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Baloch rebellion takes new forms, increasing the challenge to troubled Pakistan
By P.K. Balachandran Colombo, March 15 – The long-standing armed secessionist movement in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and poorest province, is evolving into more dangerous and sophisticated forms, posing a significant challenge to the country’s stability. In a bold attack on Tuesday, the Baloch Liberation Army...
Dawn edit on Balochistan terror attack – Need for a simultaneous military and political approach
Karachi, March 14 (Dawn)- The long history of terrorist attacks in the country, it is a pity that, instead of taking steps to pre-empt, or at least minimise, them, the government begins to calibrate some kind of a response only after the event. A day...
Pakistan train hijack: 27 militants killed, 155 passengers rescued
The Jaffar Express, carrying approximately 500 passengers across nine coaches, was en route from Quetta to Peshawar when armed militants intercepted it near Gudalar and Piru Kunri tunnels
Pakistan rises to second place in Global Terrorism Index
By Amin Ahmed/Dawn Islamabad, March 6 – Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081. The Global Terrorism Index 2025 published by the Institute for...
Pakistan’s dismal position in gender gap report calls for action
Pakistan is almost at the bottom with only Sudan behind it in the 146 countries of the world.
Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing at Torkham sees tension, forces trade fire
At least eight people, including six troops, sustained minor injuries on Sunday night after Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces traded fire at the Torkham border, forcing civilians to flee for their lives
Afghan-Pakistan crossing closed, leading to rising prices in Afghanistan
Kabul, March 4 (TOLO news) – Shopkeepers in Kabul reported that the closure of the Torkham crossing has led to increased prices of fruits and vegetables in the capital’s markets. The cost of imported fruits and vegetables from Pakistan has risen by 100 to 120...
Sheikh Mujib’s historic speech in Dhaka on March 7, 1971
It was a call for for a free Bangladesh
Bangladesh students’ party to be neither pro-India nor pro-Pakistan, says leader Nahid Islam
The Jatiya Nagorik Party (National Citizens’ Party) that was launched on February 28 at a massive rally in Dhaka, aims to establish a “Second Republic” cleansed of “fascism”.
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