SaleemDola, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim and a key figure in India-linked drug networks, has been detained in Istanbul after being wanted by multiple agencies ....
• Seminaries declared a ‘red line’, with warning of protest movement after May 2 deadline. • Govt moves to strengthen madressah registration process, says around 300 unregistered seminaries identified. QUETTA ... Madressah registration.
QUETTA. BalochistanChief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has inaugurated the province’s first research centre aimed at countering rising extremism in the province ... Bugti inaugurates digital dashboard to promote evidence-based policymaking ... Digital dashboard.
QUETTA. At least nine people working at a copper and gold project site in Balochistan’s Chagai district were killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants ... The company did not mention any casualties in its statement ... ....
HINDU devotees perform rituals at the holy site in Balochistan.—Dawn. • Three-day festival in Balochistan ends with call for unity, religious harmony. • SenatorKumar says event rebuts negative propaganda on minority rights ... QUETTA.
QUETTA ... Speaking at a press conference, Additional Chief SecretaryHomeHamza Shafqaat said extremist networks were increasingly using women and children as tools to carry out attacks, calling the trend inhumane and contrary to local traditions.
QUETTA. Five coal miners were killed in two separate mine accidents that took place in the Bolan and Duki coalfield areas of Balochistan, while another miner was injured, officials said on Wednesday ... Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2026 ....
Across mountains and remote villages, the frontline heroes carry hope in their hands while reaching every child.—Payam Kharoti ... Maintaining the cold chain is the backbone of this process ... The journey is long. The terrain is unforgiving.
QUETTA. At least two people from the provincial capital’s Hazara community were killed and another three injured after unknown assailants opened fire on them on Sunday ...Administration and police were negotiating with the protesters ... ....