Muhammad Akbar Notezai

Quetta-based observers link the latest impasse all the way to Islamabad and the discord over appointment of the ISI chief. Updated 18 Oct, 2021 10:18am

The Harnai valley does not only wear a desolate look but is also the picture of hopelessness and helplessness. Updated 08 Oct, 2021 08:53am

In some cases, people from Balochistan have to go to Sindh to fetch water. Updated 27 Sep, 2021 08:21am

Although the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has not resulted, so far, in the kind of massive refugee influx that Pakistan feared Updated 27 Sep, 2021 04:31pm

With the death of Sardar Ataullah Mengal, Balochistan’s first chief minister, on September 2, an era of Baloch politics also... Updated 12 Sep, 2021 09:40am

Hundreds of Hazara families have reached Balochistan here after fleeing Afghanistan. Updated 02 Sep, 2021 08:46am

According to business and customs officials in Chaman, so far Afghan Taliban has not imposed any conditions on trade. Updated 30 Aug, 2021 08:25am

Some guesstimates put number of illegal immigrants handed over by Iranian authorities every year to Pakistan at 10,000-12,000. Updated 28 Aug, 2021 02:22pm

Officials say immigrants may be housed in camps if influx becomes unmanageable. Updated 20 Aug, 2021 08:45am

Despite the shortcomings of a debuting writer, a novel from Balochistan is a worthy read, addressing the practice of ‘honour... Published 08 Aug, 2021 06:53am

I LANDED in Gwadar in the scorching heat of July. After checking in at a decent motel near the beach, I encountered ... Published 24 Jul, 2021 07:23am

Situated on the outskirts of the Balochistan capital, Hanna Lake is a man-made reservoir in the far corner of the Quetta valley. Updated 21 Jul, 2021 08:21am

Agriculturists say government apathy, climate change are largely responsible for turning green patches dry. Updated 05 Jul, 2021 08:25am

Over the years, human smuggling rackets in Balochistan have transported hundreds of thousands of Afghans to the Iran border Updated 30 May, 2021 12:54pm

THE authorities have started to fence the 900-kilometre border with Iran in Balochistan. I was recently in Mashkhel,... Published 16 May, 2021 05:43am

Most of the population in Balochistan is dependent on trade with Iran; the border fencing is now squeezing them economically. Updated 21 Apr, 2021 08:45am

Unidentified men on a motorcycle had thrown a bottle filled with acid at Bagum and her younger sister 10 years ago. Updated 09 Apr, 2021 07:59am

In past year alone, 102 coalminers have lost their lives in Balochistan in 72 accidents. Updated 24 Mar, 2021 08:02am

Iranian lawmaker says three people killed in town near Pakistan border. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 07:43am

Comprising several tiny villages, Badini not only lacks power supply or cellular network but also basic necessities of life. Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:02am