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June 2007 Headlines |
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Pakistan police fire tear gas at cyclone victims
Police fired tear gas and bullets in the air to disperse a protest by
Pakistani cyclone victims on Friday as rescuers battled more bad weather
to get aid to 1.5 million affected people. 29.6.07 |
Baloch Freedom Fighters attack and kill 8 soldiers in Bambore area
An army pickup truck on regular patrol on Gohdhi-Sangsela road on
Wednesday, Baloch Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility. A spokesman
of BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) claimed responsibility for the attack
and said they targeted an army truck on patrol in Bambore area with a
powerful roadside remote controlled bomb. 28.6.07 |
Balochistan situation critical, 250,000 in distress, Mirani Dam in
danger
More than 250,000 people in Balochistan have either been rendered
homeless or severely affected by a cyclone which lashed the coastal
areas and the heavy rainfall which almost paralysed major parts of the
province. At least 24 people have been reported killed in floods and
rain-related incidents. 28.6.07 |
Two ISI agents shot dead in Quetta
Unknown gunmen shoot dead two ISI agents in Quetta on Monday night. such
attacks have increased in Balochistan after the 26 august 2006 operation
in winch the great Baloch Leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was allegedly
Martyred, but the Baloch consider him as Missing as no one has seen his
body. 27.6.07 |
Two main power pylons blown up in Mach, Balochistan plunges into
darkness
Two main electric transmission pylons supplying power to a vast area in
the Bolan district and other parts of Balochistan was blown up with
explosives planted under the pylons near Mach, on Sunday night. Baloch
Freedom Fighters of BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) claimed responsibility
for the attack. 26.6.07 |
Two explosions rock coastal city of Pasni
Two powerful bomb explosions rocked Balochistan's Coastal city of Pasni
on Friday. However no loss of life was reported in both the incidents.
23.6.07 |
Fishermen protest against Sonmiani port
Hundreds of fishermen demonstrated in Lasbela’s Winder area on Wednesday
against the proposed construction of Sonmiani port which, they claimed,
would deprive the local population of their legitimate
rights.“Construction of Sonmiani port is part of the Jinnahpur plan
prepared by the MQM,” they said. 21.6.07 |
Two missing policemen found dead
The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing police constables were found in
the Mangochar area of the Kalat district on Monday. Hospital sources
said they were fired upon at point-blank range. 19.6.07 |
Two blasts rock Turbat, two policemen abducted
Turbat on Sunday night was rocked by two powerful explosions and two
policemen on gunpoint from Quetta. 17.6.07 |
Dozens held after Quetta ambush
Police made more than two dozen arrests on Friday after Baloch militants
shot dead 10 security personnel in southwest Pakistan, hours after a
visit by a top US diplomat, officials said. Balochistan has been
witnessing a prolonged problem, with militant nationalists targeting
state infrastructure like army posts, cantonments, airports power lines
and railway tracks etc. The nationalist groups seek independence from
Pakistan. 17.6.07 |
Nine soldiers killed, five seven injured near Quetta, BLA claimed
responsibility "Breaking News"
Baloch Freedom Fighters attack a Van carrying Pakistani soldiers,
killing seven soldiers and injuring five on late Thursday evening. BLA
(Baloch Liberation Army Claimed Responsibility for the attack. 15.6.07 |
Several attacks in Balochistan, five injured in grenade attack in Quetta
Five people, two policemen among them, were injured in a grenade attack
in the Golimar Chowk area here on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Baloch
Freedom Fighters blue up train lines near mach carried out attacks on
Frontier Corps check post in the Miwend area in Kohlu district. 13.6.07 |
Three dead and six wounded in Hub, two injured in Dera Bugti
Two bomb blasts in Balochistan have killed three people and injured
eight, on Saturday. The bomb was detonated by remote control late Friday
in the industrial town of Hub, not far from the harbour city of Karachi
another in Dera Bugti. 10.6.07 |
BLA attack an army post in Marri area
Baloch freedom Fighters fired rockets on a army post in Marri area.
Kohlu area of Quetta. BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) claimed
responsibility for the attack. 9.6.07 |
Chinese survey team attacked near Sui, blast disrupts gas supply to
purification plant
Chinese survey team camp was attacked near Sui and a main gas pipeline
in the Pirkoh gas filed in Dera Bugti district was blown up early on
Tuesday morning. BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) claimed responsibility for
the attack. 6.6.07 |
Baloch armed struggle and the necessitate of a single revolutionary
party
Statement by Nawabzada Balach Marri Urdu News Balochvoice.com 6.6.07 |
Rocket and bomb damages FC fort gate in Noshki
Baloch Freedom Fighters attacked a FC Frontier Corps camp with rockets
and bomb in Noshki on Friday. According to locals the attack continued
for half an hour and FC sustained several casualties. 2.6.07 |
Protest rally in Turbat, 28 people arrested
Hundreds of people affected by the Mirani dam project staged a
demonstration in Turbat town on Friday against delay in payment of
compensation. Police intervened and used teargas to disperse the
protesters and arrested 28 people. 2.6.07 |
Two get death sentence for Karachi bombing
A Pakistan court convicted and sentenced to death two tribal militants
yesterday for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a
state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said. 1.6.07 |
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