Baluchistan

Bomb attack targeting police in Pakistan kills 4, dozens wounded

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though it is suspected that the Pakistani Taliban might be involved.

Several Pakistani soldiers killed by armed men at Iran border

Pakistan's army say "terrorists" from Iran killed four of its men in the Jalgai sector of Kech district when soldiers were on routine border patrol operating along the Pakistan-Iran border.

Pakistani troops search for perpetrators after deadly Balochistan attacks

Five soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in a remote area in the southwestern province of Balochistan, while the sixth was killed in a shootout with the Pakistani Taliban in Zhob district.

UN calls for $160M in emergency aid for Pakistan monsoon floods

UN Secretary-General Guterres says Pakistan’s flooding is a signal to the world to step up action against the climate crisis, while Türkiye sends more planes carrying relief supplies to Karachi.

More than a dozen dead as bus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan

Pakistan has an appalling road safety record, with frequent accidents due to poorly maintained routes and vehicles - as well as reckless driving.

Deaths as militants attack labour camp in southwestern Pakistan

At least three workers were killed and five more wounded after militants opened fire at a road construction labour camp in Balochistan province.

The Persian cosmopolis: Iran and its diverse ethnicities, explained

With several minority groups living in harmony, the Islamic nation is a melting pot of people and cultures.

Several militants and soldiers killed in Pakistan raids

Provincial counterterrorism department says militants opened fire on police triggering a gun battle that left nine “terrorists” dead.

Blast in southwest Pakistan hotel leaves several dead

Explosion at the parking area of Serena hotel in Quetta city leaves at least five people dead and a dozen others wounded, officials say. Terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility.

Hazara miners: Imran Khan tells protesters not to 'blackmail' him

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan has said burials of the victims should not be linked to his visit, adding that is tantamount to blackmail, as protests alongside coffins of the slain ethnic minority Hazara miners enter sixth day.

Several dead as militants attack security checkpoint in Pakistan

Pakistan's army reports at least seven dead in an attack by a group of militants at a paramilitary checkpoint in southern Balochistan province.

Militants kill several oil workers, security personnel in southern Pakistan

The attack was claimed by the Baluchistan Liberation Front, a secessionist insurgent group that has operated in the region for decades.