Balochistan province
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Opposition Leader: Current Insecurity Rooted in Afghanistan War Policies
DID Press: Following the deadly bombing of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan, opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai has linked Pakistan’s current security crisis to past Afghanistan war-era policies, urging accountability for the long-term consequences of those decisions. After a…
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Government
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Hazara Shiites in Quetta
DID Press: Terrorist organization Islamic State – Khorasan Province has claimed responsibility for an armed attack targeting Hazara Shiites in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. In a statement, the group said it carried out the assault in the Hazarganji…
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Government
New Wave of Violence Erupts in Pakistan’s Border Areas
DID Press: Following rising security tensions in Pakistan’s tribal regions and Balochistan province, the Pakistani army reported that 10 armed group members were killed during Operation Khyber. Official sources in Pakistan stated that army forces conducted a swift, targeted operation…
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Government
Pakistan Army Chief: No Terrorist can Escape Justice
DID Press: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, said during a visit to Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, that no terrorist or facilitator would be spared from accountability or punishment. Munir stressed that violence and terrorist acts…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Threatens Taliban with Asset Freeze and Transit Halt Over Terror Concerns
DID Press: Jan Achakzai, Information Minister of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, announced in a recent statement that Islamabad will implement a series of strict measures against the Taliban if their government fails to control terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan. The measures…
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