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Pakistan blames ‘state patronage’ from Afghanistan as separatist insurgency intensifies in southwest

  • Afghan government has dismissed accusations it allows its territory to be used by militants or supports them
  • Balochistan, Pakistan’s most resource-rich but poorest province, has for decades battled a separatist insurgency
By Fatimah Amjad ·

In separate attacks, gunmen kill two, set police vehicle ablaze in southwest Pakistan

By Saadullah Akhtar ·
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One killed, 44 injured in oil tanker explosion in southwestern Pakistan

By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·
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Bodies of eight Pakistanis killed in Iran arrive in Bahawalpur for burial

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·
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Pakistani nationalist party calls Balochistan strike as government warns of arrests

By Saadullah Akhtar ·

Authorities warn of action as nationalist party announces Quetta march for Baloch activists’ release

By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·

Balochistan bans night travel on key highways amid surge in militant attacks in Pakistan

By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·

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Pakistan province detains Baloch rights activists for 30 days for posing threat to public safety

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Pakistan charges Baloch activist with ‘terrorism’

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Gunmen kill four cops, four Punjab-based laborers in southwestern Pakistan 

By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·

Pakistan president visits Balochistan, vows to establish state’s writ amid surging attacks

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Pakistan urges Afghanistan to bring militant masterminds to justice after deadly train attack

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

At least 25 bodies retrieved from Pakistan train siege

By AFP ·

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