu
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nawaid Anjum
Pakistan reports 1,332 new Covid-19 cases, records 38 fresh deaths
The Ministry of National Health Services said that 38 patients also died in the last 24 hours, pushing the number of Covid-19 deaths in the country to 5,677.
Published on Jul 22, 2020 02:08 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Pak forcing Jadhav not to file review petition: India
New Delhi’s response came hours after senior officials in the Pakistani capital claimed Jadhav had refused to file an appeal in the Islamabad high court against the death sentence given by a military court despite an offer to do so.
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 01:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Islamabad | Rezaul H Laskar and Imtiaz Ahmad
Former Pak PM Yusuf Raza Gilani tests positive for Covid-19
Yusuf Raza Gilani, 67, tested positive after attending a hearing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a corruption case.
Updated on Jun 13, 2020 06:57 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India
Seven Pak soldiers killed in terror attacks in Balochistan
Local media reported that a vehicle of the Frontier Corps (FC), a wing of the Pakistan Army, in Mach was targeted using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which led to six soldiers were killed.
Published on May 19, 2020 06:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
Pak army major, 6 soldiers killed in landmine blast in south Balochistan
The Baloch Liberation Army statement accused the army officer killed in the attack to be “directly involved in the formation and leading of so-called death squads of criminal gangs operated by the army” in the Kech region.
Updated on May 09, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Pakistani journalist who reported on atrocities in Balochistan found dead
Hussain, 39, went missing on March 2 and his body was found on April 23 in the Fyris river that runs through Uppsala.
Published on May 02, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Stockholm | Associated Press | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
India stings Pakistan over its minority record at IMF meet for $1.4 bn aid
At the IMF meeting, Surjit Bhalla pointed to reports to show that minorities such as the Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Ahmadiyya communities are treated with disadvantage in Covid-19 relief
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Pakistan records 2,700 coronavirus cases; Punjab crosses 1,000-mark
According to the National Health Services, COVID-19 has so far claimed 40 lives, while 130 patients have recovered.
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 01:01 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India
Pakistan’s effort to launch 750km range missile crashes
According to national security planners and Pakistan watchers, this was the second consecutive test failure of the Babur II sub-sonic missile after the previous test failed on April 10, 2018.
Updated on Mar 23, 2020 07:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
After 70 years, temple handed back to Hindus at Zhob in Pakistan’s Balochistan
COMMUNAL HARMONY Ceremony held to hand over keys to Hindu leaders in presence of DC after school being run in temple relocated
Updated on Feb 08, 2020 10:12 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
13 killed, several injured in blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Quetta: Report
Several people have been injured in the incident which took place at the mosque in Quetta’s Satellite Town, The Express Tribune reported.
Updated on Jan 10, 2020 08:43 PM IST
Karachi | Press Trust of India
‘Free Balochistan’, read protest banners outside UN while Pak PM Imran Khan delivers his speech
Anti-Pakistan protests have been going in New York for a few days now, designed the coincide with the UNGA meetings.
Updated on Sep 28, 2019 08:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New York | Yashwant Raj