Sir: Buses were stopped on Makran Coastal Highway in Baluchistan’s Ormara area by armed men wearing forces uniforms, forcibly offloaded passengers from buses and brutally shot down 14 to death. This attack is reminds me of the similar sort of passenger buses attack which militants had conducted back in February 28, 2012 at Kohistan and […]
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Chaudhry says that incidents of Makran, Peshawar and Hazarganji are closely linked
“There appears to be an organised pattern in the recent events,” said the Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday. He said that there is a similarity between the today’s shooting on passengers of a bus on Makran Coastal Highway, operation in Hayatabad and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) attack in Quetta. The minister took on Twitter highlighted […]
Pakistan Navy personnel among 14 bus passengers murdered on Makran Coastal Highway
BALOCHISTAN: Earlier on Thursday, in Balochistan’s Ormara area, at least 14 passengers were offloaded from a bus on the Makran Coastal Highway and shot dead by unidentified assailants. “The martyred include personnel from the Pakistan Navy,” said a spokesperson from the service. Five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar were stopped by around 15-20 unidentified armed […]
Introducing the traditional games and activities of Balochistan
The Baloch are known to have their own traditions, culture, dresses, food, vegetables and fruits. Besides these, Balochistan is full of entertaining and enjoyable games, plays and activities which are carried out and performed in various regions of the province, especially in Makran. The numerous number of joyful games in Baluchistan are like hashti (choki), […]
The dates of Makran
Balochistan is considered the ‘energy-basket’ of Pakistan for possessing precious mineral resources and agricultural productions worth 44 percent of the total output of the country. The correct utilisation of Balochistan’s natural resources and agricultural products will balance the country’s economy by bringing progress in the state. Balochistan is well-known for the production of dates owing […]
Senators demand compensation for Mirani Dam victims
A legislative body of the Upper House, on Tuesday, expressed grave concerns regarding the delay in the compensation payments to the affectees of Mirani Dam. Senators also summoned Balochistan Chief Secretary and secretaries of Irrigation, Revenue and Finance departments in a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources, held in parliament with Senator […]