October 13, 2026
Two Army Pilots Killed as Training Aircraft Crashes in Quetta
Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad died when their Mushshak trainer came down near Nawan Killi. ISPR attributed the crash to a technical fault.
Articles for tag: Aviation, Balochistan, ISPR, Mushshak, Pakistan Army, Quetta
September 8, 2026
Balochistan Lawyers Strike Over High Court Recruitment Messages
The Balochistan Bar Council has called a province-wide court boycott over voice messages attributed to the High Court registrar instructing that recruitment results be withheld and candidates' papers submitted for "prior scrutiny".
August 30, 2026
Dukki IED Blast Kills Three Brothers in Balochistan, Fourth Man Injured
Three brothers were killed and a fourth passenger injured when an improvised explosive device struck their vehicle in Killi Bakhtiar Khan, Dukki district, Balochistan, on Sunday. Dukki SP Mansoor Ahmed Buzdar says the four were travelling for agricultural work. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
August 29, 2026
Bugti Warns Mastung Landowners They Will Be Treated as Facilitators
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti says owners of vineyards and other private property in Mastung will be considered facilitators if militants attack security forces from their land. Neither he nor the reports of his remarks name any law under which that would be done.
August 17, 2026
Balochistan CM Offers Government Jobs to the Men Who Helped a Doctor Attacked with Acid
Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has announced government jobs for Abdul Razzaq Tarakai and his brother, who went to the aid of Dr Mahnoor Nasar after she was attacked with acid at Civil Hospital Quetta.
August 17, 2026
Two Labourers Killed by a Roadside Bomb Near Quetta
Two workers were killed and three injured when a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near Quetta during construction work, in the latest attack to kill civilian labourers in the province.
August 16, 2026
JI Stages Sit-Ins in Four Cities, Calling the Petroleum Levy an ‘Extortion Tax’
Jamaat-e-Islami held simultaneous sit-ins in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta against the petroleum levy and inflation. Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman called the levy a "jagga tax" and repeated the demand for petrol at Rs225 a litre.
August 15, 2026
Balochistan Home Minister Unhurt as His Convoy Is Attacked in Mastung
Mir Ziaullah Langau's convoy came under fire in the Khad Kocha area while travelling from Kalat to Quetta. The minister was unhurt; casualty counts range from three to seven wounded across outlets, with two reported in serious condition.
July 31, 2026
Coal Mine Collapse in Balochistan Kills 34 as Owner Blames Methane Explosion
The death toll from a coal mine collapse in Balochistan has risen to 34, with the mine owner saying 42 labourers were inside when a methane gas explosion triggered the cave-in. All those trapped were from Shangla district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The chief minister has sought a report and warned of action if negligence is found.
July 15, 2026
Armed Men Destroy 220kV Pylons Near Uch Power Plant in Balochistan; Quetta and Sibi Lose Power
Unknown armed men destroyed two 220kV high-voltage transmission pylons and partially damaged two more near the Uch Power Plant in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, on Monday night, cutting electricity to Quetta, Sibi and several other districts. Explosives were planted on six towers in total; bomb disposal teams defused the remaining two devices. The attack is among the latest in a pattern of militant infrastructure strikes occurring alongside Operation Shaban.
