August 29, 2026
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 25, 2026
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on workers building a road in Pishin's Saranan area, killing five. A case has been registered under terrorism and murder charges against unidentified suspects; the victims were reportedly from Punjab.
August 17, 2026
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.
July 31, 2026
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.
June 20, 2026
As the provincial assembly debated the Rs1.089tr budget, BNP-A and JUI-F lawmakers said Islamabad had slashed Balochistan's federal development funding — the opposition leader put the cut at Rs63bn — while the government defended the plan as balanced.
December 2, 2023
Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti says the Election Commission of Pakistan will be assisted with all types of security to hold free, fair and transparent general elections in the country. In a TV interview, he said that leaders of political parties including Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf have no threat. However, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has got security concerns and he was provided security during visit to Quetta. To a question, he said nearly four hundred thousand illegal foreign nationals have been repatriated to their counties after expiry of voluntary deadline. He said that everyone should get a visa
September 30, 2023
Caretaker Interior Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that we have adopted a zero tolerance policy against terrorism. Addressing a press conference in Quetta on Saturday, he said we know well that anti- state elements are supporting terrorists in the country. He said that complete and comprehensive investigation is underway to find out who are sponsoring these terrorists. He added that stern action against terrorists and saboteurs will remain continued till the elimination of terror in the country and total enforcement of the writ of the state. The Caretaker Federal Minister said 55 innocent people were martyred in yesterday’s Mastung
August 31, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Bugti termed the May 9 riots, wherein military installations including General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi came under attack, “a conspiracy against security institutions”. Speaking to the private news programme ‘The Reporters’, the caretaker minister said that a ‘deep conspiracy’ was hatched against the security institutions on May 9. However, Sarfraz Bugti said, now the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) were fully vigilant to cease any type of violence and hate speech against them. He further said they had zero-tolerance against violent material, and hate speech against the state institutions. No one would be allowed to create
August 30, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Bugti said that Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), was the ‘mastermind’ of the May 9 mayhem against security institutions. “May 9 was the black day in the history of Pakistan,” he said while talking to a private television channel. Those found guilty of criminal acts against national and security institutions would be punished as per law, he remarked. Commenting on delay in general elections, he said delimitation is imperative for holding transparent polls across the country. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), he said would announce the date for general elections after the
August 23, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti thanked Almighty Allah for the safe rescue and evacuation of seven schoolchildren and a teacher who were trapped in a dangling cable car in the hilly area of Battagram District. “Thankful to Allah that the rescue process at Battagram has successfully concluded. All appreciation for our valiant armed forces personnel for their selflessness and determination in carrying out this complex operation,” the minister wrote on the social media platform ‘X’. He also shared the names of trapped individuals: Irfan son of Amraiz, Niaz Mohammad son of Umar Zaib, Rizwan son of Abdul Qayyum, Gulfraz
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