Balochistan, Pakistan Travel News

Dismissing as "untenable" India linking resumption of talks with action against the Mumbai attack perpetrators, Pakistan said on Thursday that a "true dialogue" does not come with pre-conditions. It also claimed it had evidence of India's involvement in fomenting trouble in south-western Balochistan province.

Friday, November 20, 2009 Karachi Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, has said that no problem is insurmountable.

The students demanded the Punjab government increase number of seats in educational institutions instead of allocating quota system for Baloch students.

November 22, 2009 BALOCHISTAN: Meeting Pakistan's Other Insurgents Source: The Diplomat By Karlos Zurutuza The Baloch homeland, which straddles the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, is a forgotten battleground in one of the world's hotspots.

KARACHI: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Balochistan CM Nawab Aslam Raisani and Sindh CM Syed Qaim Ali Shah have vowed to make Pakistan a welfare state as envisioned by the Quaid-i-Azam. Talking to reporters here on Thursday after visiting the Quaid's mausoleum, the three chief ministers underscored the need of unity among provinces to steer ...

QUETTA: The law-enforcement agencies have taken into custody 11 personnel of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who crossed the border into Pakistan on Monday.

Sunday, October 25, 2009 Security has for everybody become an item of priority. There are daily murders by terrorists, bombings and shootings that come in every conceivable format - remote control, drive by, suicide bomber and single-killer targeted assassination.

Sunday, October 18, 2009 By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to call a joint sitting of parliament by the end of the month where the comprehensive package to address the grievances of Balochistan would be tabled.

Campbell Clark The Taliban faction Pakistan won't target concerns Canada most An army helicopter overflies Pakistani soldiers in Ghar-I-Hira camp, in the upper Swat Valley, Pakistan, Saturday, June 20, 2009.

QUETTA: United States Consul General in Karachi Stephen Fakan has said it would be unreasonable to deny the presence of the Taliban in Balochistan.

A top US diplomat on Wednesday said that the Taliban militants have a presence in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and asked the Pakistan government to take action against them.

Mumbai Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday rejected as "false accusations" Pakistan's charges that India was fomenting trouble in Balochistan and said the country is not in the business of exporting terror.

All that he could dream was to become a high ranked officer so that he could bring electricity to his village.

Friday, October 02, 2009 Washington, Patterson playing good cop, bad cop? By Mariana Baabar ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday expressed its 'surprise' at the latest volatile interview of US Ambassador Anne W Patterson and said there was clearly a 'huge disconnect' between Washington and the US Embassy in Islamabad.

Terming the Balochistan issue as the biggest problem being faced by the country, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that all out efforts will be made to settle the problem amicably.

The government will soon announce a timeframe for resolving Balochistan's issues after consulting the country's political leaders and stakeholders, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday.

I wish to draw the attention of the PM, Minister for Railways and Secretary Railways towards the matter of bridging the rail link between D. I. Khan and Zhob which, in turn, will be connected to Quetta.

Talking to the newspaper owners and editors during an Iftar-dinner, Zardari said although he was the president,... India seeks Pak land for train service to EU Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The government has received a request from New Delhi seeking permission for a passageway to start a freight train service from India to the Middle East and Europe ...

Chinese shun Pakistan exodus By Syed Fazl-e-Haider QUETTA, Pakistan - China, rather than have its workers in Pakistan join the exodus of foreigners who are quitting the strife-torn country because of security concerns, the dismal state of the economy or both, is increasing its involvement there and planning further projects.

That the announcement of the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order in northern areas by PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has been received with a mixed reaction should be no surprise.