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The economy of Balochistan, one of the four provinces of Pakistan, is largely based upon the production of natural gas, coal, and minerals. Agriculture and livestock also dominate the Baloch economy. Horticultural development is a fairly recent, yet growing phenomenon.
A bus falls off a ravine along the Makran Coastal Highway in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 12 people and injuring 32 others. [116] A bus falls off a ravine in Kahuta, Punjab, killing all 24 people on board. [116] 26 August – Twenty-three people are killed after being waylaid from vehicles and shot in Musakhail District, Balochistan.
The Frontier Corps Balochistan (North) (Urdu: فرنٹیئر کور بلوچستان (شمالی), reporting name: FCB(N)), is a federal paramilitary force in Pakistan, operating in the northern part of the province of Balochistan, to overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan and assisting with maintaining law and order.
The Province of Balochistan in Pakistan has been the theatre of an insurgency, which has escalated in intensity since 2003. 26 August holds special significance as it marks the 18th death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti, the Bugti Tribal chief who was a former Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan.
Zikrism (also Zikriyya) [1] [2] is a Mahdist minority Muslim group or sect found primarily in the Balochistan region of western Pakistan.The name Zikri comes from the Arabic word Dhikr.
The Nushki incident took place on 12 April 2024 in the Nushki district of Balochistan province of Pakistan, where armed attackers kidnapped 9 passengers and later killed them. The victims, all men from Punjab , were traveling in a bus from Quetta to Taftan when the assailants stopped, identified and took them away.
Shia pilgrims passing through the rigid terrain of Balochistan are common targets for Baloch separatists. Shias are targeted mainly because they are not ethnically Baloch. [60] Moreover, it is reported that the Balochistan Liberation Army had formed an alliance with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan is another terrorist group ...
The Flag of Balochistan is the flag of the Province of Balochistan within Pakistan. The Balochistan provincial flag shows stylized mountains of the barren province and the principal mode of transport — the camel , also known as the "provincial animal".