Date

Incidents

January 1

Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Surali area, some10 kilometres from Sui town of Dera Bugti District.

One person was killed and his brother was injured when three Iranian border guards after allegedly crossing the border shot at a car at Mazan Sar Mashkail area in Washuk District.

At Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta.

A local trader, identified as Muhammad Akbar Mulazai, was abducted in Surab township of Kalat District.

Two men were shot dead in Goht Shadi Pert area, in the limits of Barija Levies Thana of Jhal Magsi District. The victims were identified as Sitham Khan and Zulfiqar Ali.

The bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 2011.

At least five children were injured in a land mine explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District. According to sources, the children were going to school when they hit the land mine.

Two security personnel, identified as Hawaldar Hazrat Umer and Sepoy Shukat Ali, were injured in a land mine explosion in Tuba Nukani area of Dera Bugti District.

At least four people including a medical practitioner and his brother were abducted from Chatar area of Naseerabad District on the night of December 31. The victims were identified as Muhammad Ayub Lahsari and his brother Mehol Lahsari, who were travelling from Chatar to Dera Allah Yar in Jaffarabad District.

Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District.

Iran shut its border with Pakistan as Pakistan authorities took three Iranians in to custody over alleged cross-border attack of January 1 that killed one Pakistani citizen in Washuk District.

Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan.

Five TTP militants were killed and 13 others arrested in a clash with the Frontier FC troops in Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District of Balochistan. A FC spokesman said SF received information about the presence of TTP militants in Murgha Kibzai area and dispatched troops there.

One ASI, Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.

One unidentified security personnel was killed and two others injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Maro area of Dera Bugti District.

Elsewhere in the District, unidentified militants blew up the gas pipeline in Pirkoh area disrupting the gas supply from well Numbers 12 and 21.

Unidentified militants abducted a British official of the ICRC, identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta. According to details, Ahmed Dale, a Yemen born British national, was on his way to the office when armed militants intercepted his vehicle and abducted him at gunpoint to an unknown location, leaving his driver behind.

A man, identified as Shaban, was killed and his friend Abid Khan sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Jan Beri area of Dera Bugti District.

Carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of ICRC from Quetta.

LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on Main Ghundi check post.

PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an All Parties Conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find ways of resolving the crisis the seed of which had been sown by the regime of Pervez Musharraf.

PPP MNA Afzal Nadeem Chan said that the ISI and the MI were active in Balochistan while the civilian government had no say in the provincial affairs. Chan said that everyone knew it well that who was in control of the Balochistan affairs, but no one dare say it in open.

Unidentified militants blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Ghot Jani Khan area under Malagzad Police Station of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan. The gas supply was disconnected from the main pipeline that feeds Sindh.

The members of the National Assembly's special all-party committee on law and order will visit Quetta on January 10 to receive a briefing from senior officials of the provincial administration and law-enforcement agencies on the issue of sectarian killings in Balochistan.

CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day. He said that uncertainty prevailed in the province as bullet-riddled bodies were found every day. The Chief Justice observed that the personnel of the Law Enforcement Agencies were also being targeted in such incidents. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain said that if the authorities had closed their eyes over the situation, then the court would be compelled to interfere in the matter.

At least 14 of FC personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, were killed in an ambush in the Wakai area near Nawano check post in Turbat city of Turbat District. BLF claimed responsibility for the attack.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik constituted a task force for early implementation of matters regarding Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package. The Interior Secretary will head the task force, while additional secretaries of concerned ministries would be its members.

The Minister said that it was decided that the concerned ministries would prepare their suggestions to evolve a system for a more expeditious and result-oriented mechanism for implementation of the AHBP. Rehman Malik said that the Coast Guards and Frontier Constabulary would not establish any check post on RCD or Bolan Highway.

US Consul General William Martin announced USD 10 million in aid on for rehabilitation and provision of educational and health facilities in the Duregi area of Lasbela District. Martin announced the multi-million dollar aid package on behalf of the US Government, while visiting a girl's primary school in Duregi.

SFs launched a search operation in Buleda tehsil of Turbat District to arrest the militants involved in the January 11, 2012 killing of 14 FC personnel in an ambush.

Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Yak Mach and Shakar Aab areas of Chagai District.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta.

The ISPR, Quetta Cantonment, strongly refuted reports about a military operation in Balochistan. An ISPR spokesman said that news stories published or aired by a section of media about a military operation in Balochistan were totally baseless and a false propaganda against the Pakistan Army.

Chattar SHO Gulam Haider Manjo escaped a remote-controlled blast in Naseerabad District. Chattar DSP Deedar Hussain Magsi said that unidentified militants had planted explosives along the roadside to target the Police.

Three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan after successful negotiations between the victims' family and the accused.

In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony Imambargah in Quetta.

Four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta.

The US urged Pakistan to "really lead and conduct a dialogue that takes the Balochistan issue forward". "The US is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Balochistan, especially targeted killings, disappearances and other human rights abuses," said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland.

At least 10 militants were killed in an armed clash with SFs in the Bahlol area of Kohlu District. Official sources said that militants attacked personnel of the FC in an area close to Chamalang when they were setting up a check-post. The FC retaliated, killing 10 militants.

The dead body of a man, identified as Wazir Khan Marri (35), was recovered from Liari tehsil of Lasbela District.

Police found an unidentified dead body dumped in a gunny bag in Chetkhan area of Panjgur District.

The main pipeline supplying gas to Sindh was blown up in the Gopang area of Pat Feeder in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. The spokesman of Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Sarbaz Baloch calling media from an unspecified location claimed responsibility for the blast.

Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, announced head money for former Army dictator and President Pervez Musharraf. Akbar Bugti, along with his comrades, was killed on his way from the Bugti Hills to Marri Hills in a military operation in Kohlu District of Balochistan on August 26, 2006. The operation was allegedly ordered by Musharraf.

As many as 14,362 people, including 150 women, have "disappeared" in Balochistan since 2001 and 370 mutilated bodies have been found in different parts of the province so far, Qadeer Baloch, Vice President of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons said.

Speaking at a News Conference on International Human Rights Day at the KPC, HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusuf had said the establishment saw the problem of Balochistan as a "security issue" but it would not be fair to say it wanted to get rid of Balochistan.

The Supreme Court rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was "not satisfactory" because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation.

A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Munir Ahmed, was found near Sorap Dam area of Panjgur District. Ahmad had been missing for the last six days.

Another dead body that was found on January 16 from Chetkhan area of the same District was identified as that of Muhammad Azeem Sasoli, a resident of Surab area of Kalat District.

Unknown assailants again blew up an 18 inch diameter high pressure gas pipeline in Pat Feeder in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, suspending the gas supply to Quetta and other Districts. BRA reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

An explosion occurred near the building of the PPL in Sui area of Dera Bugti District causing no damage.

FC IG Ubaidullah Khan Khattak said that incidents of abductions in Balochistan had increased at an alarming rate and had become a source of generating funds for militants. Addressing reporters at FC headquarters in Quetta, Ubaidullah Khan said that Balochistan witnessed a decline in attacks on economic installations like rocket attacks and bomb blasts particularly targeting gas pipelines, power pylons, and railway tracks.

Responding to a query about the links between TTP and Baloch militants, he said there is no link between the two. He said foreign elements were involved in destabilizing Balochistan in order to advance their vested interests using local people as tools.

Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan.

One ASI, identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghoonabad area of Quetta.

A main gas pipeline was blown up in Mullguzar area of Jaffarabad District disrupting the gas supply to several areas in Sindh. BRA claimed responsibility for the attack.

SFs recovered and deactivated an explosive device planted by unidentified militants outside the Pakistan Petroleum Limited office in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.

The FC paramilitary troops impounded 12 containers of the of the Afghan Transit Trade near the Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District carrying fuel for the NATO-led forces stationed in Afghanistan. The drivers were taken into custody for questioning.

A FC team arrested four suspect persons and recovered a large quantity of arms from Gulistan area in Qila Abdullah District of Balochistan.

Tehran closed Zero Point, the trade gate between Pakistan and Iran, in the bordering town of Taftan in Chagai District of Balochistan province.

LEAs neutralised a potential terrorism bid by defusing an anti-tank landmine in Shambey area near Gwadar Town in Gwadar District. Local Police said unidentified militants had planted the landmine along the road to target vehicles traveling by which was detected and defused by a team of LEAs.

An Inspector of the FIA, Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General's Office, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack in Quetta.

A man was killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Chattar area of Naseerabad District.

Police recovered a bullet-riddled body dumped in the desert area of Hub town in Lasbela District. Later, the deceased was identified as Muhammad Imran.

Senior journalists during a conference held at the Quetta press club expressed that Balochistan is the second most dangerous place after Afghanistan for journalists as they are under serious threats to their lives.

Militants killed six soldiers, including a non-commissioned officer, in an attack on a check post of the FC at Kachhi canal area in Dera Bugti District. BRA claimed responsibility for the attack and said its men had taken away an FC man, along with weapons that included four G-3 rifles, one light machine gun and other small weapons. Calling from an unknown place, BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch claimed that the outfit had killed 10 personnel and taken away an FC man alive.

Iranian SFs killed eight traders and injured others on Zaran hills, an area between Chabahar District of Iran and Gwadar District of Balochistan. Six cattle traders from the Pakistani side of Balochistan were returning home after delivering cows to their customers in Iranian Balochistan when they were chased and fired upon by Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guards of Iran). All six died on the spot. Four other travellers from Bahu Kalat and Dashtiyari sub-districts of Iran also came under fire. Two of them were killed while as many injured in the attack.

A security official was killed and another injured when militants opened fire on them near Uch gas field, a boarding area between Jaffarabad District and Dera Bugti District of Balochistan.

The Supreme Court directed the ISI and the Military Intelligence to submit reports on senseless and indiscriminate killings in Balochistan. The order was issued by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez during the hearing of a petition about the breakdown of law and order in the province. It was filed by Hadi Shakeel, former President of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association. The petitioner alleged that the Federal and Provincial Governments had failed to protect the life and property of the people of Balochistan.

Under Article 9 of the Constitution (security of person), it was the prime duty of the Provincial as well as the Federal Governments to protect the life and property of people, the order said, deploring the Law-Enforcement Agencies seemed to be helpless.

Three tribal volunteers including a 'commander' of a pro-government peace lashkar were killed when unidentified armed militants attacked their check post in Lop area of the Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti District. A spokesman of BRA, Sarbaz Baloch, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies of a woman and a man were found in Dera Bugti District.

Levies Force arrested six Bangladeshis near the Taftan-Iran border in Chagai District. Tehsildar Ghulam Mustafa said that the six foreigners apprehended wanted to illegally cross into Iran. They were handed over to the FIA after completion of the initial investigation.

Six FC personnel were killed and 13 others injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on three FC check posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District. The assailants managed to escape.

At least 15 personnel of the FC were killed and 12 others were injured when militants belonging to the BLA attacked four FC check posts near Margat coalmines in Mach area of Bolan District. A BLA spokesperson, who introduced himself as Mirak Baloch, while talking to the local media, said that his organisation had carried out the attack. He claimed that over 30 Security Force personnel had died in the ambush. "It is a reaction to the January 31, 2011 killings of granddaughter and great-grand-daughter of Nawab Akbar Bugti in Karachi," he said from an unspecified location.

Another 10 FC soldiers who had been wounded in attacks on their posts in the Killi Pir Ismail area of Ziarat District on January 31, 2011, succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 16. Some FC personnel remain missing. Spokesman for BLA, Mirak Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack and said that they had also abducted three FC soldiers.

One person, identified as Wazir Muhammad, was killed and eight others including four women were injured in a hand grenade attack in Killi Dur Muhammad area of Sibi District. According to Sibi DSP Muhammad Qasim, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a house, killing one person and wounding eight others. The injured were identified as Samina, Bari Khan, Gulam Qadir, Munir, Asma, Muskan, Sanobar and Sonia.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline on Link Badini Road in the jurisdiction of Satellite Town Police Station in Quetta. However, no casualties were reported.

A Hindu trader, identified as Vijay Kumar, was abducted from Bazaar area of Mastung District. According to Police, Kumar was on his way home when a group of armed assailants intercepted him and abducted him at gunpoint. No one had claimed responsibility for abduction.

Three persons were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on a car in the Mashkil area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. No one has claimed responsibility of the attack.

Unidentified assailants shot dead tribal elder and Khuzdar Traders Union former President Muhammad Ramzan Zehri and injured his companion Ahmed Khan in Kanak area of Khuzdar District.

Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District. However, no loss of life was reported.

In a bid to draw attention to the near blackout of Balochistan-related atrocities by the dominant television networks of the country, all Urdu channels have been shut down across the province for the past 24 hours.

The residence of a FIA Deputy Director, Akbar Baloch, was attacked with an IED on Mano Jan Road in Quetta. However, there were no casualties in the attack.

In the wake of deteriorating security situation in Balochistan and the January 31, 2011 murder of the granddaughter of Nawab Akbar Bugti, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence summoned Intelligence Agencies to brief it on February 29, 2012.

A shutter-down strike was observed in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan for the second consecutive day to condemn the January 31, 2011 killings. BNP-A General Secretary Asad Baloch and PML-Q's Nasreen Khethran staged a walkout during proceedings of the Balochistan Assembly to protest the killings. A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Sibi, Turbat, Dera Allahyar, Naushki, Khuzdar, Mastung, Hub, Washuk, Khuzdar and other parts of the province. The strike was called by BRP and backed by the BNP, National Party and other nationalist parties.

Two civilians were killed and four others, including a TV cameraman, were injured as the SFs opened fire on protesters in Sibi District. According to reports, the incident took place when scores of people blocked the National Highway near the bridge over River Nari in Sibi during the wheel-jam strike called by BRP condemning the deaths of granddaughter and great granddaughter of Nawab Akbar Bugti during which the SFs opened fire on protesters who refused to open the highway for traffic.

Two Police personnel were killed and another injured in a landmine explosion in Nasirabad District, Police said. The Police personnel, Sher Muhammad Umrani and Hamid Ali Lehri, were on their way to Hussain Bakhsh checkpost when the motorbike they were riding on hit a landmine.

AVCC claimed to have arrested five suspected abductors and recovered three employees of Governor House Sindh during a raid from a house in a forest area in Sakran area of Lasbela District in Balochistan.

A law enforcement agency arrested 42 Afghan nationals who were trying to enter Iran illegally. Law enforcers deployed on the Pak-Iran border gate in Taftan town asked the potential illegal immigrants to produce traveling documents, and were taken into custody after they failed to do so.

BLA released the photographs of three personnel of FC and claimed that its men seized the security personnel on February 1 during clashes Margat coalmines in Mach area of Bolan District which claimed the lives of 35 soldiers. However, the official sources claimed that 15 FC personnel were killed and 12 others were injured.

A railway track was blown up in the Put Feeder area of Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad District.

Unidentified assailants shot dead two people, identified as Fayyaz Ahmed and Kashmir Khan, at a roadside barbershop in Naushki District.

Militants shot dead a man, identified as Habibullah, in the Khuchlak bazaar on the outskirts of provincial capital Quetta.

A security official, identified as Haq Nawaz, was injured when he stepped on a landmine planted by unidentified militants in Dera Bugti District.

Three gas pipelines were blown up in the Loti field area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting gas supply to the Loti purification plant.

Five persons, including a security official, were injured in a bomb blast near a flourmill in Rabee Bairon area in Notal Police Station jurisdiction of Naseerabad District.

A security guard of a bank was injured and 20 shops damaged in a bomb blast in front of a bank in Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta. "It was a big blast. The bomb was planted beneath the power generator of a private bank," DIG-operations Nazir Kurd said.

JUI-I central leader Maulana Abdul Ghani was shot dead in Nayabad area of Chaman of Qilla Abdullah District. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

At least four people, including a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack on Zarghoon Road area near the Saryab Bridge in Quetta.

Surab Deputy Director (Agriculture) Abdul Sattar Reki was abducted along with his five family members while he was traveling towards Khuzdar District from Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

HRW, keeping a watch on gross human rights violations in Balochistan, asked the US to take action against the crimes taking place in the province. The crimes include extra-judicial killings, torture, illegal detention, disappearances and forced displacement.

The Supreme Court sought a comprehensive progress report on missing persons from the commission probing the case. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan ordered the Pakistan Baitul Maal to submit a report regarding the compensation, which would be paid to the heirs of the missing persons. During the proceedings, Defense of Human Rights Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua complained against the inquiry commission probing the cases.

Unidentified militants shot dead a Punjabi settler, identified as Khuda Bakhsh, in Turbat District. According to details, the victim was a resident of Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab.

Accusing Pakistan of using brutal force in Balochistan, US lawmakers expressed serious concern over the human rights violations in the restive province. "Balochistan deserves our attention because it is a turbulent land marked by human rights violations committed by regimes that are hostile to America's interests and values," said Congressman and Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Dana Rohrabacher.

US State Department distanced itself from a congressional hearing on Balochistan and opposed the idea of independent Balochistan, adding that the problems of the province should be resolved through peaceful and political means.

Senators from both sides of the divide condemned the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for discussing the Balochistan issue, and termed it as a direct interference in Pakistan's affairs.

The Foreign Office looked satisfied with the US State Department's clarification on the Congressional hearing on Balochistan even as legislators protested on the issue in the Senate.

A man was killed and another got injured in a bomb explosion in the Katan Bridge area of Khuzdar District.

Two Police personnel were abducted at gunpoint by unidentified militants from a check post in Goth Naseebuallah area of Subatpur tehsil in Jaffarabad District.

FC claimed to have rescued three abducted people, including a child from the captivity of an outfit led by Barat Khan alias Barati in a joint operation in Gulistan tehsil of Qilla Abdullah District.

Two Afghan officials said that Pakistan had arrested two suspects from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, in connection with the September 20, 2011 assassination of former Afghan President and head of the Government-appointed Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was trying to broker a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban. However, the Police chief in Quetta and the spokesman for the FC said they had not heard of the alleged arrests.

The Balochistan situation dominated the National Assembly and the Senate as the lawmakers from the province felt uneasy over the situation in their province amid assurance from the Government that they would be given an in-house briefing next week. The PPP MNA Humayun Aziz Kurd continued to draw the attention of the House towards the worsening law and order situation in the province.

Rehman Malik said that PKR 14.59 billion were spent in 2011 on personnel of FC and Pakistan Coast Guards deployed in insurgency-hit Balochistan. He said that 48,928 FC men and 2,057 PCG personnel have been deployed in the province. Talking about the Balochistan Package, he said that 85% of the package had been implemented.

BNP President Sardar Akhtar Mengal applauded the February 9, 2012 US Congressional hearing on the Balochistan issue and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee's concerns regarding appalling human rights emergency in Balochistan and endorsing Baloch people's right to self-determination.

Taking strong exception to the controversial US Congressional hearing on Balochistan, Pakistan's Ambassador to US Sherry Rehman termed it an ill-advised move that would be detrimental to building trust between Pakistan and the US.

The Afghan Security Forces raided a house in Badini area of Qila Saifullah District close to the Afghan border, abducted two suspected Afghan Taliban militants, identified as Abdullah and Muhammad Sarwar Shabozai, and later shot them dead.

Two abducted Policemen, identified as Karim Bakhsh and Lashkar Khan, were killed in Jaffarabad District of Balochistan. BRA claimed responsibility for the February 10, 2012 abduction of the two Policemen from the Sohbatpur area of Jaffarabad District and said the two had been killed and their bodies were thrown in the Shahpur area.

A man, identified as Mohammad Zubair, was killed in a firing incident in Mastung District.

In another incident, two persons, identified as Abdul Ghafoor and Mohammad Aslam, were injured in firing incident in Turbat District.

A rocket fired from an unknown location exploded on Karani Road in the Killi Geo area of Quetta. However, no casualty was reported.

Levies Force recovered a mutilated dead body of a missing person, identified as Mir Khan Chah, from Chagai District. Khan Chah was reportedly missing since 20 days.

A Hindu trader, identified as Sham Lal, was abducted on February 12 from Veer area of Wadh tehsil in Khuzdar District while he was on his way to Karachi in Sindh. No one claimed responsibility for the abduction.

LEA arrested 100 foreigners in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District under the Foreign Act. According to Levies Force, Afghan nationals including Uzbeks, Tajiks, Hazaras and Afghans, were taken into custody in Chaman while entering Pakistan from Afghanistan without ant travelling documents.

Levies Force arrested two suspects from Roghani area in Qilla Abdullah District and recovered a truck from their possession.

Balochistan Government termed reports about involvement of some Provincial Ministers in abduction for ransom and smuggling baseless. In a statement a spokesman for the Provincial Government denied a report published in some newspapers and said: "The Provincial Government considers the act of kidnapping for ransom a hateful and heinous crime."

Ali Dayan Hassan, the Pakistan Director for a US-based HRW organisation, said that the human rights violations in Balochistan cannot be swept under the carpet as an internal issue.

Two children, identified as Liaquat Ali and Bashir Ahmed, were killed and 21 others, including Dera Murad Jamali additional SHO, Rasool, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Dera Murad Jamali area of Naseerabad District. BRA claimed responsibility for the attack.

Two dead bodies, identified as that of Bakhshal Bugti and Jan Muhammad Marri, were found in Hub tehsil of Lasbela District.

Two Balochistan Constabulary personnel, identified as Sub-Inspector Wahid Bhaksh and Constable Baddaruddin, were shot dead when a group of militants armed with automatic weapons encircled a check post and opened fire on them in Chatter tehsil of Naseerabad District.

A man, identified as Zardad, was found dead in Mand Bolo area of Turbat District.

The bullet-riddled dead body of a missing BRP leader, Sangat Sana, was found in Murgap area of Turbat District. Sangat Sana, a resident of Mastung District was also a former Chairman of BSO-A.

Unidentified militants abducted the son of a Hindu trader, identified as Jaish Kumar, from Zarghoon Road area of Quetta.

Pakistan officially conveyed to the US its serious concern with regard to the hearing held by the US Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations in relation to Balochistan. The Foreign Office said in a statement that the US Charge d' Affairs, Richard Hoagland, was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was officially conveyed the Government's serious concern.

Seven labourers were shot dead and two others injured when a group of militants opened fire on them while they were engaged in the construction of Turbat-Bulieda Road in Turbat District. BLF claimed responsibility for the attack.

Unidentified militants shot dead two people, identified as Muhammad Hussain and Shah Wali, in Ali Khel area of Qila Saifullah District.

Pakistan lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan and the NATO-led ISAF over the February 11, 2012 abduction and killing of two Pakistani tribesmen and demanded an inquiry and punishment to those responsible for the incident.

Khuzdar Police neutralised a terror bid by recovering 20 kilogrammes of explosives near Jhalawan Complex in Khuzdar District.

Rejecting a report presented by the Balochistan Home Department on the rampant human rights violations and law and order situation in the province, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights urged the Government to introduce laws that clip the wings of all-powerful security agencies.

The Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai, quoting the report, said that the Government had arrested 31 people in connection with abductions for ransoms.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Government would soon convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to discuss and address issues of Balochistan, particularly the law and order situation in the province.

Unidentified militants shot dead a trader, identified as Hafiz Abdul Qader Gulamani, on Jinnah Road near the Jilani Chowk area of Khuzdar District.

A low-intensity explosion occurred at the Chakar Khan Stadium in Sibi District.

Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Toll Plaza area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.

JUI-F Quetta Chapter Secretary General Abdul Sadiq Norzai was abducted from Saryab Road in Quetta.

FC neutralised a terror bid in Balochistan and recovered 1400 kilogrammes of explosive material that was being smuggled from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to interior Balochistan.

Police and Law Enforcement Agencies recovered 10 kilogrammes explosive material and two mortar shells from a car on Saryab Road in Quetta.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a house owned by one Abdul Wahab in Kattan area of Khuzdar District. The assailants managed to escape from the scene.

A bill has been tabled in the US House of Representatives calling upon Pakistan to "recognise the right to self-determination for Balochistan". Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced a House Concurrent Resolution that the Balochi nation has a historic right to self-determination.

HRW Pakistan Director Ali Dayan Hassan, in his submitted remarks, had said that cases documented by the HRW showed that Pakistan's Security Forces and its Intelligence Agencies were involved in the forced disappearance of ethnic Baloch.

Foreign Office blasted the bill tabled in House of Representatives by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher seeking right to self-determination for Balochistan.

Two SF personnel, identified as Lutfullah and Muhammad Riaz were killed and nine others injured in a remote-controlled blast in the Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan. The BRA claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Police van was partially damaged in another remote-controlled blast in Chatter area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a jeweller, Abdul Qayyum, from his shop in Liaquat Bazaar of Quetta.

SFs foiled an attempt to blow up a gas pipeline with explosives and arrested three suspects in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.

A rickshaw driver, identified as Abdul Malik, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near the cattle market in Quetta.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Akram Zamrani, in Shaptan area of Panjgur District.

Levies Force arrested 13 Afghan nationals under Foreign Act from Chaman Town in Qilla Abdullah District near the Pak-Afghan border. According to Levies officials, the afghan nationals entered Pakistan illegally. They wanted to go to Iran through Pakistan.

A total of 231 bullet-riddled bodies were found by roadsides in Balochistan in 2011, said a report, titled "Balochistan's Maze of Violence" compiled by the CRSS, launched in Islamabad.

Unidentified militants opened fire on a general store on Kasi Road in Quetta, killing the owner of the store, Muhammad Dawood, and another man, Rehmatullah on the spot.

Two people were shot dead while they were passing through the main bazaar Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad District.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on one Abdul Qadir in Balochi street area of Quetta, killing him on the spot.

A young shepherd grazing his cattle in the area was killed in a landmine explosion in Gerisni area of Kohlu District.

A man, identified as Faizu, was killed and his mother sustained injuries when they stepped on a landmine while going home in Mondrani Pat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified men blew up a gas pipeline disrupting gas supply to Pir Koh gas plant in Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a businessman, identified as Javed Khan, from Quetta-Chaman Highway in Quetta while he was travelling on his vehicle.

The ATC in Turbat District awarded death sentence to Sakin Ali, an accused in the February 2011 murder case of Panjgur District SHO Siraj Ahmed.

Islamabad summoned United States (US) Charge d'affaires Ambassador Richard Hoagland and a 'strong protest was lodged' with him over a resolution submitted to the US House of Representatives on Balochistan, the Foreign Ministry said.

The Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that Balochistan was Pakistan's internal matter and the province's elected representatives would act to resolve its issues and not US congressmen.

Baloch nationalist leader Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo said that Balochistan was being run by ISI for all practical purposes for the last 15 years with no civilian control over governance in the volatile province.

Speakers at a DPC rally in Islamabad condemned US drone attacks, military operations in tribal areas, tabling of a resolution on Balochistan in the US House of Representatives and the ban on some religious parties.

A trader, identified as Zohaib Bora, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants during an abduction bid on Mission Road area in Quetta.

Police claimed to have arrested a suspect from Kandahari Bazaar area of Quetta.

Praising the tabling of a resolution on Balochistan in US Congress, the BRP urged the Baloch people to unite and continue their struggle for independence.

The US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, "We encourage all parties in Balochistan to work out their differences peacefully and through a political process".

Unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on one Abdul Baqi in Mand Sohro area of Kech District.

Armed militants abducted three people, identified as Sanaullah, Bahadur Khan and Naib Khan, while they were travelling near Saranan area of Pishin District.

Supporting the US congressional bill on Balochistan, BRP's self-exiled chief Brahmdagh Bugti welcomed all foreign intervention in the province whether it is by the US, NATO or India.

"Baloch women, political leaders, activists, students, writers, poets, professors and intellectuals are being subjected to enforced disappearances and undergoing torture for years.

Condemning the Pakistani Government for accusing India of creating unrest in Balochistan, JWP Provincial President Shahzain Bugti said it was Pakistan's intelligence agencies that were responsible for killings and abductions in the province.

He said the Federal Government can restore the trust of Balochis within 72 hours. To achieve this, Bugti said General Pervez Musharraf should be arrested in the Akbar Bugti murder case military operation should be stopped and all forces should be withdrawn from Balochistan controversial security posts should be abolished from Balochistan the killing of innocent people should end.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced withdrawal of cases against the Baloch leaders currently residing abroad.

Even as the Interior Minister was extending the olive branch to Baloch nationalists, reports began coming from Karachi of the arrest of the Vice-President of the Voice of the Baloch Missing People, Qadeer Baloch.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting gas supply to the purification plant.

The Supreme Court repeated its earlier directive to the ISI and the Military Intelligence to submit their reports on 'senseless and indiscriminate' killings in Balochistan.

While addressing the Balochistan issue is the top most priority of the Government President Asif Ali Zardari said that he was ready to visit the province to hold dialogue with Baloch leaders.

The Baloch nationalist leaders rejected Interior Minister Rehman Malik's February 23, 2012 announcement about withdrawal of cases against Brahmdagh Bugti and Hairbyar Marri and said the Balochistan issue cannot be resolved without recovery of missing persons and bringing to justice the elements involved in dumping bullet-riddled bodies.

The HRCP, Balochistan Chapter, expressed its strong resentment over deteriorating law and order situation in the province and urged the Government to pay serious attention for retaining peace.

Three gas pipelines were blown up in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting gas supply to purification plant.

Four men who had been missing for the past few months were released by their captors and according to some sources, reached their home in the night.

All the cases filed against Baloch leaders have been quashed. According to notification issued to Balochistan Government as well as province's IGP and Commissioner Quetta, cases lodged against Brahmdagh Bugti, Hairbyar Marri, and Akhtar Mengal stand null & void.

JeI Secretary General Liaquat Baloch blamed the political leadership and Army for the Balochistan crisis, which he said has reached the point of no return.

A Law Enforcement Agency arrested 10 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.

A Police Officer and a constable were injured in an exchange of fire with armed militants at Mengal Road area in Quetta.

Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Pirkoh gas field in Dera Bugti District disrupting the gas supply to a purification plant.

A resident of Nushki District, identified as Mahazullah, who remained missing for a month and a half, returned home. Family sources said Mahazullah was safe and sound, adding that he was taken away by intelligence personnel in January 2012.

One Abdul Waheed Baloch, the brother of a BNP-M leader and his companion, Salman Baloch, were shot dead on the Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo Stadium Road in Khuzdar District.

Unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire killing Maulvi Ali Mohammad Mengal in Quetta.

A 22-year-old youth, identified as Mohammad Bilal Bangulzai (22), was shot dead by armed militants on Sabzal Road area in Quetta.

Armed militants shot and injured one Mohammad Javed in Mastung District.

The bullet-riddled dead body of a missing tribal elder, Takri Raheem Dad, was found dumped in the Dasht area of Mastung District. The deceased had gone missing along with his nephew, Zinuddin, while travelling from Bolan District to Quetta on December 19, 2011.

The Balochistan Government asked the Federal Government to transfer the investigation of Nawab Akbar Bugti's murder to the FIA.

Three alleged militants were killed in a clash with FC in Pir Sori area of Dera Bugti District.

An unidentified man was killed in Mangochi area of Khuzdar District.

A dead body, identified as that of Ajab Khan, was recovered from Yaro area of Pishin District. Another dead body of a man, identified as Abdul Rehman, was recovered from Turbat District.

Unidentified militants opened fire on one Hidayatullah in Rekhni area of Barkhan District. No further detail was reported.

Bullet-riddled bodies of three missing Frontier Corps personnel were found near Machh town in Bolan District. The three FC personnel were identified as Lance Naik Mohammad Yousuf, Lance Naik Tosiq and Sepoy Rashid Ali.

Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said that only 48 persons were missing from Balochistan and the figure of 6,000 such people was "highly" exaggerated one.

Rehman Malik said that Afghanistan had closed the training camps of Baloch separatists in that country, adding that this was done at the intervention of Afghan President Hamid Karzai who had admitted recently that some of the troubles in Balochistan were originating from his country.

Over 50 members of the Hindu community across Balochistan have been abdcuted in the last four years, compared to seven instances of abduction during former President General Pervez Musharraf's nine years, said Basant Lal Gulshan, the human rights and minorities affairs minister for Balochistan.

Three militants were killed as a Balochistan FC patrol team retaliated to their attack in Hameedpur area in Naseerabad District.

Unidentified militants blew up three 220-KV electricity towers in Mach area of Bolan District suspending electricity to some areas. No loss of life was reported.

FC arrested a suspect, identified as Haji Lala Khan, recovering arms from his possession from Satellite town area in Quetta.

According to official sources, three FC check posts located on Chaman Road, Quetta-Karachi Highway and Sibi Road were abolished to promote reconciliation efforts in Balochistan.

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ordered the heads of LEAs, including FC and Police, to take steps to fight terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and other heinous crimes in the province. He was speaking at a meeting, presided over by him and the commander of the southern command in Quetta, to review the law and order situation in the province.

Seven unidentified militants were killed while nine others were wounded during a clash with SFs at the RD 238 Uch area of Naseerabad District.

A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of Ahmed Ali, was found dumped in the Dasht area of Mastung District.

The Balochistan High Court disposed of 83 cases of missing persons, among 4000 cases during the Judicial Year 2011. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Isa revealed these figures during a full court reference to mark the commencement of the new judicial year 2012 at Balochistan High Court.

Unidentified militants killed three labourers and injured six others in a town close to the Iranian border in Kech District.

An official of Balochistan Levies, identified as Abdul Ghani, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was sitting along with his friend at a roadside hotel in Khuzdar District.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline with explosives in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District destroying a portion of the gas pipeline resulting in suspension of gas supply to a plant from well no 16.

One Nazimuddin Umrani, a relative of Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani, President of the Balochistan Chapter of PPP, was abducted by armed assailants from the Allahbad Tamboo area of Naseerabad District.

Trader Ashok Kumar, who was abducted on February 27, 2012 from Gandahwa area of the Jhal Magsi District, returned home. It is not known how much ransom he paid to the abductors.

Railway track was blown up in Nushki District suspending the train service between Quetta and the Iranian city of Zahedan.

250 Afghan citizens were arrested for allegedly not having travel documents from check post in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta. According to the Police, Security Forces raided four passenger buses, travelling from Quetta to Pichgor, and detained 250 Afghan citizens for not having travel documents. The Afghan citizens were trying to illegally visit Iran.

At least 10 Government officials were abducted and later released after the killing of two alleged suspects in the Killi Misezai area of the Qilla Abdullah District. According to sources, personnel of the FC and the Anti-Terrorism Force launched a search operation in Maizai Addah area on a tip off about the presence there of a gang involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous crimes.

After the shootout, a large number of local tribesmen blocked the portion of National Highway linking Quetta and Afghanistan by putting barricades and boulders. In the meantime, a convoy carrying customs and NAB officials arrived at the place and were stopped by armed militants. They abducted Balochistan Customs Additional Collector Syed Shahanshah Hassnain, a superintendent, two inspectors, two constables, two officials of the NAB and two drivers.

As the insurgency in Balochistan gets into international limelight, several foreign Governments have assured Pakistan of steps to curb activities of Baloch separatists on their soil.

The spokesman said that taking notice of those activities, the Foreign Ministry "made demarches to the relevant Governments". Many Baloch leaders and activists have taken refuge in European countries from where they have been actively promoting their cause.

Six members of a pro-Government tribal militia were killed when they were ambushed by militants in the Dera Bugti area of Balochistan, security officials said.

Quetta Police busted eight outfits involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous acts, said DIG Police Operations Quetta Qazi Abdul Wahid.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man in Kali Kabeer area of Quetta. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained.

A man, identified as Riaz, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Tasub Bazar of Panjgur District.

An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a complex of Jinnah Road in Quetta.

Another unidentified dead body was recovered from hills of Pakhtoonabad area.

Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a shopkeeper, identified as Ghulam Gilani Hotak, at Killi Ferozabad on Sabzal Road in Quetta.

LEAs arrested at least 345 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from a passenger coach during checking at a check post in Panjgur District.

The local tribesmen in Meezai Adda area of Qilla Abdullah District, while referring to March 9, 2012, incident where SFs launched a search operation against alleged abductors killing two suspects, accused the SFs and opposing tribesmen of killing and detaining innocent people during the operation. A local tribal elder Mohammad Shafiq Misazai flanked by other tribesmen said SFs and their opponents barged into their houses and opened indiscriminate fire. "

A man, identified as Saleh Mohammad, was shot dead by NATO forces at Bibi Jan village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chagai District. They also arrested four others and took them across the border.

The BRP alleged that SFs have launched a massive 'siege and search' operation in different parts of Dera Bugti District during which several innocent people had been killed and many had been arrested.

There have been no confirmations by officials about any operation in Dera Bugti.

Former President and APML chief General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf claimed that Nawab Akbar Bugti, the founder of JWP, was not murdered, but had committed suicide. However, Baloch leader Haribyar Marri denied Musharraf's claims and said that he wants to "escape" after perpetrating decade-long "atrocities" against Baloch locals.

Two FC personnel, identified as Naik Akhtar and Naeem Jan, were killed when armed militants opened fire on them during their patrolling hours in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti District. However, Sarbaz Baloch, the spokesman of BRA claimed responsibility for the attack saying 10 FC men were killed and several others injured.

Two children were injured on the outskirts of Kohlu town in Kohlu District when a landmine exploded.

Two people, identified as Mastung District Education Officer, Haji Abdul Fateh Shahwani, and his driver, were abducted from Lindsay area of Bolan District while coming to Quetta from Dera Murad Jamali town of Naseerabad District.

SFs arrested two Afghan militants, identified as Abdul Bari and Abdul Mannan, from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District. According to details, the SFs recovered one SMG, rounds, a machine gun, two walkie-talkies, a mobile phone, and PKR 108,360 from their possession.

One of the six abducted officials, identified as Maqbool Ahmed, of the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) was killed at an unidentified location.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two people in Tajikabad area of Quetta. According to Police, the victims, identified as Yaqoob Shah and his son Muhammad Naveed, were standing in a shop when the armed assailants opened fire on them.

Law Enforcement Agencies arrested 106 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from the Nokundi area of Chagai District. According to sources, the Afghan nationals were arrested as they were without legal travelling documents and wanted to go to European countries illegally.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hashim, on Qambarani Road area in Quetta.

SFs claimed to have foiled a terror bid, planned for March 23, 2012, by seizing a huge quantity of explosive materials and arms in Quetta. According to official sources, acting upon a tip-off, SFs had beefed up security at the Buleli Check post and intercepted several vehicles. They discovered five hundred kilograms of explosive materials, seven detonators and six landmines from one of the vehicles.

A recently-released Home Department Report revealed that the bodies found in the province are still overwhelmingly those of the ethnic Baloch. According to the official report of the Balochistan Home Department, 218 of the 308 bodies found in 2010 and 2011 were of the ethnic Baloch people. The trend does not seem to be changing for the current year as 16 of the 25 bodies recovered were also of ethnic Baloch people, the report revealed.

The Government's failure to stabilise Balochistan led the Supreme Court to draft a solution based on local tribal traditions. A three-member bench, headed by CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, advised the Government to convene a grand Baloch jirga to restore order in the volatile province.

Abductions for ransom dominated the agenda at the Balochistan Assembly proceedings with a provincial lawmaker claiming that over a 1,000 people have been abducted in the past four years in the province.

Providing data collected by his party, Baloch said that as many as 1,047 people have been abducted during the past four years and all were freed after paying a huge sum of money as ransom to their kidnappers.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two Police personnel, identified as Nimatullah and Liaquat, while they were on duty at a picket line on Smungli Road in Jinnah Town area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed men shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Allam Satakzai, near the Jabal-Noorul Quran Western Bypass area of Quetta.

A blast occurred in Naseerabad District tripping one of the two electricity lines of Daddu-Guddu Circuit. The BDS in-charge Saleem Vistro said that they defused two IEDs.

Police conducted raids in different areas of Quetta and busted four outfits involved in target killings, abductions for ransom and other violence related incidents.

The Supreme Court directed the Balochistan IGP to submit a comprehensive report regarding "each of the missing persons" in Balochistan. The ISI, MI and IB were also directed through the AG of Pakistan to submit details of all such persons "and the circumstances on the basis of which such persons have disappeared and are not traced out so far".

In a pre-dawn attack on a paramilitary check post in Paswara area of Mugha Kot in Sheerani District of Balochistan TTP militants killed at least four BFC personnel and injured three others. They also abducted four others. A senior official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the incident took place in Shirani District.

Four Afghan nationals were arrested and a large quantity of explosives and ammunition were seized in Khuchlak area of Quetta. The four Afghan nationals taken into custody were identified as Abdullah, Amir Mohammad, Sher Alam and Abdul Bari.

Provincial Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said that Balochistan issue cannot be resolved without involving all stakeholders, including the Government, the Army and Intelligence Agencies, in dialogue with the estranged Baloch nationalist leaders.

The provincial Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ruled out that his Government had doubled its efforts for holding negotiations with Baloch leaders following the resolution tabled in the US Congress. "My Government is pursuing the policy of reconciliation since it came into power. We are not afraid of any resolution. I still say I will hold talks with the estranged Baloch leaders wherever they want in the world," Raisani said.

At least three devotees, including a tribal leader, were killed and nine others, including women and children, sustained injuries when their vehicle, owned by local tribal leader Muhammad Nawaz, was attacked by a group of unidentified militants in Tambo tehsil of Kohlu District.

A religious scholar, identified as Qari Abdul Basit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kasi Road area of the Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on the driver of a truck carrying marbles in Surab area of Kalat District.

One man, identified as Dad Muhammad, was killed and another injured in a firing incident on Sariab Road in Shalkot Police Station area in Quetta.

The MPA asked the abductors of the officials of BRSP on March 24 to give them more time to negotiate their release. Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani asked Senior Minister Maulana Wasay to form a committee of legislators to discuss with security officials the recovery of four employees of the BRSP who were abducted on December 13, 2011.

Provincial Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi on March 25 in his address at the concluding ceremony of a three-day festival organised by the Pakistan Army and the Provincial Government as part of the Pakistan Day celebrations said Balochistan would always remain an integral part of Pakistan.

Two Hazara youth, identified as Ejaz Hussain and Ali Asghar, were shot dead when unidentified armed militants opened fire on them on Sabzal Road area in Quetta. A local Police Official said the victims belonged to Hazara community and it could be an incident of sectarian targeted killing.

One person, identified as Noor Mohammad, was shot dead and another Ghulam Mohammad was injured when armed militants opened fire on them while they were working in a field in Bakhtiarabad area of Sibi District.

Armed militants shot dead one Shahnawaz in Barkhan District.

One official of the Frontier Corps, identified as Baz Gul, was killed in a landmine explosion during routine patrol in Bakher area of Dera Bugti District.

The abductors holding five officials of the BRSP extended their deadline for ransom till April 10, 2012. The earlier deadline was March 25, 2012. The issue was taken up by the Balochistan Assembly on March 24, 2012 and legislators had appealed to the abductors to extend the deadline by at least a month so that negotiations for the release of the abducted officials could be held properly.

A strike was observed in parts of Balochistan against the accession of the province to Pakistan on March 27, 1948. The strike that had been called by the BNF completely paralysed business and trade activities in parts of the province.

Three American lawmakers espousing the cause of the people of Balochistan alleged that the Pakistani Government is a "radical Islamist" one and is providing weapons and resources to extremist groups. Seeking independence of Balochistan, the three Congressmen led by Dana Rohrabacher at a news conference held at the National Press Club in Washington claimed that Pakistan is not a friend of the US, but an American enemy.

Two people, identified as Jawad Ahmed and Khadem Hussain, belonging to the Hazara community, were injured while their three companions escaped unhurt when the car they were riding was attacked by a group of armed militants near Dasht area in Mastung District.

Two people, identified as Fahim Zahir and Jasim, were wounded in an incident of firing in Turbat District.

Two Policemen were wounded in an explosion in Pishin District. According to official sources, an explosive device planted by unidentified militants in a car parked near Police Line and Agricultural Office went off.

At least five Hazaras were killed and seven others injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their car on Spiny Road in Quetta in a suspected sectarian attack.

Two people, Mubarak Shah and Nazir Hussain, were killed and six others injured when Police fired during a protest organised by Hazaras against the killing.

Two officials of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation, Hafizullah and Mohammad Zahid, were killed and another was injured in an attack on their vehicle in Mastung District.

Unidentified militants blew up a portion of an 18-inch gas pipeline in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan. Local Levies sources said the damaged pipeline was supplying gas from wells number 15, 21 and 19 to the Sui gas plant.

Two persons, Akbar Ali and Ali Raza, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in an incident of sectarian violence on Mecongi Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The victims were residents of Alamdar Road, an area dominated by the Hazara community.

An employee of the WAPDA was abducted by unidentified persons in Nasirabad District. Sources said that lineman Zaffar Ali was on his way home when the armed persons took him away at gunpoint.

The Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the incessant recovery of mutilated bodies, increasing incidents of abductions and targeted killings affirm the notion that law enforcement agencies were either helpless or too weak to take action against criminals.

The Chief Minister Aslam Raisani said that the Federal Government and its bureaucracy were not mindful of the seriousness of the Balochistan issue, allowing foreign countries to interfere in the Province.

The CM said the Federal Government was not providing funds for the departments devolved to his province under the 18th Amendment. There was no provision in the 18th Amendment or the NFC Award that the provinces would bear all expenditures of the departments transferred to them, he added.

Three FC soldiers were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Balingor near Mand in Turbat District of Balochistan.

Two men were killed after assailants on motorcycles fired at a shop in Sariab area of Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Munawar Ahmed, in Mastung town of Mastung District.

The Supreme Court ordered the Balochistan Police and Levies to investigate into dumping of bullet-riddled bodies in various parts of the province and compensates the aggrieved families. The Balochistan IGP was also ordered to take action or arrest the provincial ministers involved in kidnappings for ransom.

Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Kanak area of Mastung District in Balochistan. The victims, identified as Abdul Manan and Muhammad Rais, were listed missing a few days ago.

Maulana Mohammad Qasim Sasoli, a prayer leader belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani group), was shot dead on Saryab Road of Quetta.

The Supreme Court said there was no difference between a human being and animals in Balochistan where mutilated bodies were found on a daily basis. "I think I should stay in Quetta for a month," said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, as a three-member SC bench resumed the hearing of a case concerning the poor security and human rights situation in Balochistan.

The Chairman of the Hinglaj Mata temple, Maharaj Ganga Ram Motiyani, was abducted from the Lasbela District.

Three persons, including a Police official, were killed in separate incidents of firing in different parts of Balochistan.

Driver of a passenger bus, identified as Rahim Bakhsh, was shot dead on Saryab Road in Quetta.

In Barkhan District, a security man was killed and another sustained injuries when their checkpost was attacked by a group of armed militants.

One FC soldier, identified as Nibat Khan, was killed when unidentified militants fired rockets at a check post in Barkhan District.

A Police Sub-Inspector, identified as Abdul Samad, died when armed assailants opened fire on him in Kalat District.

One Mohammad Rahim was shot dead in Surpul area of Quetta while he was sitting at his shop.

Two Levies Force personnel were injured in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District after some unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them.

Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani accused some elements in policy-making machinery in Islamabad of indirectly helping the elements trying to break up Pakistan by not implementing announcements and promises made by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Members of the Hindu community protested outside the Karachi Press Club alleging that the abduction of Maharaj Ganga Ram Motiyani was a conspiracy. Maharaj Ganga Ram Motiyani, the Chairman of the Hinglaj Mata temple, Maharaj Ganga Ram Motiyani, was abducted from the Lasbela District on April 6.

Six Shia persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed and three others were injured when armed militants opened fire at a cobblers shop on Prince Road in Quetta. Quetta Police Deputy Inspector General Qazi Wahid said that all the victims belonged to Hazara community and it appeared to be a case of sectarian target killing.

Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani sacked seven Police officials on duty for the killing of six Hazara. According to Police sources, 17 suspects have also been arrested in connection with killing.

The Levies Force found two unidentified bullet-riddled dead bodies from the Surab area of Kalat District. According to local officials, some passers-by spotted the bodies lying in a deserted area in Angera and informed the Levies Forces.

Two people, identified as Qasir and Asif Javed, were shot dead while they were waiting for a Karachi-bound bus in Mand area of Turbat District. Both the victims belonged to Lahore and Sargodha Districts of Punjab province.

Police recovered three Marri tribe missing persons following the orders of CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry in Quetta. According to official sources, the Police claimed to have recovered Gul Mir, Mir Jan and Amir Khan. Earlier, the CJP had ordered the Balochistan IG and other officials concerned to recover seven missing persons who were picked up from the Sariab area on March 1, 2012.

Four alleged militants were killed and six others arrested by the FC after an exchange of fire with them at Sangsilla area in Dera Bugti District. According to official sources, a convoy of FC was passing from the area when a group of armed militants opened fire on it.

Three people belonging to the Hazara community were shot dead and another wounded in separate incidents of target killings in the provincial capital Quetta. In the first incident, unidentified militants opened fire on a tea store on Shahrah-e-Iqbal area, killing a man on the spot and injuring the owner of the store identified as Sakhi Dad.

Armed assailants attacked another shop on Archer Road killing two people belonging to the Hazara community, Nor Ali and Nor Ahmed on the spot.

Balochistan Weightlifting Association General Secretary Abdul Jabbar Khilji was shot dead while he was on his way home in Shalidar area Quetta.

13 labourers of a construction company were abducted from the Sui area of Dera Bugti District. No group has claimed the responsibility for the kidnapping.

Police and witnesses said that the families of the six abducted aid workers launched a public campaign to raise ransom money demanded by their abductors. On December 13, 2011 armed militants whisked away six people working for the BRSP from Pishin District.

The Supreme Court released three 'missing' Baloch men after the Balochistan AG and DIG-Operations Wing Qazi Abdul Wahid produced them before the Court. The three men, Mir Jan, Amir Khan and Gul Mir were whisked away from their house some 40 days ago. They are all residents of Sariab Mills in the New Sariab Police precincts in Quetta.

It was reported that another missing person, identified as Mazar Khan, has not been recovered so far. The court was told that a case has been registered against SHO Noor Bukhsh and has been arrested.

Targeted killings in Quetta continued as another member of the Hazara community, identified as Mohammad Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting outside a shop on Abdul Sattar Road after Friday prayers. The killing had taken place when over 4,000 members of the Hazara community were protesting outside the Governor House and Chief Minister Secretariat.

Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Ali Magsi announced that the Pakistan Army and FC will be called in Quetta to control the situation if civil administration and Police failed to curb the ongoing incidents of targeted killings.

Eight labourers working for a construction company were injured when militants hurled a hand grenade on them while they were waiting for a bus in the Shambay Ismail area in Gwadar District.

Unidentified assailants riding motorcycles killed eight Shias, belonging to Hazara community, in two incidents of sectarian attacks in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. In the first incident, the assailants opened fire on a taxi, killing six people on Brewery Road in Killi Ibrahim Zai area. Later, they shot and killed another two Shias in a rickshaw in the same area.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on people, killing one civilian and injuring another, on Sabzal Road. A man identified as Gul Muhammad died on the spot and another man, identified as Muhammad Hasan, was injured.

Unidentified assailants killed a Police official in the Shalkot Police Station area.

Unidentified armed militant opened fire on two people in the Eastern bypass area of Quetta, killing them on the spot. One of them was identified as Abdul Ghani. However, the identity of another victim was unknown.

A dead body of one Abdul Latif Jattak was found in Kararru tehsil area of Khuzdar District.

An unidentified dead body was found in the Western Bypass area of Quetta.

LEAs arrested two suspects from Bhosa Mandi area within the jurisdiction of Sariab Police Station in Quetta and recovered two unlicensed pistols from their possession.

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani during a meeting in Quetta which reviewed the law and order situation in the province decided to launch a targeted operation against terrorists involved in sectarian and other killings. The meeting decided that a free hand would be given to the Police and other law-enforcement personnel to deal sternly with the terrorists.

The Bugti tribe leader, Nawab Aali Bugti blamed the national and international oil companies are equally responsible for creating unrest in Balochistan besides the Government, the intelligence agencies and the law enforcement agencies.

Former President General Pervez Musharraf said that as long as Pakistan Army was there, Balochistan could not be separated from Pakistan. Addressing retired army officers organisation 'Pakistan First' over the video link on situation in Balochistan, the leader of All Pakistan Muslim League and former Army Chief said Balochistan Liberation Army is an organisation of militants supported by foreign elements and targeting non locals in the province.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on a tyre shop on Quivery Road in Quetta killing one Hazara, identified as Salam Ali.

Four Shia Hazaras escaped an attempt on their lives when militants on motorcycle opened fire at their cab near the Benazir Shaheed overhead bridge while they were travelling towards Quetta.

A spokesman for the LeJ, Ali Sher Haidri, claimed responsibility for the series of attacks on Hazaras in the past two weeks.

The Levies Force freed an abducted man, identified as Attaullah Baranzai, after an operation in Dalbandin area of Chagai District and arrested four alleged captors. Baranzai was reportedly abducted- for-ransom from the Mal area in the afternoon and taken to the Sufi Jan area of Dalbandin.

The Chaman Levies Force arrested 14 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act in Killi Luqman area of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District.

Three more missing persons were recovered in Quetta late in the night. People close to relatives of Akhtar Lango, Doctor Naseer and Hafeez Rodini confirmed their arrival. The men went missing from Killi Ismail area of Quetta on April 1, 2012 and their whereabouts were unknown ever since.

VFBMP, an organisation striving for the recovery of missing persons, also confirmed the recovery of three missing persons.

The Supreme Court sought a three year report from relevant authorities regarding the number of people gunned down in Balochistan. A three member bench of the apex court, presided by Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, held a proceeding over the law and order situation in the province.

LEAs arrested over 100 suspects in a joint operation in several areas of Quetta during the last four days, Police said. The operation was conducted by the FC, ATF and Police in several localities of the city, including Sariab, Sabzal, Shalkot, Nawan Killi, Smuggli and Spiny Road.

According to HRCP Balochistan Chapter, as many as 34 members of the Hindu community, most of whom are traders, have been abducted across different parts of Balochistan so far since 2011.

The HRCP in Lahore District of Punjab condemned an attack by a militant organisation on a peaceful protest march by human rights activists and members of minority communities against forced conversions.

A schoolteacher, Mullah Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Zamran area of Kech District.

Levies Force sources said that a check-post of the FC near Kolpur railway station in Quetta came under rocket attack. Sources said that unidentified militants perched in the nearby mountain fired two rockets that landed near the railway station and exploded.

Unidentified armed militants abducted Mukesh Kohli, the legal adviser of JWP leader Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti from Ghousabad area of Satellite Town in Quetta.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced various initiatives for Balochistan to support the education and employment generation sectors in the province. Under the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package announced by the Government of Pakistan, the Prime Minister approved creation of 63 posts for the Postal Circle of Balochistan to facilitate the expansion of postal network in Balochistan.

PTI Chief Imran Khan said Balochistan problems cannot be resolved by military operations. Speaking at a large public gathering at Ayub stadium in Quetta, he vowed to find out political solution to maintain law and order situation in the province.

Two Shia Hazaras, Baban Ali and Hussain Ali, were killed on Brewery Road of Quetta in Balochistan in a spate of sectarian killing. The deceased were the residents of Hazara Town.

Two bullet-riddled bodies were found at Killi Umerabad in Bostan area of Pishin District.

The Balochistan Levies recovered a body from near a hotel in Chaman area of Killa Saifullah District.

At least four people were killed in separate incidents of violence in the province. Two people were killed in a landmine explosion in RD 109 of Jaffarabad District, a bordering area between Sindh and Balochistan, while they were on their way to Khandkhot tehsil in Kashmore District of Sindh.

Two people from the Bugti Amn Force were killed and two other injured in a landmine explosion while they were patrolling in Za Mardan village of Loti gas field area in Dera Bugti District.

A man, identified as Sajjad Ali, belonging to the Hazara community was shot at and injured on McCongy Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

Unidentified armed militants abducted two men, identified as Abdul Khaliq and Amir Bakhsh, from Nal tehsil in Khuzdar District.

Officials of the FC claimed to have arrested three suspected militants belonging to TTP and LeJ during a rand on a small house near the Hazara graveyard in the Brewery Road area of Quetta.

Two militants suspected to be sectarian target killers were killed and a Police Constable was injured in an encounter in Akhtarabad area of Quetta. Two suspected terrorists were killed and Constable Riaz Ahmed was injured.

The DIG said Police had seized two pistols, hand-grenades, four 9mm rifles, a large number of bullets, fake number-plates and four CNICs. He claimed the suspects were target killers.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in the Dera Bugti District.

A power pylon of 132KV transmission line was blown up in Kohlu District. Sources said unidentified militants had fixed an explosive device on the pylon, which blew up disrupting power supply to Barkhan and Kohlu Districts.

The two militants killed in an encounter near Hazara Town in Akhtarabad area of Quetta on April 23, 2012 have been identified as Hafiz Naseer and Hafiz Wazir Ali alias Ali Sher Haideri, the spokesperson of LeJ.

Two bullet-riddled bodies of BLA militants were found dumped in a desolate place near Kajori area of Musakhel District. The bodies were identified as that of Nabi Baksh Baloch and Nadeem Ahmed Baloch.

A would-be suicide bomber was killed when a detonator he was carrying along with suicide vest prematurely went off on Kirani Road near Hazara Town in Quetta.

Four suspected militants were killed and seven arrested by SF during a search operation in Gaybun area near Turbat District. A local Levies official, Shamim Ahmed, told the media that the FC had launched search operation in the Gaybun area.

A Police constable, identified as Abdul Samad, was injured when unidentified armed militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of DSP Khalid Zaman Marri in Irrigation Colony of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.

SFs seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Naushki and Chattar areas. 11 submachine guns, three light machine guns, 14 rifles, nine shotguns and 100 SMG rounds were recovered during the operation.

Additional Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Naqvi issued non-bailable arrest warrants of JWP leader Shahzain Bugti and his 26 accomplices. Bugti and his aides were arrested by the FC in December 2010 at the Buleli check post for allegedly smuggling weapons from Chaman town to Quetta.

Two people, identified as Abdul Whaid and Allah Baksh of the Mengal tribe, were shot dead by unidentified militants while they were travelling in a van in Dasht-e-Gohran area of Kalat District.

The bullet-riddled dead body of a British employee of the ICRC, identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, was found dumped near the Killi Umar area on the Airport Road in Quetta. Dale was a Yemen-born British national who was abducted from Chaman Housing Society of the District on January 5, 2012 by unidentified armed militants.

An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was found in Pir Gaib area of Bolan District.

Unidentified armed militants damaged the railway track in Saryab area of Quetta. Police said that the militants used an IED to blow apart a two-foot long part of rails passing through Faizabad area of the District.

A main pipeline supplying gas to the Sui purification plant was blown up in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District, suspending gas supply from three wells to the purification plant.

April 30

A Police Official, identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, was injured when unidentified armed militants attacked a check post in Dalbandin area of Chagai District. 

The Red Cross confirmed that it had been in contact with the abductors of a British aid worker Khalil Dale before he was killed in Pakistan and said his murder would prompt a review of its operations in the country. Sean Maguire, the humanitarian organisation’s spokesman in Britain, refused to say whether the captors had demanded a ransom for Khalil Dale, who was abducted on January 5, 2012 from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan and killed on April 29, 2012.

Police said that Kahlil had been beheaded and a note on his body said he was killed after his captors’ demands were not met. “It’s inappropriate to go into the details of any contact we might have had with the abductors,” Maguire told the BBC radio. There has been no claim of responsibility for Dale’s abduction or killing.

May 1

At least two passers-by, identified as Tanveer (14), a student, and Muhammad Khalid, a clerk at University of Balochistan, were killed and 16 others, four of them security personnel, were injured in a powerful remote-controlled explosion near Irrigation Colony on Saryab Road area in Quetta. TTP spokesman Sar Kalam Khan claimed responsibility for the attack.

Bodies of two Baloch missing persons, identified as Mohammad Murad Marri (35), from Kohlu District, and Dil Murad from Sibi District, were found near Patar Bridge in the Coastal Highway area of Uthal in Lasbela District. Baloch said that a total of 395 bullet-riddled bodies of Baloch missing persons, including 75 so far this year [2012], had been found in different parts of Balochistan.

May 2

An official of the FC was killed while another sustained injuries as a remote-controlled bomb exploded in Kalat District. Assistant Commissioner Noor Baksh confirmed the casualty and number of injured.

A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of one Shah Zaman, was found in Mastung District. “The body had multiple wounds,” sources said.               

The nephew of Mir Fhaiq Ali Khan Jamali, a former Provincial Minister, identified as Rohsan Ali Jamali and his driver, identified as Munir Shah, were abducted by a group of armed militants from Dhadar area of Bolan District while he was on his way to Jaffarabad District. 

The Supreme Court summoned Balochistan’s top Government officials to explain progress, or lack thereof, on the issue of ‘missing persons’ during the hearing of a case on the volatile security situation in the province. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry sought an assurance from Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and Home Minister Zafarullah Zehri that they will protect the life and property of the people under Article 9 of the Constitution. 

Hearing the case, Justice Chaudhry censured the Federal Government and Security Agencies over their lack of progress and the Provincial Government’s apparent helplessness.

May 3

Two brothers, Azizullah and Ali Akbar Khilji, were shot dead when armed assailants opened fire on them in Asmatabad area of Quetta. 

Unidentified militants abducted three truck drivers from a roadside restaurant on the National Highway in Dadhar area of Bolan District.

The Balochistan Government announced PKR 500,000 cash prize for those who would provide information about the suicide attack on the residence of an official of the Frontier Corps in Quetta on September 7, 2011.

The Supreme Court directed the Balochistan IGP to produce all missing persons before the court and submit a progress report. “People accuse FC or security agencies of illegal arrests but police have to investigate these cases,” CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked during a hearing of missing persons’ cases at the court’s Quetta Registry.

The bench expressed strong resentment when informed that Home Minister Zehri did not disclose the names of ministers allegedly involved in kidnappings for ransom.

He criticised the Police and Provincial Government, saying law enforcement agencies had failed to produce a single missing person even after a lapse of three days since the court passed its orders in this regard.

Chaudhry, however, said the situation in Balochistan is not as bad as is being portrayed outside the Province. He expressed this during a meeting with the Supreme Court Bar Association’s Executive Committee, including SCBA President Yasin Azad, who called on him at the Supreme Court Quetta Registry.

A SCBA Executive Committee member said that Balochistan needs a good administrator to resolve its issues, as the incumbent provincial Government had failed to resolve people’s problems. He said the committee believed there were three main issues in Balochistan: target killing, missing persons and kidnapping for ransom, but Police were too scared to take steps to resolve these issues.

May 4

Police registered a case against two serving Majors of FC, Major Nadeem and Major Tahir, on the orders of the Supreme Court for abducting a man, identified as Ali Hasan Mengal, from Wadh area of Khuzdar District on November 4, 2011.

Three missing persons of Quetta, identified as Safar Khan, Mohammad Kareem and Doha Khan, reached home late on the night of May 3. All three went missing on April 1, 2012 from the Marwar area of Quetta. 

The Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that issue of mutilated bodies of missing persons would be resolved in a week as restoration of law and order in the province was the Government’s top priority. He strongly rejected the statements by Baloch nationalists that military operation was on the go in Balochistan.

While hearing missing persons’ case CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry gave a two-week deadline to the Balochistan Chief Secretary, the IGP and the FC DIG to produce the missing persons before the court.

May 5

BRP press release read that the random abductions and extra-judicial killings of the Baloch are on the rise in Balochistan. The presser also read on one hand, Pakistani officials and the Supreme Court claimed that they were making efforts to recover Baloch missing persons and to stop the dumping of decomposed bodies, on the other hand, Security Forces continued to abduct torture and extra-judicially kill them.                                                         

The released further read, the area always suffered from military offensives and the residents are threatened by the forces to quit the area so that they could pave the way for multi-national oil and gas companies. The only aim of the so-called efforts of the judiciary and claims of law enforcers about the recovery of the Baloch missing persons is to hide ground realities from the world.

May 6

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a Hazara man, identified as Muhammad Ali, in Dasht area of Mastung District. A levies official said the man belonged to the Hazara community and that it was a sectarian killing.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Kuda Baksh, in Goth Haji Murad area of Hub in Lasbela District.

A man was shot dead near Faizabad area on Sariab Road area of Quetta.

Two persons, Auleer Wani and Shanawaz, were injured in a landmine explosion at Mondrani near Sui area of Dera Bugti District.

Police foiled a terrorism bid after they recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosive material from a passenger train at the Chaman Railway Station in Qilla Abdullah District. 

Two truck drivers, identified as Hazoor Bakhsh and Allah Rakha, were abducted from Bolan District.

Three truck drivers, who were abducted from National Highway in Dadhar area of Bolan District on May 3, 2012 reached home. The abductors freed the drivers in Dera Allahyar area of Jaffarabad District.

A vehicle of the Uch Gas Field escaped a remote-controlled blast in Nuzband Pul area of Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad District.

Unknown armed militants shot at and injured CID SP Shahnawaz Khan in Satellite Town area of Quetta while he was outside his house for a walk. He succumbed to his injuries later.

A large number of vehicles and motorbikes were destroyed when a bomb exploded near the office of the Panjgur DC in Panjgur District.

According to VFBMP President Nasrullah Baloch, two more missing persons, Shahnawaz and Sanaullah, reached their homes in Nawa Killi area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Earlier, five out of seven persons, who were abducted from Marwar area of Mach Town in Bolan District on April 11, 2012, had been recovered following the directive of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary.

JWP provincial chief Shahzain Bugti while speaking to the media after appearing at a Session's Court in Quetta for the hearing of an illegal arms possession case claimed that the arms recovery case against him is forged and he will not appeal against it. He further claimed that the three Bugtis arrested from Karachi on May 7, 2012, who were believed to be from BLA, had been picked up from Quetta on January 18, 2012.

Shahzain and his 26 security guards were arrested by paramilitary FC on December 22, 2010, at the Buleli check post in Quetta for allegedly smuggling weapons. Sources had said a huge cache of weapons and ammunition, including 50 Kalashnikov assault rifles, anti-aircraft guns and 46,000 rounds, was recovered from the vehicles they were travelling in. Later, the Supreme Court cancelled their earlier bail granted by Balochistan High Court.

ISI DG Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam and officials from other intelligence agencies briefed the PCNS that Balochistan's law and order situation was worsening and there was strong evidence of foreign elements' involvement in it.

It particularly discussed the issue of missing persons in Balochistan. The committee was informed that 69 missing persons had been traced, adding that 23 of them were found dead. Some other missing people could not be traced, the PCNS was told.

FC Inspector General Major General Nadir Zaib and the Balochistan Home Secretary also briefed the committee. "Zaib told that all missing persons had gone to Afghanistan and no one was in the FC's custody," said a participant of the meeting. According to the sources, the committee was also informed that LeT and Jandullah were involved in sectarian violence in Balochistan.

A Hindu beggar, identified as Ram Chand, was sitting in Killi Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta when unidentified armed militants opened fire on him killing him on the spot.

Police found a dead body, identified as that of one Shahnawaz, in Killi Shanawaz area of Sariab.

Another missing person, Babul Khan, reached his home in Bolan District. Police said Babul Khan had been missing from Dhadar area of the District few months ago.

The VBMP group alleged that the three men, Abdul Ghaffar, Shamsuddin Bugti, and Saifal Bugti, reportedly arrested from Lyari in Karachi and presented before the media as terrorists belonging to BLA are the students of Balochistan University who had been missing since January, 2012. The group's chairman, Nasarullah Baloch, said that relatives of the suspects had filed a petition in the Balochistan High Court after their disappearance.

BRP press release stated that the military operations continue full-fledged and offensives in many parts of Balochistan have become a routine. In a most common fashion, a large number of Pakistani troops, with their armoured vehicles, lay siege to the area from where they want to drive out the Baloch, bomb the area for hours, torch houses and harass and torture women, children and aged people, loot valuables and livestock and sometimes burn the livestock and people alive, the press release read.

It also read that a Dera Bugti video showed security forces poisoning lakes, wells and other sources of water. The BRP press release read further that SFs were also seen laying landmines all over the area, especially fields and paths leading to lakes and wells. The latest offensive- affected areas were Pashenee, Takrav, Kaleri, Seyahtank, Suri and Karbur in Dera Bugti.

The press release read Pakistani forces began major offensives against innocent Baloch. SFs laid siege to the area and blocked entry and exit ways. According to the press release, SFs were also using gunship helicopters and heavy artillery.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Ghulam Muhayyuddin, in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta.

A Police official was killed and three others were injured when a patrolling Police vehicle was attacked with a remote controlled bomb on Qambrani Road in Quetta. Police officer Sikandar Tareen said that unidentified militants had planted an explosive device along the roadside and detonated it using a remote control when a Police patrol passed by.

Aman, identified as Haji Asad, was injured in a remote-controlled blast in the Mand area of Kech (Turbat) District. According to Levies sources, unidentified militants had planted a remote-controlled bomb near the outer wall of a school, some 40 yards from a FC camp.

A Police Officer, identified as SI Syed Jamal Shah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his residence in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab Road in Quetta. A police official said it was a "clear case" of target killing, adding that Jamal Shah had escaped a remote-controlled bombing on Qambarani Road on May 10, 2012.

Unidentified armed men killed a Police constable in Sariab area in Quetta. Police said that the unidentified gunmen, riding a motorbike, opened fire on the Constable, Abdul Qadir, injuring him seriously. The victim succumbed later.

A bomb blast partially damaged a railway track in Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the night.

Two civilians and two FC persons were killed, while 58 others, including 11 FC personnel, two children and a woman, were injured when a car bomb exploded as a FC convoy passed by in the Almo Chowk area of Quetta. Sarbaz Baloch, who introduced himself as a spokesman for the BRA, claimed responsibility for the attack and said such attacks would continue in future.

The Supreme Court said that there existed evidence that the FC were involved in abducting people in Balochistan. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, hearing Balochistan target killings' case, told the FC IG that respect for the force was waning gradually, as 95 percent of the people in Balochistan had alleged that FC was involved in the picking up of civilians in the province. The Chief Justice said that missing persons are the key issue of the province, and the court cannot shut its eyes to it since there was evidence suggesting FC involvement.

The IG, Major General Obaidullah Khan Khattak, denied his force's involvement in incidences of forced disappearance, and in response to CCTV footage played in the court that showed three missing persons being taken away in FC vehicle, said someone impersonating as FC men had picked up the three.

NA issued a notification on the formation of a Special Committee on Missing Persons by the NA Speaker Doctor Fehmida Mirza. The Committee has been mandated to investigate the issue of missing persons.

Two brothers belonging to Hazara community, identified as Muhammad Tahir and Muhammad Qadir, were shot dead in front of the regional passport office on Joint Road in Quetta.

The death toll of May 14, 2102, blast at Almo Chowk in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, rose to five when a man succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Arif.

Four people were injured after unidentified assailants entered a restaurant and opened fire on people in Pishin District.

At least two Policemen and prisoners were injured when a roadside bomb exploded while a Police van was on its way to Goth Pir Sher from Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District. The BRA claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kalat Division Commissioner Mir Ikhtiar Khan Bangulzai escaped unhurt in a gun attack on Regional Cooperation for Development Highway near Mastung District while he was on his way to Quetta from Khuzdar District. Levies personnel arrested the assailant and seized a Kalashnikov assault rifle from him.

Two Police constables, Ghulam Murtaza and Sanaullah, belonging to Shia sect, were shot dead and another two, ASI Muhammad Hussain and Constable Deen Muhammad, were injured in a targeted sectarian attack in the Sardar Karez area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta.

Another injured victim of May 14, 2012 blast at Almo Chowk in Quetta succumbed to injuries, raising the death toll six. The deceased was identified as Bibi Zakra.

Police foiled a terror bid by recovering three kilogrammes of explosive material from a railway track in Spezand area of Dasht area in Mastung District.

A railway track was blown up in Pirkaniabad area of Sariab in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. According to Police, unidentified militants planted explosive material to the railway track, which exploded, destroying one-and-half-foot long portion of the track.

A bullet-riddled dead body of missing journalist Razzaq Gul was found in a deserted area of Singani Sar area, near Turbat city in Kech District. Razzaq Gul, a correspondent for Express News, was abducted near his house on May 18, 2012. Balochistan Union of Journalists staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club on May 20 to condemn the killing of journalist Razzaq Gull.

An ASI Sher Ahmed was shot dead in a target killing incident in Civil Colony area of Khuzdar District while he was on his way home.

Anti-Narcotics Force recovered 2,500 kilogrammes of opium and weapons from Washuk District. Anti-Narcotics Force sources said that acting on a tip-off an ANF team intercepted two suspected vehicles in Washuk area and during search, recovered huge cache of narcotics and weapons from them.

Afghan SFs intruded into Pakistani territory near Qila Saifullah District and opened fire on a passenger bus, killing one Pakistani national, identified as Rahem Dad, and injuring four others.

CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry once again expressed his strong resentment over the authorities' failure to recover missing persons, and summoned the Defence and Interior secretaries, as well as the principal secretaries of the Prime Minister and the Balochistan Governor, on May 22 to explain the allegations leveled against SFs and other Government institutions in the missing persons' cases.

The Supreme Court Treasury Bench, headed by Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the cases pertaining to the deteriorating law and order in Balochistan, targeted killings and kidnappings, expressed serious concern on the lack of progress in the cases of missing persons, and said the court would pass an order in this connection on May 22.

Central Jail Mach Warden Shaukat Ali Kethran was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Mach tehsil of Bolan District.

LEAs arrested about 60 Afghan nationals in Panjgur District. According to sources, the arrested Afghan nationals wanted to cross into Iran via Pakistan.

Expressing dismay over non-appearance of the secretaries of Defence and Interior and principal secretary to the Prime Minister before it, the Supreme Court observed that it appeared the Government, Police and Law Enforcement Agencies had no interest in recovering the missing persons. The court had on May 21 summoned these officials, along with principal secretaries to the Governor and the Chief Minister of Balochistan, to explain why the court's orders had not been complied with so far.

One unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was found in Zehri Qazt area in Dasht town of Mastung District.

Another unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was found in Sardar Karez area in the Shalkot Police Station precincts in Quetta.

A Police SI Muhammad Ayub's bullet-riddled dead body was found near a river in Duraski area of Awaran District. According to a local newspaper, spokesman of BLF, who introduced himself as Bahsam Baloch, claimed the responsibility for Ayub's killing.

A woman and her child were injured in an incident of firing in Satellite Town area of Quetta. Police said that unknown armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire at the house owned by one Asadullah in Satellite Town area.

Unidentified militants blew up a portion of railway track in Naushki District.

The CJP, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said constitution was being violated in Balochistan and if the PM says he is not responsible for restoring law then the constitution will take its way and emergency could be declared. The Chief Justice ordered registration of a case against Balochistan Home Minister Mir Nasirullah Zehri.

The Chief Justice told the Prime Minister's principal secretary if the PM does not want implementation of the Supreme Court's orders, other options, including emergency, were available in the constitution. Quoting former Balochistan Advocate General Salauddin Mengal, the Chief Justice said the law and order situation was so grave in the province that not a single Pakistani flag could be seen even 10 miles outside Quetta.

A member of the Shia Hazara community, identified as Amir Muhammad, was killed in Killi Chakar area of Sariab Road in Quetta.

Another man, identified as Muhammad Muslim, was shot dead by militants in Mand Balo area of Turbat District.

A man, identified as Mehboob Ali, was shot dead in the Goth Khusa Lal Bukhsh area of Dera Allahyar in Jaffarabad District.

Balochistan Levies found a dead body identified as that of Rhab Muhammad in the Shakari area of Kalat Division.

The US voiced concern over extrajudicial killings and religious intolerance in Pakistan, including in the restive province of Balochistan. In an annual report on human rights, the US State Department said that the "most serious human rights' problems" in Pakistan included extrajudicial killings, torture and disappearances by both Security Forces and terrorists.

TTP militants killed an abducted employee of the BRSP, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, after they were not paid ransom in Waziristan tribal area near Zhob District, a senior official said. Six BRSP employees were abducted by armed militants from Barshore area of Pishin District on December 13, 2011.

Anjuman-e-Tajiran Panjgur Committee President Mir Akram Mengal was shot dead in Gharibabad area of Panjgur District.

Militants fired two rockets from the nearby mountains on a FC camp in Awaran District.

Two persons were killed and 20 others, two women among them, injured in two rocket attacks in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Abdul Salam (17), a labourer passing through Kandahari Bazaar on a bicycle, and Gul Zaman, another passer-by, were killed and 16 others injured when a rocket hit a shoe shop.

Another rocket fired from the same direction exploded in Basti Panchayat, a predominantly Christian neighbourhood, injuring four people. "At least four houses were badly damaged in the rocket attack," Quetta Police Chief Mir Zubair said.

At least three people were killed and nine others, including a Policeman, were injured in a remote-controlled blast on Saryab Road in Quetta. A spokesman for the UBA who introduced himself as Mureed Baloch claimed responsibility for the blast.

The principal of Public School, identified as Muzaffar Jamali, and his nephew Abdullah (8) were killed and three others, including two girls and the driver were injured when armed militants opened fire on their car in Kharan District.

Jeiand Baloch, a spokesman for the BLA, claimed responsibility for the attack. He said that Jamali "worked for state agencies" and for that reason he was eliminated.

At least 10 people were injured when two blasts exploded at Mannan Chowk and Kasi Road in Quetta.

At least three tortured bullet-riddled bodies stuffed in a bag were found in the Ferozabad area of Quetta. The bodies were identified as Mehran Khan Kiyazai, Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Nabi Marri. Sources said that Mehran Khan was missing since April 11, 2012. Mohammad Khan Marri and Mohammad Nabi Marri, residents of Sariab, were brothers. Voice for Baloch Missing Persons' Chairman Nasrullah Baloch told Daily Times that the deceased were on the missing persons' list and were abducted in April from Zarghoon Road. He said as many as 407 bullet-riddled bodies of Baloch missing persons had been found so far.

Two dead bodies were recovered from Pnhinain area of Dera Bugti District. A spokesman for the BRP, Sher Mohammad Bugti, claimed that the bodies were dumped in the area. He identified the victims as Ali Khan Bugti and Wali Mohammad Bugti, who had been missing since March 12, 2005.

A dead body, identified as that of Habibullah Nurzai, was found in the Pakhtoonabad area.

Another unidentified dead body was recovered from Khuzdar District.

At least two Police officials, identified as ASI Abdul Qayyum and constable Muhammad Asif (driver), were killed and another two were injured in an ambush attack on a Police van on Sariab Road in Quetta.

The headmaster of a middle school and a part time journalist, Abdul Qadir Hajizai, was shot dead while he was on his way to home in Basima area of Washuk District. Hajizai worked for a private Balochi language TV channel.

At least three Policemen were injured when unknown assailants opened fire on a police mobile in Sariab Wali Jat area in Quetta.

Armed militants opened fire on the house of the President of the Turbat Press Club, Irshad Akhtar in Turbat District. However, Akhtar and his family remained unhurt in the attack.

A portion of the main railway track was blown up in Pirkaniabad area on Sariab Road in Quetta. According to the Police, unidentified militants planted explosive material to the railway track, which exploded destroying two-foot-long portion of the track, while the blast also caused suspension of railway traffic to and from Quetta.

Jam Mir Muhammad Yousuf, a former Chief Minister of Balochistan, was granted bail before arrest for half a million rupees in connection with the August 26, 2006 Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. He was charged with abetting the murder of the Chief of the Bugti tribe, Nawab Akbar Bugti. Jam Yousuf is in Dubai but wants to return to Pakistan.

The JWP Chief and the eldest son of Nawab Akbar Bugti, Talal Akbar Bugti said that Dera Bugti was his native town and no law could stop him from going there. Welcoming the hearings of the Supreme Court about missing persons in Balochistan, he said Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing a case on monthly basis in Quetta regarding law and order situation, but the court had not taken up the murder of his father Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.

A driver of an NGO was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on the vehicle near the Kakaheer area in Khuzdar District of Balochistan.

Police claimed to have recovered three kilogrammes of explosives in the Goth Maluk area of Naseerabad District.

The Federal Government has finally taken notice of the troubles in Balochistan and announced some measures that could turn out to be revolutionary or simply symbolic.

The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting attended by the civil and military leadership which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had convened under Article 148 of the constitution. Under this article, the Federal Government can play a role in protecting a province from external and internal disturbances.

General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani threw his weight behind the political solution of the troubled province of Balochistan by assuring that the personnel of armed forces and FCB would carry out their tasks within the ambit of law.

A man belonging to Hazara community, identified as Ali Muhammad, was shot dead near a roadside hotel on Joint Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

The New Kuchlak Police claimed to have arrested seven suspects, including three Afghans, and seized a huge cache of explosives from two vehicles near Bostan Phatak in Kuchlak town of Quetta while they were en route to Quetta from Zhob.

The CCPO Mir Zubair Mehmood said the suspects wanted to smuggle the explosives to Quetta. The CCPO said that it had not been known to which terror outfit the suspects belonged.

Unidentified militants abducted a trader, identified as Lal Chand, from Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad District while he was travelling from Sohbatpur to Jacobabad.

Former provincial Minister and Kalat District JUI-F Chief Attaullah Langoh's son Hafiz Imdadullah was shot dead near on Spiny Road in Quetta. SP Malik Arshad said that unidentified militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a car carrying Langoh's son.

Unidentified assailants shot dead Police constable Riaz Gul at Nawa-e-Killi area of Quetta in an incident of target killing.

A militant was killed in retaliatory firing incident with the Police in Chagai District.

The grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti and the head of BRP Brahmdagh Bugti said the NATO supply through Balochistan is not acceptable but if they (the Pakistani Government) want to do so, the Baloch should be taken into confidence.

The Baloch leader said that Pashtuns would not be part of "independent Balochistan" as the territory would be consisted of the Baloch majority area. He accused the Pakistan Army and ISI for using power and money to divide Baloch leaders struggling for their "independence".

Unidentified militants killed two Balochistan Levies personnel, identified as Rasool Bukhsh and Mohammad Umer Jan, in an attack on a check post in Rado area of Jaho tehsil in Awaran District.

Unidentified militants killed a person of the Hazara community, Muhammad Ali, and another injured near a bus stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Around 121 insurgent training camps were operating in Balochistan and 30 in Afghanistan, which is contributing to unrest in the province, IG FC Major General Ubaidullah Khan said. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, Khan claimed that the camps are being operated by Harbiyar Marri, Brahmdagh Bugti, Allah Nazar and Javed Mengal, and are running concerted campaigns to defame state institutions. Brahmdagh Bugti is the leader of BRP and Harbiyar Marri of BLA - both are accused of fuelling insurgency in the violence plagued province. Khan added that if the government tries its hard, these camps can be eliminated.

At least six persons, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another Policeman injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Sources said unidentified assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on the shop, killing five people, including a passer-by.

The assailants were escaping after killing the five people when a Police patrolling team spotted the assailants and opened fire at them. Two policemen were injured in the ensuing shootout and one of them succumbed to injuries.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary and Home Secretary to take steps to improve law and order situation in the province. Talking to a delegation of Hazara community at Governor's House, the Prime Minister said that a concerted strategy must be evolved to ensure peace in Balochistan. He said any leniency on part of law enforcers would not be tolerated.

Gilani said he had directed the Balochistan Chief Secretary to identify 35,000 graduates of Balochistan to be given jobs by the Government. "Fifteen hundred jobs in Federal Levies Force have already been provided to the people of Balochistan," he said while talking to a PPP Balochistan delegation led by its provincial president Mir Sadiq Umrani.

At least two people, belonging to Punjab, were shot dead in a suspected ethnic killing in Mand town of Balochistan. According to Balochistan Levies official Amman Baloch the victims were coming from Iran and were on their way from Mand to Karachi in a coach when unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle intercepted the coach. They took the two persons out of the coach and shot them dead.

A man was killed and another seven, including three security personnel, were injured in a remote-controlled blast in Bismillah Chowk in Panjgur District.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani asserted that the Federal Government was currently negotiating with the exiled Baloch leaders to help resolve the crisis in the province and to ensure stability and prosperity in Balochistan.

The Supreme Court was informed that a committee comprising senior officers of law enforcement agencies was formed for issues confronting Balochistan, including the matter of missing persons, mutilated bodies and abductions for ransom. Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir told a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, that a joint meeting was held to discuss the issues of the province.

At least 15 people, including five children, were killed and more than 48 got injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside a madrassa, Jamia Islamia Miftahul Uloom, near Bank Chowk on Sariab Link Road in Quetta. Majority of the victims were students of the madrassa.

At least three people, including two militants, were killed and another was injured in a firing incident in Chaghai District. Unidentified assailants opened fire on tribal elder Sardar Ali Mardan's son Raza Hasani in the main bazaar of the District.

An unidentified dead body was recovered from the mountains of Turbat District.

At least 18 persons, including 13 cadres of a militant outfit, were killed in a fierce gun battle with SFs in Chagai District. "The leader of the gang, Mohammad Azam, was killed in the gunfight," Chagai Deputy Commissioner, Doctor Tufail told the media, adding that the criminals killed in the fierce gunfight were wanted in several heinous crimes.

"The gang has been active in Chagai and other Districts of Balochistan for 20 years," Doctor Tufail said, adding that it was wanted in a number of cases of murder, looting, attacks on Government and security officials and abduction-for-ransom.

At least five more persons were killed on the second day of gun fight between the SFs and militants in Chagai District. The clashes erupted on June 8 after the killing of a tribal elder's son. No trooper has been killed in the clashes and the death toll has now reached to 23.

Armed militants killed four Policemen on Sariab Road in Quetta. According to initial reports, unknown gunmen attacked a patrolling Police party that killed four security men on the spot while attackers fled from the scene.

Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Meharullah, in the Sakuran area of the industrial town Hub in Lasbela District.

Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, head of judicial commission formed for the recovery of missing persons, held foreign intelligence agencies responsible for the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, claiming that there was concrete evidence against them.

About missing persons, Iqbal said that the Chief Minister of Balochistan had sent a list of 945 'missing' persons to the commission, and added that the complete details of even 45 persons on the list had not been made available.

He also said that "there is a baseless propaganda about the actual figure of missing persons in the country." He said that according to the commission, the total number of missing persons stood at 460, including 18 from Islamabad, 117 from Punjab, 174 from Sindh, 170 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 57 from Balochistan while 12 each from Azad Kashmir and FATA.

Unidentified militants blew up three power pylons in Dasht area of Mastung District suspending electricity supply to parts of the province. A spokesman for the Quetta Electric Supply Company said 45 grid stations in 16 Districts were affected.

At least six people were killed and over two dozen people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded near a bus in the Dringarh area of Mastung District in a suspected sectarian attack.

A doctor, identified as Doctor Murli Lal who was abducted two months ago from Sohbatpur town in Jaffarabad District reached his home in Dera Allahyar town of the District.

Unidentified militants fired two rockets in Quetta on the night which exploded in open places, causing no casualties or damage to property. One rocket landed at the Wapda grid station in Marriabad on the Alamdar Road area and the other near Musa College in Gulistan Town. The United Baloch Army claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Five unidentified armed militants abducted a 16-year-old boy, identified as Mehmood Akhtar, from Killi Bangulzai area of Quetta while he was travelling in his car to an educational academy to attend his tuition class on June 13.

Two people, identified as Zeshan and Bilal, were killed and one was injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in the Tail Godown area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Police sources confirmed the reports and added that the deceased, who were brothers, were standing outside their house when the assailants attacked them.

A mob attacked a Police Station in Quetta, demanding a man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran be handed over, leaving at least two children dead and 19 with gunshot wounds. Violence erupted after Police arrested a "mentally retarded" man said to have burnt pages of the holy book in Kuchlak, about 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Quetta, senior administration official Qambar Dashti told AFP. "Angry protesters, mostly Afghan refugees, torched several vehicles and pelted police with stones," Dashti said. They burnt tires and blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a milkman in Fakir Muhammad Road area Quetta. The victim was identified as Afsar Khan. Police said preliminary investigation indicated that it was an incident of target killing.

At least five students and one professor were killed, while around 30 were injured when a powerful blast occurred near an IT University located in Jinnah Town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the morning. The bomb was planted inside a car parked nearby.

Members of the Balochistan Assembly criticised the Federal and Provincial Intelligence Agencies for their failure to identify elements behind acts of terrorism in the province.

The Vice Principal Mir Nazir Marri of a Government school, Killi Sheikhan High School, was shot dead while he was on his way to the school on Arbab Karam Road in Quetta. According to DIG Operations Qazi Wahid, Marri was also a social activist and relative of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, the Marri tribe chief. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.

Two people belonging to a pro-government peace force were injured in a landmine blast in the Mondrani Pat area of Sui in Dera Bugti District. According to sources, unidentified armed militants had attacked a camp of the peace force with sophisticated weapons in the morning. However, no one was injured in the attack.

A Hindu trader, identified as Ganga Ram Sharma, who was abducted on an unspecified date two months ago, reached home in Uthal, Headquarters of the Lasbela District. According to the Bela SHO, Attaullah, the Khuzdar Assistant Commissioner had informed him that the trader had been recovered from a local hotel in the Naal area of the Khuzdar District.

The Supreme Court ordered Intelligence Agencies and Police to recover and produce the missing persons before the court in next hearing on July 9, 2012. The Supreme Court also ordered the Federal Defence Secretary, the Balochistan Chief Secretary, the Balochistan Home Secretary, the Balochistan IG and the FC IG to take concrete measures for the recovery of missing persons.

At least eight people were killed across Balochistan. In Dera Bugti District, Muhammad Irfan, Hafeezullah and Ahmed of Bugti tribe were killed when their motorcycle hit a landmine in Pat Feeder area, Levies sources said.

Two people died in the bomb explosion that took place at a Tablighi Markaz near Farooqia mosque in Ghousabad near Quetta, the Provincial capital. One person from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed on the spot and another died later, while 15 people were injured.

Two personnel were killed and another injured in an armed attack on a Levies Thana (Police Station) in the remote Nag area of Washuk District. According to official sources, the attack took place early in the morning.

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in the Tump area of Kech District near Turbat. The victim was identified as Mehboob.

Two Levies personnel, identified as Muhammad Naseer and Muhammad Yousaf were killed and another, Nizamuddin, was injured when four armed motorcyclists attacked a security checkpost in Naag area of Washiq District. The attackers also took away official arms and wireless sets.

At least eight persons (Sindhis), including a Policeman, were killed and another was injured in an attack by unidentified militants in Mill area of Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan.

one civilian was also killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road. According to sources, the person, identified as Khudae Nazar, was driving his car when unidentified armed militants shot him dead.

In another incident of violence in Balochistan, militants attacked a FC check post with rockets in Mand area of Kech District. However, no loss of life was reported.

Unidentified armed militants injured a Hindu trader, Prem Chand, in Mastung, some 45 kilometres southeast of Quetta.

A trader was also abducted in Quetta. Police said unidentified armed militants intercepted a local trader, Munir Ahmed, on Kansi Road at gunpoint and took him away in a vehicle.

At least four Policemen were shot dead in an ambush at Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass, on outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. According to Police sources, four Police officials were patrolling the area when unidentified armed militants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them.

June 25

Professor Muhammad Hussain of the BUITMS succumbed to his injures, taking the death toll of Samungali Road suicide bomb blast of June 18 to six.

SFs foiled a terror plan by recovering a cache of explosives and communication equipment during a routine check up on Zarghoon road in Quetta.

June 26

Balochistan Levies recovered a bullet-riddled body in the Dasht area of Mastung District in Balochistan. The deceased was identified as Buland Khan, a resident of Sariab area in Quetta. According to sources, Khan went missing some five days ago.

The Frontier Constabulary and Police announced the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in a number of bombings in and around Quetta. Authorities claimed that as per confessions, the men received orders and funds for their activities from Nawab Brahmdagh Bugti by way of a BRA ‘commander’.

Presiding over his first cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf welcomed new cabinet members to his team and said Balochistan was his priority and he had invited all Baloch leaders, in and outside Pakistan, to sit across the table and find an amicable solution to the Balochistan issue.

June 27

At least seven persons were killed and as many as 30 injured, when a remote-controlled bomb went off at the Sibi Railway Station of Balochistan. The blast took place soon after the Jaffar Express reached the railway station and passengers rushed to a shop to buy some edibles.

The son of a tribal elder was shot dead in Narmaag area of Chaghai District near Pak-Afghan border. According to Chaghai Tehsildar Sahib Dad, unidentified armed men had gunned down Sher Ahmed, son of tribal elder Sardar Juma Khan Shaozai, in mountainous area of Narmaag.

The Balochistan Levies found a bullet-riddled body in Kanak area of Mastung District. The deceased has been identified as Asghar Ali Shah, a resident of Bagh.

June 28

At least 14 persons, including two policemen and a woman, were killed and 30 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims coming from Iran, at Hazar Ganji area of Quetta. According to sources, the bus that came under attack was carrying 50 passengers and was coming from Taftan, a bordering area with Iran. It was hit by a car in Hazar Ganji area near the fruit market. Two police vehicles were providing security cover to the bus, sources said, adding that the majority of the passengers belonged to the Hazara community. LeJ claimed responsibility for the attack. The banned outfit’s spokes person Abdu Bakar said the attack was carried out by Ziaur Rahman Farooqi and was in revenge for attacks on a madrassa and Tablighi centre.

A landmine blast injured five FC personnel in Mach area of Bolan District. According to sources, the blast targeted a checkpost set up by the FC men near the Mach overhead bridge on the National Highway for checking of vehicles.

A rocket attack in Qambrani Road area of Quetta injured four persons. According to Sariab SP Amanullah Kakar, the rocket hit a private bank’s cash van.

At least 60 people belonging to Hazara community living in Quetta have been killed in targeted attacks, including suicide, remote controlled and timer device bombings and firing, during the past six months. In January, 14 Hazara people were killed in various attacks. Three members of the community were killed in March and about 20 in April. In May, six Hazaras were shot dead in different attacks. During the current month, at least 18 Hazaras have been killed in two suicide car bomb attacks. On June 18, a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden car hit in Jinnah Town a bus carrying students belonging to the community from Marriabad area of Quetta to a university.

June 29

One Hafiz Ghulam Haider, hailing from Sheikh Wasil area in Mastung District, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle at Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. 

A person, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead near Government Degree Collage in Sariab Road area when unidentified armed assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire on him. 

The bullet-riddled body of a man wanted by Police was found from the Salehabad area of Khuzdar. The deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Gazgi.

Explosives planted in a shop in Sui Town of Dera Bugti exploded, partially damaging the shop. However, no loss of life was reported.

A shutter-down strike was observed in the city against the suicide attack on a bus in Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, as the death toll from the bombing rose to 15.

June 30

Two persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in different areas of Balochistan.

According to Police, unidentified assailants barged into a shop of Noor Ahmed Qambarani in Satellite Town area of Quetta and seriously wounded him after attacking him with knife. He was later succumbed to his injuries.

Unidentified militants opened fire and killed a person, Mir Khan, in Surab of Kalat District.

Unidentified militants attacked Qabul Khan Village of Jaffarabad District with heavy weapons and fired four rockets, which landed in isolated places. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported in the attack.

Unidentified armed assailants wounded a man, identified as Shahnawaz, in Sonipur area of Dera Allahyar District.

SFs defused a landmine laid by militants near a camp of Amn Force in Sui area of Dera Bugti.

July 1

SFs defused a landmine in Sadar Din area of Pat Feeder in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan. Police said that some unidentified miscreants planted a landmine in Sadar Din area.

Official sources said that the sectarian violence in Balochistan has claimed more than 400 lives in more than 200 incidents of ethnic and sectarian violence in the past four years. The decade-long insurgency recently turned into a battleground for politically motivated attacks on religious sects with banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi allegedly targeting the Shia and Hazara communities throughout the embattled province. The official report which covers a period of four years states that over 400 Shias and Hazaras, who account for nearly a fifth of the country’s 170 million population lost their lives as a result of the aggression.

Around 100 pilgrims have been killed in just the first half of the current year. Another 450 people were injured in over 110 sectarian attacks from 2008 to 2011. The increasing trend of violence is alarming. Over 120 members of the Shia and Hazara communities were gunned down last year while close to a 100 sustained injuries, compared to 81 fatalities and 200 casualties in 2010. In 2009, 39 members of the Shia community were killed and 20 injured in over 30 incidents of ethnic violence, while only 15 were killed and 10 injured in 2008.

The Provincial Government has decided to refer the investigation of “sensitive cases” to the Crime Investigation Department and called for a review of the regulations pertaining to the movement of pilgrims under the Travel Agency Act, 1976. The Provincial Home Secretary also held meetings with the Iranian consul general. Both sides agreed to beef-up security arrangements from Quetta to Taftan and discussed possible arrangements for facilitating the movement of members of the Hazara community between Marriabad to Hazara Town and Hazar Ganji.

A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Police recovered a body near Pero Bridge from Dera Murad Jamali tehsil of Naseerabad. Mir Hassan Police Station officials recovered the body near Pero Bridge and moved it to a nearby hospital, where the victim was identified as Noruz Bugti.

A Balochistan Levies officer was killed and another injured in an incident of shooting at the Jewa Intersection in Surab area of Kalat District. The deceased was identified as constable Fareed Khan and the injured as Constable Ahmed Din.

Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District.

Proclaiming Balochistan was top on his list of priorities, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said bringing stability and prosperity in the Province would be the top priority of his Government. Chairing his first meeting on Balochistan crisis as Prime Minister, Raja said the self-styled independence of federal agencies is being checked by ensuring that they do not act independently in connection with law and order.

Law Minister Farooq H Naek, on the directives of the Prime Minister, has constituted a committee to resolve the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, where hundreds of people have gone missing in past four years. Chief Secretary Balochistan Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad will head the committee which will give its detailed briefing to Ministry of Law and Justice on July 6.

Earlier on July 2, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and Naek held a meeting to discuss the legal matters to deal with the issue of missing persons. The Government had decided to take up the issue of pick, kill and dump incidents on an emergency basis with reports of over 203 bullet-riddled dead bodies being found in various parts of Balochistan in 2011.

At least three persons, including a local government assistant director, were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Kuchlak, some 25 kilometres from the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta. According to Police, Assistant Director Muhammad Saeed, along with a local government superintendent, was on his way from Pishin to Quetta when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on them.

A security official was killed and another injured in a landmine blast in Mat Mondrani area of Sui District.

At least 12 suspected militants were rounded up by law enforcement agencies near Zhob, a town bordering Waziristan Agency of FATA. According to sources, security personnel raided a suspected hideout near Sambaza area of Zhob, adjacent to Waziristan border, and rounded up 12 suspects allegedly belonging to al Qaeda or TTP.

The Balochistan government has expressed its inability to provide security to NATO supply vehicles because of shortage of law-enforcement personnel. "We are unable to give full security to NATO supplies along 850km route from Karachi to Chaman with the present available security manpower," Home Secretary Nasibullah Bazai said.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on a man, identified as Siddiqullah, at Baloch Khan Chowk of Pakhtoonabad area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A man, identified as Abdul Malik Abro, was killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road of Quetta. According to the Police, Abdul Malik Abro was sitting in his shop in Faizabad area when unidentified armed men opened fire on him.

Unidentified assailants abdcuted the manager of a motorcycle company, Hanif Afshani, and his driver, from Hub town of Lasbela District.

Police arrested three alleged target killers, involved in the killing of some Ulema, after heavy exchange of fire in the Jinnah Town of Quetta. Three arrested persons were identified as Jahangir Haider Shah, Nadeem Abbas and Qaisar Abbas - belonged to Dera Ismail Khan and had come over to Quetta on a mission to kill people.

Eighteen Punjabi-speaking persons, who were travelling to Iran, were shot dead and two others injured when BLT militants attacked their vehicles in the Basoli area of Turbat District in Balochistan in the night. A Balochistan Home Department official said two pick-up vans carrying 20 persons were on their way to Turbat from Karachi. BLT Spokesman Meeran Baloch has claimed the group carried out the killings and said that identity cards of the victims were checked before they were killed.

A religious scholar, Maulvi Abdul Qasim, hailing from Sunni school of thought was shot dead in Musa Colony in Sariab locality in Quetta in a suspected incident of sectarian killing.

Police recovered a body from Bado Nullah in Kharan and moved it to hospital for an autopsy where the deceased was identified as Muhammad Yousaf.

The Law Minister Farooq H Naek said that the Government would ensure recovery of missing persons by making all possible efforts and using all available resources. He said this while chairing a meeting on the issue of people missing from Balochistan.

The JWP chief Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti said that the Balochistan former Chief Minister and sitting Federal Minister Jam Yousuf was not only nominated in Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti's murder case but was also responsible for the forced disappearances of thousands of Baloch youth, and alleged military operations in Balochistan, hence the Baloch nation would never forgive him.

At least 14 persons were killed while seven others injured in a landmine blast in the Tooba Achakzai area near the Pak-Afghan border in the border town of Chaman in Balochistan.

At least six militants were killed and four others arrested in an exchange of fire and a raid in Mastung and Quetta. The FC also rescued a detained doctor and recovered arms from the possession of the detainees. According to details, FC launched an operation against the terrorist elements in Qabu area of Mastung.

The FC arrested two kidnappers and rescued an abducted doctor during an operation in Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a shopkeeper in Quetta. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Ramazan, a resident of Sindh.

An employee of the SSGC was shot at and injured on Alamdar Road in Quetta. It was suspected to be a case of sectarian violence.

Unidentified armed men shot and injured one Muhammad Nabi in Mastung town.

A former SI of Wadh Police Station was shot dead in Bolan Colony area of Khuzdar District.

A workshop on 'Media and Civil Society in Balochistan' was informed on July 8 that the media in Balochistan was not free and journalists on professional duty often faced harassment at the hands of influential elements and different pressure groups active in the province. According to figures presented at the workshop, at least 22 journalists have been killed in the province during the past four years.

A man, Muhammad Ibrahim, was on his way in RD 238 area of Jaffarabad town in the same District when he stepped on a landmine, killing him on the spot. 

Unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire at Mastung bus stop and killed one Noor Ahmed, before being escaped from the scene. 

Police recovered two dead bodies, one of them a woman, from a residence in Hub town in Lasbela District. The male one was identified as Abdul Khaliq.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary said that every third missing person in Balochistan was picked up by the FC. He said the issue of missing persons needed to be addressed to solve the problem of Balochistan.

During the hearing, Balochistan Advocate General Amanullah Kanrani informed the court that “four out of 135 missing persons had been recovered”. The chief justice remarked that recovery of only four missing persons indicated that the provincial Government was not taking the issue seriously.

VFBMP Chairman Nasrullah Baloch told the bench that a commission on missing persons, headed by Justice (retd Javed Iqbal, had said in a statement that 30 missing persons had been recovered. The chief justice remarked that they had been sitting there from morning until night but could see no progress.

A schoolteacher, identified as Rasheed, was shot dead in the Shamsabad area of Mastung District in Balochistan.

Two persons, identified as Mohammad Shafique and Khair Jan, were killed when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire in the Iskalku area of Kalat District.

Levies Force recovered a bullet-riddled body from Gidar Valley near the Surab area of Kalat District.

Another body was recovered near the Customs House in the Khuzdar District. "On a tip-off, a Police team reached an area near the Customs House and recovered a dead body dumped by the road,” police said, adding that the body had been shifted to hospital for identification.

Unidentified militants abducted Jamia Salfiya principal, Habibullah, near the Airport Road area in Quetta.

A shopkeeper, Nasrullah, was abducted from his shop in the Khuzdar District. According to Police, Nasrullah was at his shop when armed men took him away to some undisclosed destination.

Another man was abducted by unidentified armed men from the Gwadar District.

Police neutralised a 20-kilogramme explosive device in Kalat District. According to officials, acting on a tip-off, police and BDS personnel reached the site and defused explosive materials, which had been placed in the garden by unidentified men for sabotage.

Annoyed by non-implementation of the Supreme Court’s orders, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry directed the Balochistan Home Department and law enforcement agencies to recover and produce before the court all missing persons in a week.

The court rejected a request made by Raja Irshad, the counsel for the Frontier Corps Balochistan, for an in camera briefing on missing persons and law and order. “It is regrettable that law enforcement agencies are not obeying the court’s orders to produce the persons who disappeared,” the CJP said, adding that the court wanted to see recovery and production of all missing persons.

The home secretary informed the court that 101 people – 86 civilians and 15 Policemen – had lost their lives in target killings in Quetta in June. Police arrested three terrorists who confessed that they had killed 24 religious scholars in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. Quetta Police Chief Mir Zubair said 56 terrorists had been killed.

Two bodies, including that of an Imambargah leader, were recovered in Mian Gundi area, an outskirt of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The bodies were identified as those of Satellite Town Imambargah leader Mulana Nour Ali Nour and Syed Haseeb Abad Zaidi, a resident of Sirki Road Quetta. A slip was found from one of the body in which LeJ claimed the responsibility of the killings.

The Balochistan Levies found the bodies of seven coal miners who were abducted on July 7, in the Degari area, some 28 kilometres from the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta. The miners were abducted in the Sorange area, 25 kilometres from Quetta. The victims worked at a private coal mining company, the United Minerals. Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ‘spokesman’ Jihand Baloch had claimed responsibility for the abduction of the miners.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a Hindu trader, identified as Ruash Kumar, a resident of Dera Allah Yar area in Jaffarabad District, at Qambrani Road area of Quetta, who died on the spot. 

Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Killi Geo area of Kirani Road in Quetta. The man was identified as Rehmat Ali, a resident of Hazara Town and belonged to the Hazara community. 

The Police recovered a bullet-riddled body in Margzani area of Sibi District. According to the Police, some persons spotted the body in Margzani Nullah area and informed the Police.

At least eight persons were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast during a political rally organised by the ANP in Kuchlak area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The rally was in its first 15 minutes when a cycle parked behind the stage exploded. 

Four persons were killed across Balochistan in various incidents. In the first incident, unidentified assailants opened fire in Khuzdar Town and killed a man identified as Naseer Baloch.

A woman was going home along with her son in Subatpur area of Jaffarabad District when she hit a landmine planted along a road. She died and her son Ali Bakhsh was taken to Dera Allahyar hospital with serious injuries. 

Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on one Haji Alam Khan in the Sariab area of Quetta, killing him on the spot.  

A man, Identified as Muhammad Tahir, was shot dead in Bank colony area when he was going to his hair-dressing shop. Muhammad Tahir belongs to Sargodha District of Punjab. 

One head constable Noor Ahmed Baloch was killed by armed motorcyclists when he was on his way home in Shalkot area of Sariab.

Badal Khan, a soft drink vendor, was shot dead near Chaki Shahwani area of Sariab road.

Unidentified assailants killed a man, identified as Qahir Khan, in Mashokhel area of Dukki in Quetta. The cause of killing is yet to be ascertained.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry ordered a paramilitary commander to produce 30 people in court, saying there was evidence troops were involved in their disappearance. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered Balochistan Frontier Corps commander Major General Obaidullah Khattak to produce the missing before the court in the provincial capital Quetta on July 24.

PM Raja Pervez Ashraf offered an olive branch to the disgruntled Baloch leaders to hold dialogue with the Government for an amicable solution of the Balochistan issue. Addressing the Provincial cabinet meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, the PM said the use of force was not the right way to handle any problem.

He further said that prevailing law and order situation was the result of unwise and anti-Baloch policies of dictators, bringing the province on the verge of destruction.

On law and order situation, he said the Government was committed to resolving the Balochistan issue and added that anti-peace elements would not succeed in their nefarious designs and they would be dealt with an iron hand.

PM Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed that capable senior officials of law enforcement agencies having good reputation should be posted in Balochistan so that law and order situation could be improved.

Levies Force recovered two bullet-riddled bodies from Balochistan in two separate incidents. In the first incident, the force recovered a body identified as Mureed Marri lying in Ghazal Nullah area of Sibi District. Another body was recovered in Marap area of Surab in Kalat District. The victim was identified as Muhammad Alam, a resident of Surab.

A leader of PML-N Ameenullah Zehri was killed when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in Zahri tehsil of Khuzdar District. Initially he sustained injured but while on his way to the hospital he succumbed to his injuries.                                                                                              

A tyre shop owner Jamil Ahmed, from Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab province was shot dead in the main bazaar of Gwadar District in an anti-settler killing incident. 

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on a truck carrying marble from Chagai District to Karachi (Sindh) in Mastung District, killing the driver Muhammad Ashraf and damaging the truck and the cargo.

The LEA arrested two suspected persons recovering arms from their possession in Nushki District. Arms including Kalashnikovs, five magazines and pistols were recovered from their possession.

Balochistan Government during a high-level meeting decided to start operation against militants and criminals involved in kidnapping-for-ransom, target killing and other crimes. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Khan Raisani also decided to eliminate dens of violence breeders and bring them to justice by utilising all available resources as directed by the Supreme Court.

It was also decided that coordination between the departments would be improved to promote confidence building. The meeting observed that Police force would be boosted and decided that latest training would be given to Police force and latest weapons would be provided to Police on priority basis. The participants of the meeting decided that 100 cameras would be installed at different secret places in Quetta and Police would be provided soon with GSM Locator to locate the criminal hideouts.

A person identified as Nimatullah, was shot dead in Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District.

A man, identified as Tufiqur Rehman, from Indonesia, who was accompanied by a religious congregation, was shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants in Sanjavi area of Ziarat District.

Referring to the deteriorating situation in Balochistan, the CM Nawab Aslam Raisani said that the situation is not as bad as is portrayed by the media. "It appears some lobby is trying to pave the way for some unconstitutional step in Balochistan," said CM Raisani said in meeting.

The meeting also reviewed the restoration of NATO supplies through Balochistan. The Home Secretary told the participants that the Federal Government has not informed the provincial government about the restoration of NATO supplies.

The chief of BNP-M Sardar Akhtar Mengal said that Balochistan cannot be divided with emotional slogans and spreading of hatred in the name of language and nationality. Addressing a public meeting of his party from Singapore via a video link, he said the politics of bias would neither benefit the Baloch nor the Pakhtun of the province.

At least two people were shot dead and a Balochistan Levies Force official sustained injury when unidentified armed militants opened fire at a shop in Sibi Road area of Mastung District.

Unidentified armed assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire and killed a man, identified as Javed Iqbal, in the bazaar area of Turbat District.

A man, identified as Abdullah, was shot dead in Killi Bangulzai area of Saryab Road in Quetta.

An abductor was killed and two abductees were rescued in a joint operation of FC and a local peace force in the Lehjo Segari area of Sui in Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified armed militants fired three rockets at a Levies station in Kalat District. No loss of life was reported.

PM Raja Parvez Ashraf said that the turbulence in Balochistan, though foreign abetted, is an internal issue for the State and people of Pakistan to resolve. He was addressing participants of the workshop on Balochistan situation "Perception and Realities - the Way Forward" at the National Defence University in Islamabad.

Once again reiterating the dialogue offer to the estranged elements of Balochistan, PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf made it clear that the Government would not let a handful of miscreants to make patriotic people of the province hostage. The PM said the people of Pakistan would go an extra mile to redress the grievances of the Baloch masses, adding that the unrest in the province was an internal issue, which would be amicably resolved by the Government and people, through 'collective wisdom' and by united efforts.

The Army denied mounting any operation in the restive Balochistan province. "There is no military operation in any part of Balochistan and not a single soldier is out of the barracks," Major General Ishfaq Ahmed Nadeem, the DGMO said. He rebuffed as propaganda claims that a military operation was under way in Balochistan.

Unidentified militants opened fire at two check-posts of SFs in Chamalang coalmine area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. However, no loss of life was reported.

In Khuzdar, Police pre-empted a terrorist activity by recovering and defusing a 10 kg bomb.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Hazarat Muhammad, at Faqirabad near Saryab area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Police official on Jail Road in Quetta. The victim had been identified as Muhammad Din. Police said it could be a target-killing incident.

Baloch leaders rejected the Prime Minister's invitation for dialogue and said that the Baloch issue can't be resolved until missing persons are recovered and bringing to justice the elements involved in custodial killings of 500 Baloch political workers. National Party Vice President Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo said before going for negotiations, Confidence Building Measures must be taken.

At least eight security personnel were killed and three others were injured in an attack on the Pakistan Coast Guards camp in Pishukan coastal settlement, some 40 kilometres from the port city of Gwadar in Gwadar District. The Baloch Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.

Unidentified armed militants blew up one-and-a half-foot portion of the railway track in Sariab area of Quetta.

A senior Food Department official, Abdul Qadir, was shot dead when he was on his way home in Basima area of Washuk District.

A man, identified as Hameed Badini, was shot dead in Killi Shekh Hasaani area of Mano Road in Quetta.

At least two people were injured in a land mine blast in RD 238 area in Sohbatpur tehsil of Jaffarabad District.

Some unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of 16-inch diameter in Killi Mubarakzai area near Airport Road, resultantly, suspending the gas supply in various areas of Quetta.

A surgeon of Bolan Medical Collage (BMC), Doctor Din Muhammad Bangulzai, was abducted in Ganji Dori area while he was on his way from Quetta of Mastung District.

According to Police, unidentified armed militants shot dead an unidentified person and fled in Rodanjo area of Kalat District. 

A woman, identified as Naureen, resident of Shikarpur District of Sindh who was abducted by unidentified militants and brought to Barkhan District on an unspecified date managed to flee from the captivity and took refuge with the FC.

Senior Adviser to the PM on Interior, Rehman Malik said that BLA is involved in creating unrest and terrorist activities in Balochistan to destabilise the country.  He urged the Supreme Court to summon him in the court and he will provide all evidences against BLA involvement.

Malik said that BLA was a biggest enemy of the country and it was working against Pakistan, adding that BLA killed its own persons who refused to do work against the country. He said elements within the BLA were desecrating the national flag and indulging in acts of treason by taking money from abroad.

One militant was killed in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Two unidentified armed militants opened fire on the Deputy Director of Schools, Abrar Hussain, belonging to the Shia Hazara community, injuring him and his colleague on Shahwakshah Road, but despite having been hit by three bullets, the officer retaliated and hit one of them with his car, killing one militant on the spot. 

The Supreme Court issued its short order in the Balochistan law and order case and observed that the constitution is not being enforced nor are court orders being implemented in the province. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that there was a constitutional breakdown in Balochistan. The Chief Justice criticised the role of law enforcement agencies in Balochistan saying that they could not solve one case.

SFs seized 140 kilogrammes of explosives and arrested one person in two separate raids in Sui area of Dera Bugti District.

FC seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a raid carried out in the Liji Carez area, some seven kilometres west of Chagai District.

The Supreme Court sought joint statement from all respondents of the Balochistan target killing case by July 26. A three-member bench, headed by CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry, again ordered the Federal and Provincial Governments and the FC to submit their replies with signature of high-ups as it would decide the case in view of their statements. The court also ordered the Balochistan Inspector General to furnish detail of each case of missing persons.  

SCBA President Yasin Azad bemoaned before the Supreme Court that the situation in Balochistan had reached a point of no return similar to that of 1971 situation and, therefore, needed an urgent political solution, reports Dawn.

The Federal Cabinet formed a committee on Balochistan under the Minister for Defence which will present its report on the law and order situation in the province within seven days. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira briefing media persons that the Cabinet discussed the law and order situation in Balochistan in detail and the committee was set up.

The Levies Force arrested 22 Afghan nationals under Foreigners Act from a passenger bus in Panjgur District. The arrested suspects were travelling without documents and wanted to go to Iran through Pakistan.

Expressing concern over the role of the FC in Balochistan, the Supreme Court warned the force to produce missing persons or face criminal action against its personnel that have been nominated in the FIRs for their alleged involvement in the abductions.

A three-judge bench of the apex court, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, observed that FC officials are nominated in the FIRs regarding the missing persons in Balochistan.

The chief justice asked the FC to produce the missing persons, adding that if they fail, the court would order for their arrest. He said they had reached a stage where everything had been identified, but was now giving opportunity to the Federal and Provincial Governments to act.

The CJP said Balochistan is burning, but the executive was not showing interest in controlling the situation. He said the provincial and national lawyers’ bodies were doing the job the government should do. Justice Khawaja appreciated the bar’s efforts on the Balochistan issue.

The CJP said for the last three days, they had been asking the authorities concerned to enforce constitution in Balochistan but no one was ready to take responsibility.

On July 25, the court had sought a duly signed joint statement from the Balochistan Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and Police Chief, as well as the Frontier Corps Inspector General over the prevailing law and order situation in the province.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead Muhammad Ali in Railway Society area of Quetta.

Armed militants dumped the body of Sher Khan in Ziarat District.

Naseerabad Police on a tip-off raided a house in Goth Nabi Bakhsh and recovered three women from the house who were abducted from Nankana area of Sheikhupura District of Punjab.

Three traders belonging to the Hindu community were abducted from a passenger bus near Jiwa cross on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway in Kalat District in the night.

Unidentified militant opened fire on a veterinary store at Quarry Road in Quetta and killed a veterinary doctor identified as Dr Noor Ali, belonging to the Hazara community. “It could be a case of sectarian targeted killing,” Police sources said. However, no one had yet claimed the responsibility of the killing. 

A tribal leader was killed while his associate injured in an incident of firing in Osta Muhammad area in Jaffarabad District. The Police said that unidentified militants opened fire on Mir Abdul Qadir Umrani and Akbar Shah, killing Umrani and injuring Shah on Ali Abad Road. Qadir was identified as the son of tribal leader and politician, Haji Mithal Khan Umrani.

A rocket struck the Joint Road area in Quetta. Police could not ascertain the location from where the rocket was fired and also who or what was the target of this attack. No casualties were reported.                                                        

Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire in Pood-gili Chowk, wounding two people, identified as Jalaluddin and Muhibullah, The injured succumbed to their injuries later.                    

Three armed militants entered into a shop on Arbab Karam Khan Road along with weapons and opened fire, killing an inmate Sadam Hussain Khilji on the spot.                

A Police mobile van was on a routine patrol on Jail Road when two armed assailants on a motorcycle sprayed bullets on the vehicle and fled the scene. As a result, one Policeman, identified as Muhammad Sadiq, died on the spot while Muhammad Asif breathed his last in the hospital.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a person, identified as Qurban Ali, from Hazargani in the outskirts of Quetta and moved him to an undisclosed location.

Levies force recovered a dead body of a man, identified as that of Arshad, from the barren area of Kanak in Mastung District.

The abducted senior surgeon Doctor Din Muhammad Baloch, abducted on July 22, 2012, was released by his abductors on RCD Road near Lake Pass in Mastung District.

Three persons were injured when an unidentified man lobbed a hand grenade at a house in Panjgur District.

The renowned Baloch poetess, writer, thinker and a lecturer at the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University (SKB) Nusheen Qambrani was attacked by unidentified armed militants at her residence in Quetta. Qambrani told the media that for the last four days unidentified men, in a car without a number plate, kept coming to her house.

A Police guard, Ghulam Mohyuddin, at the residence of Balochistan Information Minister in Quetta, was injured due to firing by unidentified assailants.

A boy was injured in a blast in Dalbandin town of Chaghai District.

Unidentified militants, riding on a motorbike, attacked Sariab Police Station of Quetta with hand grenades. However, no casualties were reported in the attack.

The Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry observed that the worsening law and order in Balochistan could be restored in a week if the FC so desired. "It's my belief that the situation can be cooled down and they (FC) can solve the problem in seven days," said the Chief Justice who heads a Supreme Court bench hearing a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in the province. Otherwise, he cautioned, the situation might get out of hand.

The FC chief assured the court that each and every soldier and resources would be utilised to improve the situation in Balochistan. But he regretted that the FC was covering less than five per cent of the area in the province with tied hands to respond to the incidents.

Bolan Medical College (BMC) senior psychologist Doctor Ghulam Rasool Kakar was abducted from Brewery Road Quetta by unidentified armed militants.

Two men were abducted by unidentified armed militants in Wadh area of Khuzdar District.

At least eight people were injured in a bomb blast at a shop in Hub industrial town of Quetta.

One person was seriously injured when a pickup van struck a landmine in Chatt Baglarr area of Dera Bugti District.

Reporters without Borders expressed concern over the fate of Ayub Tareen, a correspondent for the BBC Urdu service in Quetta, who was forced to leave the city by the BLF on July 21, 2012. "We take these threats very seriously and urge the local authorities to improve the safety of those who work in the media," the Paris-based press freedom organisation said in a press freedom alert received via email.

Several Quetta-based news organisations received a statement from BLF spokesman Basham Baloch. The spokesman said it was boycotting the BBC's Urdu service because of the "partial attitude" of Tareen. "We inform high-ups of BBC to take notice of their correspondent's partial behaviour." The statement also read, "Otherwise, we would be forced to take strict action."

Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik told the Senate that external aggression and world power game could not be ruled out in the Balochistan issue as the situation there was similar to that of East Pakistan in 1971, as he held the BLA and LeJ responsible for all the major terrorism and kidnapping activities in the province. Malik said hostile elements were exploiting the indigenous issue of the Balochistan and there was a planned external aggression linked to regional security, adding that a roadmap had been prepared to disintegrate Balochistan.

Mentioning a number of incidents of terrorism, killings and kidnapping in the province, he said 299 IED explosions took place, 179 FC soldiers were killed and 502 incidents of abduction were reported in the area since 2010, while 89 policemen and 872 civilians were killed and 1,177 people injured. Malik said these figures were verifiable from provincial Home Department and Intelligence Agencies.

He claimed that BLA was behind all these incidents. The minister alleged that the BLA was a killing machine and being controlled from Afghanistan, adding that terrorists from Afghanistan side crossed border and committed terror activities in Pakistan, while Maulvi Faqir Mohammad and Fazlullah were also hiding in Afghanistan.

Malik stressed that the problem of Balochistan was deprivation of the people of the area. "89 DMG posts and 50 PSP posts are lying vacant in the province," he added.

Two people, identified as Qasim Ali and Shujaat Ali, received serious injuries on when a home-made bomb exploded in Mali Bhag area on McChongey Road in Quetta.

Unidentified militants set ablaze at least three containers of a private company, en route to Chaman town (Balochistan) from Karachi (Sindh), in Tera Meel area of Dasht in Mastung District.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the Upper House that 14 organisations are operating in Balochistan and both friends and enemies of Pakistan were financing and encouraging them for uprising. He unveiled evidence on links among the Baloch dissidents and neighbouring countries such as Afghanistan and India.

Senior politician and BNP leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal rejected the claims of Interior Minister Rehman Malik regarding unrest in Balochistan, saying the Secret Agencies, establishment and Security Forces were responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation in the province.

Unidentified assailants killed a prayer leader of Killi Bacha Jama Mosque, Abdul Hakeem, at Killi Karak area of Mastung District in Balochistan.

Unidentified militants fired three rockets in Quetta. According to Police, first rocket landed on Spiny Road, second on the Benazir Flyover and the third on the roof of a hotel, adjacent to the Quetta Press Club. No casualties were reported.

Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed while ten others were injured in a car explosion that occurred at a house located in Faizabad area on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Two Karachi-bound NATO containers were attacked and torched in Ornach area of Khuzdar District. The containers were returning to Karachi (Sindh) from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District after offloading NATO supplies in Kandahar province of Afghanistan when unidentified militants opened fire on them, forcing the drivers to abandon the vehicles and flee.

Law enforcement personnel arrested a suspect and also recovered 60 kilogrammes of explosive material and a remote control that was to be used for detonating the explosive device from a house in Dera Bugti District.

Four SF personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were killed and 12 others injured in a bomb attack near the Sami area in Kech District.

FC personnel recovered huge cache of arms, including three SMG rifles, two pistols and over 995 rounds, during a raid in Landi I area of Chaghai District close to Iran border.

Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost of FC in Dolwai area of Barkhan District. No loss of life was reported.

JUP Senior Vice President Shah Mohammad Owais Noorani Siddiqui while addressing press conference along with Jama'at Ahle Sunnat Ulema from Quetta, Khuzdar, Mastung, Kalat, at Karachi Press Club in Karachi alleged that US- CIA, Indian-R&AW and Israeli-Mossad, were responsible for present grave situation in Balochistan created under a planned conspiracy.

Police arrested to two suspects and seized a large quantity of explosives, including 20 kilogrammes of high explosives, eight small IEDs and some hand-grenades in a raid on a house at Jinnah Town in Quetta. Police said. Police said that the suspects arrested belonged to a militant outfit involved in sectarian killings.

Quetta Police seized a huge quantity of explosives and suicide jackets and arrested three suspects foiling a bid of terror in a raid on the outskirts Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire at a NATO container en route to Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District from Karachi (Sindh), injuring the driver of the container, identified as Abdul Rehman and his helper, Muhammad Naeem and setting it on fire in the Dasht area of Mastung District.

The driver of a security vehicle, identified as Sajjad, was killed and a security official, identified as Gul Rehman was injured when the vehicle hit a landmine laid by unidentified militants in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District.

Three people were wounded in a blast in the Rakhani area of Barkhan District.

At least two Pakistani nationals, identified as Muhammad Safi and Ameen, were injured allegedly by shelling and firing from Iranian SFs at the Pakistan-Iran border in Washuk District.

Militants fired three rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from nearby mountains in different areas of Kalat District.

Two RPGs were shot at a military encampment in Panjgur District. No casualties were reported.

Police arrested an owner of a shop in Dalbandin area of Chagai District from where they seized a toy bomb and hundreds of illegal mobile phone SIMs.

Two bullet-riddled dead bodies were found in the coalmine area of Margat in Bolan District. One body was identified as that of Doctor Haider Ali, who belongs to Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Official sources said that Doctor Ali, had been abducted 40 days back from the Margat coalmine area. BLA through a letter found in Doctor Ali's pocket claimed they had killed him because he had allegedly been working for military intelligence.

At least 12 people were injured when a bomb hidden under a cot exploded near a restaurant where people had gathered to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in Quetta. The explosive device, fitted with a timer, was placed outside the restaurant in Quetta, local Police Chief Mir Zubair Mehmood said.

An officer of Balochistan Levies, identified as Zahoor Ahmed, sustained injuries in a blast in Kohlu District.

Unidentified militants fired three rockets from an unidentified location in Kalat District. The first rocket hit the wall of a house in Kalat the second hit the PTCL Exchange Quarters wall and third crashed in a desolated place.

Unidentified militants blew up a railway track in Naushki District. Resultantly, a seven-foot portion of the track was destroyed and the railway line was disconnected with Zahidan in Iran.

A complete shutter down strike was observed throughout the Baloch-dominated Districts of Balochistan on the call of BNF to denounce the Independence Day celebrations in the face of volatile situation in the province.

An anti-terrorism court in Sibi District of Balochistan issued non-bailable arrest warrants of all the nominated accused in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. The court ordered for immediate arrest of all the accused and also issued fresh non-bailable warrants of former Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yusuf, who was granted bail by the Balochistan High Court up to September 3, and former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao, who was granted transit bail by the Peshawar High Court. The hearing was adjourned till September 5.

At least two Police Officers were killed and five others, including cashier of a bank, were injured in an attack on van carrying cash in Bareet area of Awaran District of Balochistan. Police said that cash over PKR 2.8 million remained safe and the assailants could not succeed to take it away.

One man was killed and eight others injured in a bomb blast on Joint Road near the railway station of Quetta.

A man, identified as Ramzan, was killed when unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened fire in Jam Colony in Hub.

Armed men sprayed a vehicle with bullets in Mashkel, a bordering town near Iran. Resultantly, one woman, identified as the wife of local resident Muhammad Iqbal, was killed and another passenger sustained injuries.

As many as three Shias were shot dead on Arbab Karam Khan Road in the Sariab Police Station area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. According to Police, the three men belonging to Hazara community were going somewhere in a rickshaw when unidentified assailants opened fire on the vehicle near the Farooq Mill area of Arbab Karam Khan Road.

PM Raja Pervez Ashraf said that the Government was taking measures to include the Baloch leadership in mainstream politics so that they could play their role in nation building. Talking to Science and Technology Minister Mir Changez Khan Jamali at Prime Minister's House, Raja said that development of Balochistan was priority of the Government.

One person, identified as Noor Khan, was killed and two others sustained injuries when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on a shop located in Irrigation Colony area of Sariab Road in Quetta.

A man, Allah Bakhsh, was killed in Surab area of Kalat District. Levies Force sources said the deceased, Allah Bakhsh, was heading to Surab from Gidar on a motorbike when unidentified assailants opened fire on him.

Six persons including five security officials were killed in a suicide car bomb explosion at Qambrani Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. According to sources, the attack took place when Police tried to stop a suspected vehicle during the routine checking at Qambrani Road the car exploded as it came closer to the security personnel.

An attempt to blow up the Jaffer Express near Kolpur railway station in Bolan District of Balochistan was successfully foiled, when the train after being held up for some hours left for its destination. Sources said that Jaffar Express on way to Rawalpindi from Quetta was about to reach Kolpur station, when the engineer of the train spotted some suspicious material on the railway line.

Two passersby were killed and 16 others, including five women and four children, were critically injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off near Musa Colony on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Three persons, identified as Mohammad Khan, Lal Moham and Abdul Qadir, were abducted from Bolan District. The abducted persons belong to the Rasinai tribe.

Two traders, identified as Abdul Zarif and Mohammad Zahir, were abducted at gunpoint from Pishin District while they were on their way to Pishin from Quetta.

At least two people, identified as Amanullah and Abdul Wahab, were injured in a firing incident in the Jungle Bagh area of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District.

A man, identified as Abdul Wadood, was abducted from Satellite Town area of Quetta, by unidentified armed militants.

One dead body, identified as that of Samad Bilal, was found from Nigorsharif area of Gwadar District in Balochistan. Levies Force sources said the victim had been missing since some three days ago from the Pishokan area.

Police found an unidentified body from Dasht area of Mastung District.

Following the Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry's directives to the Home Secretary and Inspector General of Balochistan Police, security arrangements have been strengthened in the provincial capital Quetta.

At least seven people were injured in multiple grenade attacks in different areas of Quetta. Three grenade explosions took place in Kali Barat area of Quetta. Sources said that three houses situated in the same lane were targeted in the attack. Three people including a woman were injured in the attack. Separately, another explosion near Quetta's Ayub stadium injured four people.

One Frontier Corps official and three passersby were injured when a bomb exploded on the railway tracks near Chaman Phattak of Quetta, suspending the railway services in the area.

Unidentified armed militants shot and injured a doctor, identified as Dotor Iqbal in Turbat District.

Militants attacked a FC camp with rockets in Mand Soro area of Kech District. However, no casualties were reported.

Militants fired rockets at a FC check post in Mir Hassan area of Naseerabad District. The rocket missed its target.

Bomb Disposal Squad defused explosive material in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District.

At least four passengers in a bus were shot dead and 10 others were injured when unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on two buses in Bolan District. In the first incident, armed men opened fire on a bus travelling from Quetta to Sadiqabad. As a result of the shooting, two people were killed, sources said. In the second incident, which occurred near Balanari, gunmen opened fire on a bus travelling from Quetta to Nawabshah District in Sindh, which killed two people and injured 10 others.

Armed militants abducted three drivers in two separate incidents from Dhadar area of Bolan District. In the first incident, unidentified militants abducted one Muhammad Ismail from National Highway and moved him to an undisclosed location. In another incident, two drivers, Muhammad Usman and Rehmatullah were abducted near Gandawa Nothal area.

Unidentified armed militants abducted one Kareem Jan from Bedi area of Awaran District.

Bomb Disposal Squad defused an explosive device weighing 5 kilograms on the National Highway near Shahi Chowki area of Naseerabad District.

Levies arrested at least 18 Afghan nationals under Foreigners Act at Chaman border in Qilla Abdullah District.

Three men, identified as Habibullah, Muhammad Ali and Mustafa, belonging to Hazara community were shot dead and two others, including a two-year-old child passing by, sustained critical injuries in a sectarian attack at Killi Mubarak Chowk on Spiny Road in Quetta.

Local administration recovered the dead body of a youth, identified as Muhammad Zakira, from Gorpad area of Kalat District. The victim had gone missing from Kalat area three days earlier.

BRA claimed responsibility for the August 26, 2012 attack on passengers in Bolan District. Calling reporters from an unspecified place, BRA's spokesman Sarbaz Baloch said "we carried out the attacks because the organisation's call for a wheel-jam and shutter down strike on the sixth death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti was ignored," adding, "Despite our appeal for wheel-jam strike coaches were carrying people to Sindh and Punjab."

Levies arrested at least 40 Afghan nationals under Foreigners Act from a check post near Pak-Afghan border in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on one Mujeebur Rahman, killing him on the spot, and wounding two passers-by in Kalat District.

Jamil Bugti, the eldest surviving son of the slain Baloch chieftain Nawab Akbar Bugti, said that the establishment does not want a peaceful solution to the Balochistan issue and it is still searching for a military solution. "The only solution is a referendum under the supervision of the United Nations," he said.

Three people, including a Session Judge, identified as Zulfiqar Naqvi, his guard and driver were shot dead by unidentified armed militants in a sectarian attack on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta while he was going to his office.

HRCP on the occasion of International Day of the Disappeared said that during the tenure of the present Government, as many as 450 mutilated dead bodies have been recovered and over 1300 persons went missing in different areas of Balochistan Federal Government should take remedial steps to resolve the issue. Chairperson HRCP Zohra Yusuf said that there is war like situation in Balochistan. Hazara Community is being killed by LeJ and now JuD has also started opening offices in Balochistan.

A report quoting a fact finding mission of the HRCP on Balochistan stated that Talibanisation is growing in several areas of Balochistan and Security Forces might be patronising militants, turning Quetta into a haven for militants. The report observed that religious fanaticism was not being exported to the province from outside, rather it was being bred within Balochistan.

Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Chairman Nasrullah Baloch said that bullet-riddled bodies of missing persons were being recovered and Baloch youths were being abducted by state functionaries despite the Supreme Court taking action against forced disappearances and extra-judicial killings in Balochistan.

Explosives planted in a dustbin outside the District Health Office (DHO) in Ziarat District exploded. No loss of life was reported in the blast.

The office of the IB was attacked with a hand grenade in Panjgur town of Panjgur District. BRA claimed responsibility for the attack. BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch calling from an unidentified place said that a man was killed and two others were injured in the attack.

At least nine Hazara Shias were killed in separate incidents of sectarian attack in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. In the first incident, unidentified armed militants ambushed a vehicle carrying five passengers and killed all of them near Sabzi Mandi in Hazar Ganji area of the District.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire in Chandni Chowk area of Khuzdar District, killing two people, identified as Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammad Riaz.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on a stationery shop killing a man, identified as Hafiz Sanaullah, on the spot in Khuzdar District.

Unidentified armed militants attacked two oil tankers supplying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan and torched them in Dhadar area of Bolan District, injuring the driver of the container.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry questioned the Balochistan Government's decision to give Police powers to FC in Quetta, asking why the FC had been delegated policing powers when various allegations already existed against it. Hearing the petition filed by the Balochistan High Court Bar Association, the Chief Justice said smuggled cars were being used across Balochistan and people were openly carrying and displaying arms.

The Supreme Court asked IG of Balochistan Tariq Omar Khitab to submit a list of people who lost their lives in targeted attacks in the province during the last six months. Khitab maintained the Police were short-staffed with at least 58 posts lying vacant in the province.

A Levies official and a militant were killed, while one Levies person was injured in retaliatory firing incident in Mand area of Turbat District.

An unidentified boy (12) was injured in a land mine explosion in Turbat District.

Security Forces also foiled a terror act by defusing a land mine planted in Barkhan District.

Two people, identified as Ramzan and Mushtaq, were shot dead when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a shop in Pasni area of Gwadar District.

A dentist, identified as Niamatullah, belonging to Hazara-Shia community was killed when unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on Shaukat Clinic on Kinrani Road in Quetta. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.

Unidentified militants opened fire on a man, identified as Abdul Ghaffar, at Umar Farooq Chowk area of Khuzdar Town in Khuzdar District, killing him on the spot and injuring a passerby, identified as Fazal.

The Quetta Police recovered an unidentified dead body from the Double Road area of the city.

SP-Investigation, Jamil Kakar, was shot dead near his residence in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta. His guard sustained injuries in the incident.

Two containers from Karachi (Sindh) heading towards Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District carrying military hardware and goods for ISAF and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were attacked by unidentified militants in Dasht area of Mastung District. No casualty was reported in the attack.

Levies Force arrested 200 Afghan nationals under Foreigners Act in Dalbandin area of the Chagai District while they were trying to cross into Iran illegally and without travelling documents.

A man, identified as Mumtaz, while coming from Iran on his vehicle, was killed by unidentified armed militants in Turbat District.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Ahmad Nawaz, in Duki area of Loralai District.

The Government should curtail the role of Military and Intelligence Agencies and call off the military operation if it wants a political solution to the festering Balochistan imbroglio, said speakers at a National Conference organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and moderated by its President Yasin Azad in Quetta. They also demanded that the spiral of violence must stop and all missing persons recovered.

At least four bullet-riddled dead bodies were found in the Mohammad Toway area of Kalat District. The sources said that hands and legs of the deceased were tied up and they were also blind folded, and that the victims included a Balochistan Constabulary Official.

Levies forces arrested 39 Afghan nationals under Foreigners' Act from a passenger coach at a check-post in Dalabandin area of Chagai District.

At least 13 workers of a factory, including two women workers, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on a bus in the industrial town of Hub in Quetta.

A man was injured when militants attacked a FC camp in the Chitkan area of Panjgur District. The FC personnel at the camp repulsed the attack, compelling the attackers to flee. No loss of life was reported at the camp. However, a man identified as Aftab was seriously injured when a stray bullet hit him.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast in the Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The sources suspected the attack was targeted at a convoy of SF which had passed the area minutes before the blast.

The acting President of BNP, Doctor Jehanzeb Jamaldini, accused the chief of the commission on missing persons, Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, of misinforming a UN working group about the issue. Addressing a press conference in Quetta, Dr Jamaldini claimed that about 14,000 people of Balochistan were missing but Justice (retd) Iqbal had provided wrong information to the UN group.

The VBMP Chairman Nasarullah Baloch condemned Javaid Iqbal's statement on missing persons during his meeting with a UN mission on enforced disappearances, saying the statement was partial and advocacy of intelligence agencies.

As many as 10 labourers were killed and another four sustained injuries in the Dasht area of Mastung District after unidentified assailants opened fire on them. The BULA claimed responsibility for the killings.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a tribal elder, Mir Saeed Ahmed Qalandarani, and his five guards at Tutak area of Khuzdar District.

Unidentified militants attacked the Balochistan FC camp with rockets in Buleda area of Kech District. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.

At least two NATO containers were attacked and set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Dasht Area of Mastung District. No casualty was reported.

President of the JWP Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti during a press conference in Quetta urged members of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to meet all the stakeholders for getting information about missing persons. "We will welcome if UN delegation meets JWP leaders and other people to get a clear picture about the Balochistan situation," Nawabzada said.

A man, identified as Sher Muhammad Marri, was killed in a landmine blast in Grasni area of Kohlu District in Balochistan while he was passing by the area.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, Muhammad Akram, in Awaran District.

11-member Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights headed by Senator Afrasiab Khattak of ANP will arrive in Quetta on September 26, 2012 to review the law and order situation in Balochistan with focus on the recent incidents of sectarian killings. The committee members will hold meetings in the office of the Chief Secretary to know "the reasons for not stopping the genocide of Hazara community in Balochistan," says the meeting agenda.

Police found an unidentified dead body stuffed in a bag in the Essa Nagri area of Quetta.

Police recovered another unidentified dead body from the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta.

VBMP Chairman Nasarullah Baloch while addressing a press conference at a token hunger strike camp set up by relatives of missing persons outside the Quetta Press Club said he had submitted a letter in the Supreme Court Quetta Registry and lodged a complaint with IHRO that his life was in danger and that secret agencies should be held responsible if anything happened to him. He said, "The TNA has threatened me that they will kill me and other members of my organisation. My organisation is not a political front".

The JWP took a swipe at the UN as a self-seeking organisation from whom not much could be expected on the issue of alleged rights abuses in Balochistan, its President Talal Bugti said.

Unlike the JWP, the BNP appears more upbeat on the UN officials' visit. "We urge the UN and other international human rights organisations to play their due role in ending the violation of human rights in Balochistan, otherwise a worse human tragedy could take place," said the party's Information Secretary Agha Hassan Baloch.

A delegation of the Hazara Qaumi Jirga informed the UN working group about the sectarian targeted killings of the Hazara community, saying that the Government was not playing its role to prevent such incidents.

Three Shia Muslim pilgrims were killed and a dozen wounded in a roadside bomb attack on a passenger bus carrying in Mastung District. Six security personnel who were assigned to provide security to the bus also received injuries.

Two beheaded bodies were found in Basima area of Washuk District. The victims were identified as Aziz Sumalani and Muhammad Khan Sumalani, hailing from Naal area of Khuzdar District. They had gone missing a few days earlier.

At least five people were injured in a hand grenade attack on a house in Kasi Road area in Quetta. The assailants managed to escape from the scene.

Security officials arrested 15 Afghans under Foreigners Act on Garang checkpost in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.

Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of his own faction of the JWP, alleged that SFs and Intelligence Agencies are distributing weapons among some elements in Sui area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan and feared that this would aggravate the situation in the area.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of 18-inch diameter supplying natural gas to a power plant in Och in Chattar area of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan.

Two personnel of the FC were killed in a remote controlled bomb blast in Nushki District

A man was killed by unidentified militants in Dhadhar area of Bolan District.

FC arrested 15 suspects during a search operation in the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta. Two SMGs, five pistols, three motorbikes, one mobile phone and two bottles of liquor were seized during the operation.

Police found a bullet-riddled dead body of a Bugti tribesman, identified as Arsalan Bugti, from Mian Ghundi area within the jurisdiction of New Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire and injured a man, identified as Abdul Rahim Bangulzai, in Mastung District. The injured succumbed to his injuries later.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on two Afghan transit trade containers in Ganjadoori area in Quetta. No loss of life was reported.

Unidentified armed militants abducted two members of the Hindu community, identified as Suno Kumar and Rao Kumar, from Bagh area of Bolan District.

The FC personnel arrested suspects and seized arms, including eight pistols, unregistered vehicles and other contraband goods during a house-to-house raid conducted in Killi Mubarak village on the outskirts of Quetta.

A Shia man, identified as Ghulam Shaki, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at a shop in Langove Plaza in Double Road area of Quetta. He worked for Geological Survey of Pakistan.

Another Shia man, identified as Gulab Shah, was shot dead at a photocopy shop in Goal Masjid area of Satellite Town in Quetta.

Two empty containers of NATO being transported back to Karachi (Sindh) from Chaman Town in Qilla Abdullah District (Balochistan) were set on fire in Wadh area of Khuzdar District injuring the driver of the truck identified as Shafiqur Rehman.

After having remained silent during three years of self-imposed exile, President of the BNP and Balochistan's former Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal spoke in the Supreme Court and described enforced disappearances as the real cause of the current unrest in Balochistan.

Sardar Mengal presented a six-point charter and said it was imperative for the Government to take practical steps to implement the measures to create an appropriate atmosphere for Baloch reconciliation process and initiate a meaningful process of conflict resolution.

At least five people sustained injuries in a firing incident in Hana area of Quetta.

At least four residents of Sardar Qaymo Kabzai, including a tribal leader, Sardar Saleem Kabzai, were wounded in an armed attack allegedly carried out by TTP in Zhob District.

LEA personnel arrested 40 Afghan nationals from a passenger bus during checking at a checkpost under Foreigners Act in Dalbandin area of the Chagai District. Levies The detained men were trying to cross into Iran illegally without any travelling documents.

Unidentified militants shot dead Abdul Haq, the general secretary of Khuzdar Press Club, in Khuzdar District of Balochistan.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead PML-N provincial leader, Qadir Zehri, along with his two bodyguards in Hub on Sakran Road in Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead one Muhammad Murad at Turbat Bazaar in Turbat District.

Police acting on a tip-off recovered an unidentified dead body packed in gunny bag in Turbat District.

Rejecting the allegations levelled by BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal against the Government, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said no army operation was being conducted in the province. He reiterated that foreign elements were involved in the unrest in the province and that he had sufficient evidence that could be presented before the BNP chief.

One of BNP party members argued that only a change in the mindset of the establishment will bring about any meaningful difference in the situation. Former Senator Sanaullah Baloch said the establishment had the key to resolution of all the problems faced by the province.

Two Pakistanis, identified as Noor Muhammad and Abdul Ghafoor, were killed in an alleged incident of firing by NATO forces near Pak-Afghan border in Chaghai District.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a member of AIP and tribal leader Karm Khan Marri while he was travelling on Khuzdar Road in Khuzdar District.

Gawalmandi Police defused a time device planted on the gate of a school on Gordat Singh Road in Quetta.

Two persons, including a woman, were killed in an incident of firing by unidentified armed militants in a tailor's shop located at Arif Street on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said that any solution to Balochistan crisis should be within the confines of the Constitution. "Army fully supports any political process as long as it is within the Constitution…" the COAS said.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf decided to re-establish lines of communications with disgruntled Baloch leaders, in an effort to stabilise the situation in restive Balochistan province.

Two people, identified as Imran Bhatti and Shiraz, were killed when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a mechanic's shop on Zarghoon Road in Quetta.

A man, identified as Sikandar Ali, was shot dead and two others, including a Finance Department employee Mushtaq Hussain and Saqib, sustained injuries after they came under armed attack in the Khuchlak area of Quetta.

A man, identified as Ghulam Mustafa Marri, was shot dead on Jinnah Road in Khuzdar District.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on a barber's shop in Quetta and injured a man identified as Muhammad Arif.

A doctor hailing from Sibi District, identified as Muhammad Ali, was shot at and injured in the Killi Umar Gohar area of Mastung District.

An anti-tank mine was defused in Spikan area of Mand in Kech (Turbat) District.

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani while talking to Dutch Ambassador Hugo Gajus Scheltema in Islamabad said that no operation is being conducted in the province, dismissing such claims as sheer propaganda.

An employee of the Buildings and Roads Department, Abdul Karim, was shot dead by unidentified militant while he was going to office in Khuzdar District.

One Abdul Baqi Rind was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karak area of Mastung District.

Two empty NATO containers en route to Karachi (Sindh) from Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District (Balochistan), after unloading goods in Afghanistan were set ablaze by unidentified armed militants on the RCD Highway in Mastung District.

A special cabinet committee headed by Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar is in negotiations with BNP leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal and other Baloch leaders, said Parliamentary Secretary Khurram Jahangir Wattoo during a session of the National Assembly.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man and injured a woman on Sariab Road of Quetta.

A man, identified as Omar, was killed in a landmine blast in Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead one Doctor Hameed in Mastung District.

Unidentified armed militants in the Lak Pass area of Quetta, attacked and torched a NATO container carrying goods for the ISAF in Afghanistan, and injured the driver and his assistant.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two persons, identified as Nazeer Qadir and Abdul Haroon, and injured another, Muhammad Yousuf, on Sultan Ibrahim Khan Road in Khuzdar District.

A Shia man, identified as Muhammad Yaseen, was sprayed with bullets by unidentified militants in Musa Colony in Quetta. "The deceased belonged to the Shia community," Police said.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a Hindu trader, identified as Ramesh Kumar and looted a Gandakha (Jaffarabad District)-bound passenger wagon coming from Jacobabad District of Sindh, on National Highway near Mirpur area of Bolan District.

JWP Chief Talal Akbar Bugti announced forming a grand political alliance for General Elections. Talking to reporters after a meeting with nuclear scientist Doctor Abdul Qadeer Khan, Bugti expressed his concerns that he would not be allowed to succeed in his political endeavours.

The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) while speaking at a public meeting in Quetta demanded the Government to either give equal share to the Pakhtun in all sectors or restore the chief Commissionerate system in Balochistan.

A teenage boy, identified as Jalaluddin, was killed and around 15 people, including four Policemen, were injured in a bomb blast targeting a Police check post on Double Road in Quetta. UBA spokesman Mazar Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a senior medical officer, Doctor Dawood Aziz Jan, of Civil Hospital Khuzdar near Civil Colony of Khuzdar District while he was on his way to the hospital.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing a petition of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association on the law and order situation and human rights violations in the restive province at the Quetta registry of Supreme Court observed that the Government should take the Balochistan issue seriously and come up with a workable solution to the crisis.

A tortured dead body, identified as that of Ali Akbar, was found in a coalmine Machh area of Bolan District.

Unidentified militants opened fired at a Hindu man, identified as Jagdesh Lal, while he was sitting outside his home in Babu Mohala of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District.

Unidentified militants set ablaze Quetta-bound private container carrying cooking oil from Karachi (Sindh) on National Highway near Dashte Badoo area of Kalat District. No loss of life was reported.

Law Enforcement personnel arrested three suspects and recovered 15 kilograms of explosive materials from their possession at Qamaruddin area in Zhob District.

Police arrested 11 Afghan nationals under Foreign Act at Joint Road area in Quetta.

As many as 11 persons were killed and 21 others sustained critical injuries in a bomb blast on Nishtar Road in Sibi town of the same District.

Three SF personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in a landmine blast in Borbaj area of Dera Bugti District.

FC and Kharan Rifles in a joint operation arrested 102 foreigners from Naukandi area of Chagai District. Sources said the detainees are being interrogated.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two brothers belonging to Shia community, Mohammad Ismail and Ishaq Islmail, and injured three others in a sectarian attack on Sattar Road in Quetta.

A guard of Balochistan Food Minister Asfandyar Khan Kakar and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire at the residence of the Minister in the Chaman Housing Scheme of Quetta.

Two people, identified as Ghulam Rasool and Kamisa, were shot dead and another, Ali Jan Langov, sustained injuries in the Usta Muhammad area of Jaffarabad District.

Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on one Allah Yar in Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad District.

Unidentified armed militants abducted two people, identified as Muhammad Saleem and Saleh, at gunpoint from the Bagh area of Bolan District.

Four members of the Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in the Kabari Market scrap market of Quetta.

Two labourers were killed in a firing incident in Turbat District.

Unidentified armed militants killed a polio vaccinator in Killi Jeo area of Quetta, highlighting resistance to the country's immunisation campaign.

Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body of a person from Sardar Karez area of Quetta.

A man was killed and the driver of a tanker was injured when unidentified militants attacked it on the National Highway in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants abducted the senior ophthalmologist and head of Lyton Rehmatullah Benevolence Trust (LRBT) eye hospital Doctor Saeed Ahmed from Sariab Raod in Quetta.

Unidentified militants blew up an electricity tower in Mach area of Bolan District, suspending power supply in Gaishtri and adjoining areas.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the Senate should form two committees comprising representatives of all political parties to hold talks with estranged Baloch leaders Harbayar Khan and Barhamdagh Bugti.

Two mutilated dead bodies, identified as that of Bahadur Khan and Rashid, were found in Bela tehsil of Lasbela District.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Ahmed Ali, near Irrigation Colony on Sariab Road in Quetta.

At least three personnel of FC were killed and ten others, including five security men and a woman, were wounded in a remote-controlled blast at the Badini intersection area in Quetta.

One security official was killed and five others injured when unidentified armed militants ambushed a checkpost of a Law Enforcement Agency in Dasht Goran area of Sui in Dera Bugti District.

President Asif Ali Zardari said that the Government accorded priority to Balochistan and was undertaking every effort for the socio-economic development of the province. Talking to a delegation of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) at the Presidency, President Zardari said that the Government was aware of the challenges in Balochistan, especially the law and order situation, and was striving to address those issues by boosting trade and facilitating the business community.

Police found an unidentified dead body Jangle Bagh area in the precincts of Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

FC claimed to have defused an anti-tank mine and 25 kilogram explosives planted in the Chat Barzain area of Pheela Bagh along a road in Dera Bugti District.

Three people, including two children, were injured when unidentified armed militants opened fire at a house in Sarikoran area of Panjgur District.

BRP Central Secretary Doctor Bashir Azeem said that his Party Chief Nawabzada Brahamdagh Bugti had already made it clear that they would never accept any invitation from the Government for dialogue on the Balochistan issue. "I can tell you on behalf of Brahamdagh Bugti, Commander of the BLF Doctor Allah Nazar and Harbiyar Marri, that talking to the Government is out of the question … President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf or any other official are not in a position to take any decision on the crisis," said Azeem.

At least seven passengers were abducted near Deputy Commissioner's Office in main Dhadar city area of Bolan District. According to District Police Officer Ghulam Dastager Tareen a passenger van, which was on its way from Quetta to Sibi, was intercepted by unidentified armed militants.

At least two people, identified as Muhammad Qasim and Eid Mohammad, were shot dead in Civil Colony locality of main Khuzdar city in Khuzdar District. Both were said to be employees of the District Administration.

The journalists of Khuzdar District have refused to work and locked the Khuzdar Press Club.

A trader, identified as Khalid Musa, was shot dead at his shop by unidentified militants in Turbat city of Turbat District.

A man, identified as Irfan, died when armed militants opened fire at a bus stand near Panjgur bazaar in Panjgur District.

A container carrying supplies for NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan was attacked by unidentified armed militants in Kalat District.

An audit report presented at a PAC meeting revealed that pro-Government Bugti tribesmen were paid PKR 89 million from Baitulmaal funds when former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf launched a military offensive against Nawab Akbar Bugti.

An activist of the BNP-Awami, identified as Riaz Ahmed, was killed in Faqirabad area of Khuzdar District.

At least three Policemen, including an ASI, were injured when armed militants ambushed a Police mobile within the limits of Shalkot Police Station in fruit market area of Hazar Ganji in Quetta.

Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Nawaz, in Tump area of Turbat District.

Siraj Ahmed, the son of Khuzdar Press Club President Nadeem Gurgnari was shot dead while another son, Manzoor Ahmed, sustained serious injuries in a firing incident at Eidgah area in Khuzdar District. No group had claimed responsibility for the killing.

Manzoor Ahmed, the injured son of Khuzdar Press Club (KPC) President Nadeem Gurgnari succumbed to his injuries in Khuzdar District. According to details, Manzoor along with his brother Siraj Ahmed were shot at Eidgah area of Khuzdar District on October 25, 2012. Siraj Ahmed died on the spot.

Keeping in view the Supreme Court's judgment that held that the Balochistan Government had failed in its fundamental responsibility of protecting the basic rights of the people, an in-house change to replace the Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani with another PPP leader in the province is being discussed as one option, while the second option is to place the province under Governor's rule, said a highly placed official requesting anonymity.

Two suspected militants, identified as Muzafar and his nephew Hasmatullah, were killed and four others, including two Levies and ATF personnel were injured in a shootout operation at Killi Malezai area in Pishin District.

A prayer leader of Kalat civil hospital mosque, identified as Qari Ziaullah, was shot dead in Kalat Town of Kalat District.

Two persons, identified as Noor Ahmed and Muhammad Yousuf, sustained injuries when unidentified militants intercepted them in Killi Noor Muhammad near Brewery Road in Quetta and opened fire.

Levies sources said that seven persons who were abducted from Dhadar area of Kachhi District on October 23, 2012 returned home.

A security official, identified as Abdul Ghaffar, was killed while another official Umar Aziz was critically injured when their security convoy was hit by a landmine in Bhalwal Basti of Chamalang in Loralai District.

Unidentified militants shot dead a person, identified as Muhammad Ali Qambrani, in the Pirangabad area of Mastung District.

Hearing the Balochistan target killing case, the Supreme Court raised serious questions on the legal status of the Provincial Government and sought explanation from the Federal Government as under what constitutional authority the Balochistan Government is discharging its functions after October 12.

The Attorney General of Pakistan strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court, saying the court had transgressed its limits while passing the interim order and stopping the functioning of the Government. It is to be noted that the court in an interim order on October 12 held, "Unfortunately in the instant case - Balochistan law and order - the Federal Government except deploying FC troops, has also failed to protect province of Balochistan from internal disturbances."

Three women and a child of the same family were injured when the women stepped on a landmine in Bekhar area of the Dera Bugti District.

Elsewhere in the same District, three Levies personnel were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Thelapar area.

A man was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Shahmas Sar area of the District.

On the direction of the Supreme Court, the Capital Police arrested opposition leader in the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind from the court premises for allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the court, on June 28, 2011. The Quetta ATC had awarded life imprisonment to MPA and former Federal Minister Rind, his son Sardar Khan Rind and four other people for allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the court.

During the hearing, Akram Sheikh, counsel for Rind argued that the case against his client was wrong as he was sentenced in absentia. He prayed that the lawmaker should be kept in Sindh or Balochistan House. However, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhury ordered to put him in Islamabad Secretariat Police Station. He said they could not discriminate, as law is equal for everyone. The court, however, fixed November 5, 2012 to hear his appeal.

Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani shrugged off any sort of adverse situation on the cards. Addressing a press conference, Raisani said the Provincial Government had the full support of allied parties and he would present his position on the case before the Supreme Court.

While expressing deep concern over the ongoing violence in Balochistan, the US in a statement on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan that is also read by US representative in Geneva alleged that Security Forces continue to be involved in "kill-and-dump" operations that target numerous civil society actors, including Baloch activists and their family members, as well as journalists, activists, and student leaders. It gave recommendation to halt operations aimed at silencing dissent in Balochistan and suggested providing adequate resources to NHRC and appointing independent, credible commissioners.

Netherlands announced a contribution of USD 2.5 million to support the three years 'Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Programme' in Balochistan. The Dutch Government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime signed an agreement to this effect. The funding will go to the country programme of the UNODC which would work with the LEA to improve their internal management, strengthen institutional capacity of Police training, enhance crime scene investigation skills and increase awareness about human trafficking.

At least 18 people, including seven women and four children, were killed and five others injured as unidentified assailants fired indiscriminately at a local passenger van parked outside a petrol pump in the Jhalawan Complex area of the Khuzdar District.

Two people were wounded in a landmine blast when one the two stepped on it in Pelough area of Dera Bugti District.

Unidentified militants intercepted and abducted a Levies Force official, identified as Liaquat Raja, near Machh Bazaar in Bolan District. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping so far.

The Supreme Court's hearing provided the Federal Government an opportunity to hit back after two weeks of silence on the Supreme Court's October 12, 2012 interim order on the situation in Balochistan. Referring to the Court's severe criticism of the Balochistan Government's lack of governance, the Federal Government made it clear that it found the order flawed and that only the President had the right to intervene in affairs of provinces. The interim order had said the Provincial Government's failure had undermined its constitutional authority.

The Government's allegations achieved little and the bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja said the interim order remained intact.

Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik also turned up in the court in defence of the Provincial Government. When the Minister tried to say that Balochistan was in grip of an insurgency, he was immediately contradicted. "It's not insurgency, but lack of good governance," the Chief Justice observed. "Kidnappings have become a hot trade in the province," the Chief Justice added.

The same bench in a different case ordered the authorities concerned to freeze a fund of PKR 24 billion allocated for 739 non-development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in Balochistan.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Mushtaq, in Balnagor Dasht area of Turbat District. Police said that the victim was a resident of Sindh and was running a cold drink shop, adding that the incident could be a case of target killing.

Three migrant labourers hailing from Punjab were shot dead at a bus stand in Mund bazaar in Turbat town of Turbat District.

A man, identified as Naseeb Raza, was shot dead on Zarghoon Road in Quetta.

One person, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at A-one City within the limits of Brewery Police Station.

In an incident of target killing three people belonging to Shia Hazara community were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a yellow cab on Spiny Road area in Quetta.

Unidentified militants abducted three persons on gunpoint from Bagh area of Kachhi in Bolan District.

A man, identified as Daud Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead one Habibullah near Sabzi Mandi in Kharan town of Kharan District.

Submitting a review petition against the Supreme Court's October 12, 2012 order in the Balochistan target killing case, the Federal Government stated, it appears that while passing the impugned order, the court was persuaded and inclined to revive the essence, letter and spirit of the 17th Amendment regarding the controversial powers of Article 58(2)(b), once available to the President of Pakistan.

In the review petition, the Federal Government pointed out it is not the function of the superior courts of the country to gauge performance of a political Government, and the judges of the superior courts by virtue of their oath are under a constitutional obligation not to enter into political questions even if such questions involve questions of law.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Ghulam Raza, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian targeted killing on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta. No group had claimed responsibility for the killing.

At least 12 persons, including a MNA, Mir Ahmadan Bugti and his son Shaukat Khan, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Dera Bugti District. BRA claimed responsibility for the attack.

Three people from the Hazara community were killed and one injured in an incident of target killing while they were on their way home from Mezan Chowk in Quetta.

A man was killed while he was sitting in a shop on Zarghoon Road.

A man, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gol Masjid area in Satellite Town of Quetta.

A prayer leader was injured by unidentified militants in Kuchlak area of Quetta.

The Hazara Democratic Party staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against the targeted killings of members of their community and demanded immediate arrest of the militants.

Three persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed, while two others sustained injuries in Machh Bazaar of Bolan District.

Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of Rodin, from the Turbat area of Kech District.

At least two persons, identified as Sanaullah and Muhammad Rafiq, were killed and 10 others, including three FC personnel, were injured in a bomb explosion at Almo Chowk on the Airport Road in Quetta.

A person, identified as Haq Nawab, the son of the spokesman of BRP Sher Mohammad Bugti, was killed in an armed clash with SFs in the Nushki District.

A person, identified as Muhammad Imran, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Major Chowk in Mastung District.

An unidentified dead person was found in a gunny bag in Zarghoonabad area of Nawa Killi of Quetta.

Afghan border authorities temporarily banned the entry of passenger vehicles into Afghanistan, along the border at Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to check cross border movements. Amir Hussain, a Pakistani official, said that there is no truth in the allegations levelled by Afghan border officials.

A person, identified as Abdul Ahad, a Model High School science teacher, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailant in Chitkan area of Panjgur District.

A person identified as Ahmadullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sara Ghardgi area, outskirts of Quetta.

A dead body, identified as that of one Akbar, was found in Uthal area of Lasbela District.

Two Hazara Shias, identified as Zakir and Ibrahim, were injured when militants opened fire on them at Western Bypass near Mengalabad area in Quetta.

Two FC personnel were killed in an explosion near the FC headquarters in Zhob District. According to details, the FC personnel had arrested two suspects from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the night of November 15, 2012 and were taking them to the headquarters for interrogation when the blast occurred. The explosives were reportedly inside the belongings of the suspects. However, there was no information on the suspects being killed or injured.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Jalil, was killed in a sectarian attack on Kirani road in Quetta.

A Hazara Shia was injured in a target attack in Hazargangi area of Quetta while he was going home from the vegetable market.

The Government banned pillion riding in the provincial capital for two months. According to reports, a ban has also been imposed on using vehicles with tinted glasses and carrying firearms. The announcement came as the city witnessed a day of ban on motorcycle riding and suspension of cellular services.

Two rockets fired from unknown destination landed and exploded in open area near Killi Khali on the outskirts of Quetta. No loss of life was reported. During preliminary investigation, the Police said that the rockets were fired from mountains of Akhtarabad, an area lying on Eastern Bypass of Quetta.

A Journalist, identified as Rehmatullah Abid,was killed by unidentified armed assailants in Panjgur District.

Unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on a camp of a road construction company in Kalat Town of Kalat District.

Unidentified militants entered a refugee camp and shot dead at least two people in Killi Umer area of Chagai District.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a private bus and shot dead its cleaner near Karachi Bus Stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.

A private company's gas tanker was on its way from Iran to Quetta when unidentified militants opened fire on it killing a man and injuring two others near RCD Highway in Nushki District.

A dead body, identified as that of Niaz Ahmed, was found in Murgab area in Turbat District. "The body received bullets in the head and chest, which caused the death," hospital sources said.

More than 70 doctors were arrested during a protest by PMA Balochistan against non-recovery of Doctor Saeed Khan of LRBT who was abducted on October 16, 2012 from Sariab Road of Quetta.

An unidentified dead body was found in the Gandakha area of Jaffarabad District.

SFs defused bomb in the Dera Bugti District. An official of SFs said that unidentified militants had planted about three kilograms explosive along the roadside in the District.

At least 10 rockets were fired at the FC headquarters in Mawind area of Kohlu District. However, none of the rockets hit the target.

The Supreme Court regretted that there had been no visible change in the law and order situation in Balochistan since the court's October 12, 2012 interim order which questioned the constitutional authority of the Provincial Government. "Apparently there is not much difference from the situation prevailing on October 12," observed a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed.

The bench hearing a petition of the BHC Bar Association on the breakdown of law and order and human rights violations in the province asked the Government of Nawab Aslam Raisani to recover the missing persons, including those kidnapped for ransom, to show at least a minimum performance. The court order had said the Balochistan Government had lost its constitutional authority to govern the province because of violation of fundamental rights.

The PMA demanded the immediate resignation of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, expressing deep concerns on the plight of the doctors. PMA President Professor S Tipu Sultan, along with a delegation of doctors from the PMA, addressed a press conference at the PMA House and expressed their anguish over the hundreds of doctors who were brutally attacked by Security Forces as they staged peaceful demonstrations for the recovery of their colleague, Doctor Saeed Khan.

As many as five people, including three soldiers and a woman, were killed and over 20 seriously injured in a bomb blast on a Pakistan Army vehicle outside City Hall close to Fauji Foundation School in a high security zone of Shahbaz Town in Quetta. According to DIG Hamid Shakeel, the bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked on Smungli Road at Shahbaz Town to target an Army vehicle escorting a school van. The BRA claimed responsibility for the attack which it said was against security personnel.

The ATC of Sibi District awarded death penalty to four accused persons in a case involving killing of 12 bus passengers.

The court handed down 25-year rigorous imprisonment to Imam of a mosque for assisting the killers.

The FC recovered Mir Asif Sanjrani, the father of the Prime Minister's special assistant, Sadiq Sanjrani, in an operation against his captors in Chagai District. Mir Sanjrani had been abducted on November 16, 2012 from Nokundi area of the District. The captors had demanded PKR 30 million for his release. "No ransom was paid to the kidnappers," Police said.

Unidentified militants entered a house in Killi Sardar on Qambarani Road in Quetta and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a man, identified as Nazeer Ahmed.

A man, identified as Saman Ali, was shot dead in Goth Mirza Khan area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.

BDS defused at least 200 kilogrammes of explosives and recovered around 20 IEDs, rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, landmines, and detonators from a suspected vehicle in Gulistan area of Quetta. According to a FC spokesperson, security personnel had intercepted the vehicle coming from Qilla Abdullah District carrying this explosive cargo in Gulistan area.

Police arrested 15 Afghan nationals from Joint Road area in PS Civil Line of Quetta. Sources said that these Afghan nationals were living illegally in the area.

At least two persons, identified as Qaisir Shah and Younus Khan, were killed and another was injured in a landmine explosion in Shuran area of Bolan District.

A person, identified as Muhammad Ali, was killed in a landmine explosion in Kurdan area of Dera Bugti District.

Iranian Border Forces have fired mortar shells which landed and exploded near a border area in Chagai District. "Twelve to 15 mortar shells exploded between the border pillar No 12 and 15 between November 25 and 26, 2012," said, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussian Durrani. However, no casualty was reported.

Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, while hearing Riko Diq case, remarked that Provincial Government of Balochistan had taken no action in implementing the verdict of Supreme Court on the Balochistan law and order situation and was not fulfilling its responsibilities.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Hussain Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on Circular Road in Quetta. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.

A man, identified as Nadeem Jan, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Barkhan District.

Doctor Saeed Khan, ophthalmologist and LRBT Quetta Medical Superintendent, returned home after being in captivity of abductors for 42 days. Doctor Khan was abducted on October 16, 2012. Quetta CCPO Mir Zubair Mehmood told the media that ransom had been paid for the recovery of the doctor. However, Doctor Khan said that he did not know if ransom was paid for his release or who has paid it.

Lawyers boycotted the court of District headquarters, Quetta, in response to a call of the BBA to protest armed attack on an advocate in Khuzdar District on November 27, 2012. The BBA spokesman called upon the government and police to arrest those involved in the attack.

The Balochistan Government in Apex Committee meeting reiterated its offer of jobs and rehabilitation to insurgents if they bid farewell to arms.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade that exploded on Sirki Road in Quetta. Police sources said that the hand grenade could not hit the target and exploded on the road. No loss of life was reported.

At least two children, identified as Mohammad Hussain (10) and Sanaullah, were injured when a toy bomb exploded on Shah Wakshah Road in Quetta.

Makran Scouts of FC arrested 42 Afghan and six Pakistani citizens from Gwadar Zero-Point for allegedly trying to enter Iran illegally.

Balochistan Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob, informed a parliamentary panel that no military operation was being carried out in the province as not single personnel of Army is deputed anywhere in Balochistan. Some members of the panel pointed out that the situation in the province had become so dangerous that it resembled that of the pre-independence Bangladesh. Giving an overview of trouble in the province, the Chief Secretary told the committee that five districts of Balochistan are of utmost concern for the administration. "Dera Bugti, Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur and Turbat are the most troubled areas with regards to the law and order situation, whereas Quetta is facing another kind of violence that is sectarian," Yaqoob pointed out. Senator Hasil Bazenjo said that people of the province have been sandwiched between insurgents and security forces, and cited the example of Khuzdar District, which has been giving a deserted look for the last few months.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Doctor Shamsuddin, in Jaffarabad District.

Three people, including a Policeman, sustained injuries in an explosion in Babu Market outside NADRA office in Kalat District.

Two rockets were fired from surrounding mountains at the camp of a private firm, exploring oil and gas reserves in Barkahn District. The Law Enforcement Agencies cordoned off the area for tracing the terrorists.

Pakistani authorities seized nearly 14 tonne of potassium chlorate, a key ingredient in bomb-making, from a bus in Quetta. The haul was made when officials acting on a tip-off stopped a bus just outside Quetta loaded with the volatile substance hidden under cartons of food, an official with the Government Paramilitary Force said.

The Police raided and recovered 4,000 kilograms of explosives from a bus near Akhtarabad in Quetta. The Police foiling a terror attack arrested five persons on the spot.

Families of Baloch missing persons, while speaking about the Supreme Court hearing on missing persons’ case, said that Baloch families are losing hope in SC as it has failed to curb human rights violations, target killings and abducting of political activists in the Balochistan on December 4. They said that the “kill and dump” policy of the forces and secret agencies continues in the province and forced disappearances and target killings of political activists have intensified. They told that in less than a year more than 100 persons have been abducted and 60 mutilated bodies of the disappeared people were dumped on busy streets and known places, and in some cases chits were put in the pockets of the victims who were tortured beyond recognition, which helped identify them.

Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Chairman Qadeer Baloch said that it was astonishing for him that not even a havaldar (constable) of the FC or Security Forces was suspended, let alone a brigadier or a colonel. “We would have appreciated if any action was taken against perpetrators by the court,” he said, adding, “The Supreme Court is well aware of ‘death squads’ of Frontier Corps in the province but has still kept silent.” 

He said even though the Supreme Court in its interim order of October 12, 2012, on Balochistan issue had clearly said there was enough evidence of government agencies’ involvement in unconstitutional activities in Balochistan, but the court has failed to take any practical action against them. Qadeer Baloch said that the extra-judicial killings and abductions of Baloch youth have intensified because of impracticality of the Supreme Court.

Unidentified militants killed a driver, Muhammad Khalid and injured two others, Qari and Muhammad Faisal in Kanchogi area of Muslim Bagh tehsil in Quilla Saifullah District.

A man, Ashfaq was killed and his brother was injured on Airport Road near Askari Park in Quetta. The victims belonged to the Shia Hazara community.

A person, Muhammad Asif, the brother of Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd Gailo was shot injured by unidentified armed assailants in Panjgur town of same District.

Balochistan CM Aslam Raisani, seeming quite annoyed over criticisms of failure to curb worsening law and order situation of the province, offered his office to anybody who could improve law and order situation during the session of Balochistan Assembly. The CM made this offer during a debate on a resolution, which demanded of the Federal Government to evolve a comprehensive strategy in collaboration with the Provincial Government for restoration of peace in the province and ensure assistance of federal institutions to provincial institutions. The CM expressed his displeasures over some remarks of Jaffar Khan Mandokhel and said, “I challenge Sheikh Jafar Khan Mandokhel or anybody else that if he could improve law and order within three months I would leave chief ministers–ship and go home.” He said that if law and order is worse in the province and people were being abducted for ransom then it was the issue of entire country since such incidents were happening throughout the country.

He further said that the Chief Justice of Pakistan should also focus that the law and order situation of Balochistan was worsening not due to Provincial Government rather owing to policies of the Federal Government and foreign interference. He was also of the view that Balochistan had become a battle ground for two ideological rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran who carry out revengeful acts against each other “There is interference of United State of America and India in the province and we cannot blame Afghanistan”.

At least three militants, identified as Hakim Shahsawar, Rasool Bukhsh and Maula Bukhsh, were killed in an exchange of fire with FC in the Gebon area of Turbat District. Two militants were arrested in the incident.

Two persons, identified as Muhammad Iqbal and Abdul Khaliq, were killed when their vehicle rolled on a landmine in Kohlu District.

Two persons, including a Policeman, were shot at in firing incident in Quetta.

FC recovered five kilogrammes of explosives, a sub-machine gun, four magazines, 91 rounds and a remote-controlled device from Piropoll area in Dera Murad Jamali District. Two perpetrators escaped from the scene and two others were arrested.

Hearing the Balochistan target killing case, the Supreme Court said that the Provincial Government is ruling at its own risk. A three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, said the Government is responsible for providing security to people but Federal and Provincial Governments have failed to do so. “Those who are responsible will be held accountable according to law and constitution,” the court ruled.

A complete shutter-down strike was observed in various Baloch dominated Districts of Balochistan against the killing of three alleged militants by FC in the Gebon area of Turbat District. The Baloch National Front an alliance of several nationalist parties, had given the strike call to condemn the killing.

The FC personnel claimed that during a raid at a house in the Gebon area, some 20 kilometers away from Turbat city, they had killed three alleged militants and arrested two others following an exchange of fire. Sources, however, said that relatives of the three deceased, Hakim Shahsawar, Rasool Bukhsh and Maula Bukhsh, insisted that they were unarmed and were asleep when they were targeted.

As reported earlier, at least three militants, identified as Hakim Shahsawar, Rasool Bukhsh and Maula Bukhsh, were killed in an exchange of fire with FC in the Gebon area of Turbat District.

A Police official, SI Manzoor Hussain, was killed in Pishin and three people suffered bullet injuries near Sub-jail of Pishin town of same District in Balochistan. Gunmen riding a motorcycle attacked Sub-Inspector Manzoor Hussain near Sub-jail Pishin. He received several bullets and died while being taken to hospital. “It could be an incident of targeted killing on sectarian grounds as the deceased belonged to Shia community,” a Police official said. The slain official is a native of Kabirwala in Punjab. Last month, Sub-Inspector Mujahid Hussain was gunned down in Pishin.

Tree persons, Mohammad Islam, Mohammad Hussain and Sajjad, were injured when armed men on a motorbike opened fire on them in Panjgur town of same District. 

Five persons were injured when an explosion occurred at Jan Mohammad Road in Quetta. The exact nature of the blast could not be ascertained as yet.

The Principal of Al Salfia Residential College, identified as Habibullah Mujahid, who had been missing on July 26 2012, on Airport Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, returned home.

A man, identified as Imdadullah, was killed and two others, a prayer leader Maulana Rashid Ahmed Sherodi and Zainul Abidin, were injured in a remote-controlled blast in Kechibaig area of Sariab in Quetta, the Provincial capital of Balochistan.

The Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, Justice Qazi Faez Esa, said that the Judiciary had been determined to protect human rights enshrined in the Constitution. He said that since the Judiciary had taken up the issue of missing persons, the number of cases pertaining to missing persons had reduced with the recovery of 75 people. “No institution has authority to cross its constitutional limits. However, protection of human rights is the responsibility of the judiciary.”

A Police Constable, Altaf who had sustained injury in a firing incident on December 5, 2012, died at the Combined Military Hospital in Quetta. The victim belonged to the Hazara community.  

A doctor was abducted from Link Badini Road in the Sariab area of Quetta.

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said that repeated martial laws in the country had increased the sense of deprivation among the Baloch while the present Government did nothing to redress their grievances.  He was talking to leaders of BNP, including its Vice President Jehanzeb Jamal Deeni, Joint Secretary Jehanzeb Baloch and Rauf Mengal, who called on the PML-N chief in Raiwind. The PML-N chief and BNP leaders exchanged views on national and political situation, especially with reference to Balochistan.  

Nawaz said that a solution to the problems of Balochistan and arrest of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s murderers was essential for removing the sense of deprivation among the Baloch. It is national responsibility that complaints of the people of Balochistan are addressed, he said, adding that the present Government, instead of resolving their problems, had aggravated them.

Mir Bakhtiar Domki, Member of Balochistan Assembly, was attacked near the Bolan area of same District, in which he remained safe. Some of Domki’s guards were injured in the incident. In February, Domki’s wife and daughter were shot dead in Karachi by armed motorcyclists.

A person, identified as Naib Qasid Shabbir Hussain, was killed on Jinnah Road, Quetta. Separately, a tailor, Gul Sherin was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on Sarki Road, Quetta.

A person, identified as Dr Lakhvi Chand, a Hindu spiritual leader was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Mastung market of same District. Dr Chand was abducted a few months back after which Hindus had started leaving the area. Later, he was released by the abductors.

Two persons, Ali Khan and Muhammad Taj were shot injured in Qandhari Bazaar of Quetta.

SF was foiled a terrorism bid in the area of Mach in Quetta and recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosive material.

An anti-terrorist court awarded life imprisonment and fine of three hundred thousand rupees each to two terrorists, Hussain and Muhammad Hashim in a bomb explosion case. According to the prosecution, a case was registered against the two on October 22, 2011, for blowing up a NATO oil tanker in Bakhtiarabad, Domki.

At least six persons were injured in a blast near the Sariab Grid Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

LeJ claimed responsibility for the killing of Hindu doctor in Mastung on December 13.

At least four persons, identified as Adeel Abbasi, Nasir Ahmed Abbasi, Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Ashiq, were injured in a hand grenade attack at a hotel near Jinnah Road, Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

The Balochistan Government's public relations Director and two Policemen were shot dead near Shahrah-i-Iqbal area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the morning. Mirza Khadim Hussain Noori (56) was going to his office when unidentified militants riding motorcycle opened fire at his car near Shahrah-i-Iqbal. The official, who was driving the car himself, died on the spot. When attackers tried to flee the place, Policemen gave a chase. But the assailants opened fire on them, killing Assistant Sub-Inspector Sangeen Khan and Constable Rajab Khan. Another constable was injured. The LeJ claimed responsibility for the killings.

Unidentified militants abducted a Hindu trader, Roop Chand, from Arif Street near the Sariab area of the provincial capital, Quetta.

Two dead girls were found at the railway track in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A local journalist and two other persons were shot dead when a group of armed assailants intercepted a bus coming from Quetta on its way to Punjab and opened fire on the passengers and abducted six passengers on Quetta-Sukkur highway in the Machh area of Bolan District.

Hearing the Balochistan target killing case, the SC questioned as to why the Provincial Government is not finding a political solution to the Balochistan issue, adding that fundamental rights of providing protection to citizens are not being enforced.

At least 11 persons, including six Pakistanis and five Afghan nationals were killed in Pothan area near Pakistan-Iran border in Gwadar District while trying to illegally cross into neighbouring Iran in three vehicles.

Two dead bodies of abducted passengers were found by SFs from a mountainous area in Bolan District. According to details, three persons, identified as Jamshed, Atta and Siddiqui were killed when unidentified miscreants opened fire at a Bolan-Quetta passenger bus near Mach area on December 20, 2012. The attackers also abducted two passengers along with them whose bodies were recovered.

Dead bodies of two young women were found from a rail track in the Sariab area of Faizabad in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A tortured body was recovered from Brewery Road area of Quetta.

At least two persons were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khan Shaheed Street area in Pashtunabad of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A Policeman was shot dead and one person was shot injured when some unidentified persons opened fire on him in Kutchlak in the outskirt of Quetta.

Two Army personnel were killed and two others injured as their convoy was attacked in a targeted bomb explosion on Sakran Road in Kalat town of same District in Balochistan. The military convoy was returning from Mushkai Forte when it was attacked. The area was cordoned off and a search operation was initiated following the incident. 

Two Police personnel were killed and as many sustained injuries in a gun attack on their picket in Eastern Bypass area under the precincts of New Sariab Police Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. 

Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost in Panjgur town of same District. However, no casualties were reported. Miscreants fled after attacking the checkpost.

President of the National Party, Dr. Malik Baloch said that the Federal and Balochistan Governments have failed miserably in resolving the longstanding Balochistan problem, speaking at a press conference at the end of a two-day executive committee meeting of his party in Quetta. He said the country, particularly Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi, were confronted with violence and innocent people were being killed there but the Government’s inaction had made the situation worse. The NP president asserted that approximately 500 mutilated bodies had been dumped while hundreds of Baloch youths were missing. Besides, a large number of people had moved to other areas of the country due to military operation in Kohlu and Dera Bugti Districts.

One FC official was killed and two others were injured during a search operation against militants in the Awaran District. According to the BNM, this was “a planned, full-fledged operation in which houses of residents were set on fire.”

A press release issued by the FC said that terrorists associated with the banned BLF attacked an FC convoy near Mahi village on December 24, 2012 and “martyred two FC personnel in the assault.” After this, the Frontier Corps obtained permission from the Provincial Government and took action by launching an operation in the area surrounding Mashkay. Consequently, many terrorists were killed and two of their camps were destroyed.

BNM Central Chairman Khalil Baloch shared a different view. While speaking to the media, he said that the operation carried out in Awaran was a large scale one and even made use of helicopters. “Security forces set the houses of people, and relatives of Baloch revolutionary leader, Dr. Allah Nazir, on fire,” he said.

Baloch appealed to human rights organizations to actively take a stance to halt the alleged “genocide” in the Province.

Officials in Balochistan also confirmed that action was taken in some areas of Awaran by LEA, but did not provide any details about losses or damages.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District.

Two personnel of an intelligence agency, identified as Naib Subedar Mohammad Ishaq and Abdul Rehman, were shot dead near Barrach market in Satellite Town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The personnel were on their way on a motorbike when unidentified assailants, also riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them near Barrach market. The victims had received bullet injuries in their heads.

Two Levies Force personnel, identified as Zaheer Ahmed and Abdul Samad, were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle on Wali Khan Road in Mastung town of same District. According to Levies sources, the assailants opened fire at a Levies’ vehicle which was patrolling on Wali Khan Road, and managed to escape from the scene.

A man, Sadiq Ali, was shot at by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle on Toghi Road of Quetta. Police said it was a sectarian attack and it was probing further.

At least three persons, including a Policeman, were shot dead and another was injured by unidentified armed assailants in Garmkan area on the outskirts of Panjgur town of same District. The Policeman was identified as Constable Abdul Qadir and the two other persons were vegetable sellers Gul Mohammad and Mohammad Abbas.

The driver of a container carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan was seriously injured when armed assailants attacked him at Quetta-Chaman national highway in Dhadar town of Bolan District.

A car bomb exploded near a convoy of buses taking Shia pilgrims to Iran, killing 20 persons and injuring 25, on the RCD Highway in the Dringer area in Mastung District of Balochistan. Police said that the blast occurred as the three buses were overtaking a car, site of many sectarian attacks, near the Iranian border.  Balochistan Home Secretary, Akbar Durrani said that remote-controlled explosive was used to target the buses. Talking to the media, he denied reports that a suicide bomber attacked the buses. Jaish-e-ul-Islam claimed the responsibility for the Mastung bombing. A Jaish-e-ul-Islam spokesperson, Ghazi Haq Nawaz, said that the attack on pilgrim buses by the “Mujahideen” was in response to an attack on Sunni clerics in Quetta and Karachi. Nawaz asked the Mastung Administration not to help Shias “otherwise it would be their next target”. He also warned CD shop owners in Quetta to destroy all those CDs which contain blasphemous material.