Balochistan, Pakistan Travel News

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RAWALPINDI: The US will establish Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in NWFP, FATA and some parts of Balochistan for rapid industrial growth and creation of employment opportunities in these underdeveloped and war-affected areas.

Devoted community exhibits harmony Monday, June 15, 2009 By Jan Khaskheli Karachi Constant tension, strikes, political uncertainty, poverty and scorching heat affected the celebrations of the annual Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Hassan - popularly known as the Sheedi Mela o at Manghopir, Karachi, which kicked off on Sunday.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that both Pakistan and India cannot afford war and Pakistan wants resumption of the bilateral dialogue .

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued an arrest warrant against a man from Balochistan for supplying a boat used by the Mumbai attackers, even as the hearing of the case against five LeT operatives linked to the 26/11 strikes was today adjourned till June 20.

Country may disintegrate if Balochistan issues not addressed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may disintegrate if problems of the Baloch people are not solved, Jamhoori Watan Party chief Talal Bugti said on Thursday.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 QUETTA: French Ambassador to Pakistan Daniel Jouanneau said on Tuesday that France would further bolster trade ties with Pakistan and it would increase volume of its trade to one million euros with Pakistan.

Islamabad, April 7 : India is 'fomenting trouble' in Balochistan while Pakistan is 'meddling' in its neighbour's northeast, an editorial in a leading English daily contended Tuesday, urging both nations to immediately restart the process of normalising their relations.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The recent results from excavations at Sohr Damb, Balochistan, were shown by Dr Ute Franke, the Director of the joint German-Pakistani Archaeological Mission to Kalat, through her comprehensive lecture on 'Ancient Balochistan - unfolding the past.' The event was held on Monday at the Goethe ...

Friday, April 03, 2009 QUETTA: Veteran politician, former Balochistan chief minister and MNA Taj Muhammad Khan Jamali, died at a hospital in Karachi, on Thursday evening.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission is organising its first merit scholarship certificate award ceremony under the Project 'Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for the Students of Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas ' on April 1. The initiative has been taken under President's Directive and ...

QUETTA: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that Pakistan would not allow drone attacks on its soil and that the government was in contact with the Obama administration on the issue and was seeking a change in the US policy in this regard.

QUETTA: Police arrested two suspected arms smugglers and seized a weapons cache on Friday near the Afghan border in Balochistan, an official said.

Saturday, March 21, 2009 Ishrat Hyatt Islamabad The Art and Craft Village in Islamabad is slowly but surely taking shape and promises to be a good addition to the attractions of the capital.

Saturday, March 21, 2009 QUETTA: The CID police, in collaboration with the ATF personnel, seized a cache of arms and arrested two smugglers from the Killa Saifullah district of Balochistan on Friday, the police said.

Pak govt does not believe the militants have moved from tribal region to Balochistan and would oppose expanding US drone strikes there.

Says operation for Solecki's recovery not being launched due to fear for his life Thursday, March 19, 2009 QUETTA: The land and atmosphere of Balochistan are not congenial socially, economically and politically for the Taliban to operate in Balochistan.

President Supreme Court Bar Association Ali Ahmed Kurd along with President PML-N Balochistan Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasir, general secretary Muhammad Ayaz Swati Advocate and two other lawyers were off-loaded from ...

Lawyers from the Karachi Bar Association proceeded in pairs to avoid being arrested under a law prohibiting public gatherings, but police arrested lawyer leaders, bundled them into police vans and whisked them ...

By Amar Guriro KARACHI: The mysterious appearance of two different schools of Spinner Dolphins on different locations on the Gaddani beach has confused many and caused them think about the reason behind the ...