Monthly Archives: April 2012
My Name is Khan And I am the brother of Baloch
Pakistan since its inception has faced many separatist movements with demands of Pakhtunistan, Bangladesh, Greater Baluchistan and Sindhudesh.
Balochistan: Islamabad Must Finally Deal With Situation
In the wake of turbulence in the region, a fact-finding mission recommended the Pakistani government to address the situation in Balochistan by reconciling all members involved.
One policeman killed, five injured in Lyari gun battle
Karachi: At least one policeman was killed and five others injured in a gun fight between police and miscreants in Lyari, an old society of Karachi, sources said on Thursday. The sources said that the gun battle started when Crime Investigation...
Lashkar-e-Balochistan claim responsibility for Lahore blast
Quetta: An unknown organization named Lashkar-e-Balochistan on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the terror attack at Lahore Railway Station, which killed at least two people and injured 40 others, sources said on Tuesday.
Gas line, power pylon blown up in Balochistan
Militants blow up 2 gas pipelines, power transmission pylon in Eastern Balochistan
QUETTA: Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline near Pikoh area in the Bugti Tribal Territory on Tuesday. According to sources, an explosive device was...
Zardari for use of carrot and stick in Lyari
President, Asif Ali Zardari presides over a meeting to review law and order situation and development projects in Liyari, held at Bilawal House in Karachi on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. —PPI Images
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday...
Balochistan violence: Landmine blasts, shooting claim six lives
QUETTA: Six people, including a father, his son and two members of a pro-government Amn force, were killed in separate incidents of landmine explosions and firing in Jaffarabad and Dera Bugti on Sunday.
CID proposes bounties worth millions on notorious militants
KARACHI: After failing to arrest the culprits behind Lyari unrest, police have now announced reward money for the arrest of at least 24 gangsters of Lyari, including the bigwigs of banned People’s Amn Committee (PAC).
Lyari killing: Judge rejects police report
KARACHI: Additional District and Sessions Judge, South, Abdul Razzak Memon, rejected on Monday a police report about the case of Saquib alias Sakhi who was killed in what police claimed to be “an encounter” in one of the congested alleys...
Newly formed Lyari collective calls for Karachi to placed under Army for 180 days
KARACHI: Social and political stakeholders of Lyari announced an umbrella alliance on Thursday called the “Karachi City Alliance.” As the first order of business, it has called for Sindh government to suspend Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul...
Riled up: Lyari’s women lash out at Chaudhry Aslam for arresting their loved ones
KARACHI: Family members of three men who were arrested from Lyari this month, claimed that they were innocent, and criticised the Pakistan Peoples Party for is targeting own supporters.
‘Lyari gangsters stockpiling arms to launch attacks’
Salis bin Perwaiz
Karachi: Gangsters in Lyari are said to be stockpiling lethal weapons to attack their rivals and foil any operation by law enforcement agencies. “Elements associated with the gang war have been smuggling a large quantity...
Musharraf rules out Balochistan’s separation
KARACHI, (SANA): Former president Parvez Musharraf on Sunday ruled out separation of Balochistan, saying as long as there was Pakistan Army neither Balochistan would be separated nor would they let any harm come Pakistan’s way.
Iran blames the US for a 40-fold increase in drug trafficking in Afghanistan
Iran’s Deputy Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Rayeesi says since the US invasion of Afghanistan and subsequent military occupation in Afghanistan there has been “a 40-fold increase” in illegal drug production in that country since 2001. This...
Pakistani forces killed 8 unarmed Baloch civilians including women and children in Dera Bugti
by Somalan Baloch
(Balochistan, Sri Lanka Guardian) Occupied Balochistan:The Pakistani military in a latest brutal operation in adjacent areas of Dera Bugti killed eight Baloch unarmed civilians including women and children and also abducted...