Balochistan, a vast mineral-rich province in southwestern Pakistan, has been the scene of a simmering separatist insurgency for nearly a quarter-century. But a remarkable rise in violent attacks in ...

Quetta, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces managed Wednesday to free most of the hostages who had been held on a train that was hijacked the previous day by separatist militants in the country's ...

Police officials bring one of the accused in the 'honour killing' case to a court in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, July 21, 2025 [Fayyaz Ahmed/EPA] Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani authorities have ...

Quetta, Pakistan — Pakistani insurgents opened fire on Tuesday at a passenger train in the country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, wounding the driver and prompting security guards aboard ...

With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar ...

The hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan has once again drawn attention to the region’s long-running insurgency. For decades, the Baloch people have resisted Pakistan’s military control, ...

Supporters of Balochistan National Party carry posters of Mahrang Baloch during a protest in Quetta on May 2, 2025. contributor It has been more than two and a half months since I was thrown into ...

Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and ...

Pakistani military sources claim to have “neutralized” the militants responsible for hijacking a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan with more than 400 people on board but doubts persists amid ...

“Balochistan is already under a media blackout,” says Amir Naeem, an aspiring journalism student from Panjgur. “Social media was the only source of information for the marginalized, but now even that ...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a USD 62 billion infrastructure and energy development project which launched in 2015, has become a source of conflict and tension, particularly in the ...