The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), a “pro-independence” armed group, has claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistani forces in the Malant area of Kech district’s Tump on Saturday morning. According to a statement issued by the group’s spokesperson, Major Gwahram Baloch, the attack took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. and involved the use of...
Six people, including a woman, were killed and four injured in firing and traffic incidents across Balochistan on Sunday, according to officials. In Panjgur, attackers killed a barber who had been running his shop in the area for the last many years. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire at the...
Normal life in Gwadar remains severely disrupted as members and supporters of the All Parties Alliance continued their sit-in at Marine Drive for the eighth consecutive day on Monday. The protesters are demanding the reopening of the border with Iran for trade in oil and other commodities, which has been...
Pakistani forces have allegedly detained and forcibly disappeared five people from Gwadar and Turbat cities of Balochistan. According to reports, Pakistani forces have allegedly forcibly disappeared five Baloch youths during raids in Turbat and Gwadar. Meanwhile, one person was later released, and four remain missing. The missings have been identified...
Increased Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has pushed India to seek rights to explore cobalt reserves in the region. India’s latest application to the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority will put it on a conflicting path with Sri Lanka, which sought an extension of its continental shelf...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), often lauded as a transformative initiative, has faced significant criticism for its performance in Gwadar, which was intended to be the flagship project of the megaproject. Instead of bringing the promised development and employment opportunities, many locals report that CPEC projects have disrupted existing...
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday (July 14) said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) cannot become a proxy for other countries, as US-China tensions rise over issues in the Asia-Pacific.   Foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have gathered in Jakarta for talks about regional issues...
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud on Tuesday rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal. FM Saud rejected the claims while addressing the International Relations and Tourism Committee stating the BRI project hasn't been...
New Delhi: Incessant rains across north India have paralysed normal life, leading to at least 40 reported deaths, landslides, devastation and flood-like situations in even the biggest of cities, including the national capital.   As of the evening of Monday, July 10, the Times of India reported 17 deaths from the...
With New Delhi closely monitoring the Thimphu-Beijing boundary negotiation, India’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra called on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck – not in the neighbouring country’s capital, but in Gelephu, a town near its border with India. The king was accompanied by Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering when Kwatra and New Delhi’s...