The Baloch House

In this July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.Image Credit: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

The Baloch-dominated border area used to be a source of cooperation for Islamabad and Tehran. What went wrong?By Muhammad Akbar NotezaiOctober 30, 2018
It is increasingly apparent that all is not well between Pakistan and Iran, despite the fact that the two countries officially use every chance to deny that there is friction.In mid-October, it was reported thataround a dozen Iranian security personnel were kidnapped along the border with Pakistan’s Balochistan province. After that, Iran not only sought help from Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to recover the kidnapped guards, but also fired mortar shells into a bordering town in Chaghi district called Talaap. Thankfully, there were no causalities.It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Iranian security personnel have …

Some analysts view the project as a Saudi version of ‘One Belt One Road’ because the project is likely to connect Gwadar with Saudi Arabia’s Jizan city

Dr M Babar ChohanNOVEMBER 1, 2018In the aftermath of the Saudi bailout package, according to media reports, connecting Gwadar with Oman through a bridge or under sea tunnel could be a future multi-billion dollar mega infrastructure project. Some analysts view the project as a Saudi version of ‘One Belt One Road’ because the project is likely to connect Gwadar with Saudi Arabia’s Jizan city, some 2463 kilometre from Muscat via road. It is because the Saudi government, as reflected in their official documents such as Vision 2030, is increasingly focusing on non-oil economic growth prospects as a long term strategy. For this purpose, they are also focusing on multi-route trade by acting as an economic hub among Europe, Africa and Asia. According to a research paper titled ‘Vision 2030 and Saudi Arabia’s Social Contract: Austerity and Trans…

October 31, 2018Samaa Digital

File PhotoAt least five labourers were shot dead at a construction site near Jiwani area of Balochistan on Wednesday.Three workers were critically injured. The attack occurred in the area between Gunz and Pishukan in Gwadar.According to a police official, gunmen riding on a motorcycle opened fire on them and fled the scene.The injured have been shifted to Gwadar. The deceased have been identified as Naeed Amed and Hunzullah from Karachi, Irshad Ali, Muhammad Shakir from Multan, Shams, and Raheem. No group has claimed the responsibility as yet.On May 4, unknown gunmen shot dead six labourers in a remote southwestern Pakistani town.The murders took place overnight in Lajjey, about 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.Reporting by Sharif Ibrahim.

https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/10/five-labourers-shot-dead-in-gwadar/

By PTI | Nov 01, 2018, 08.35 PM IST

The cricketer-turned-politician, during his first visit to China, is also expected to seek more Chinese loans to avoid approaching IMF for a bailout package.BEIJING: Imran Khan will arrive here Friday in what is termed as the most significant visit to China by a Pakistani Prime Minister in recent years as the all-weather allies grapple to iron out differences over the CPEC and Islamabad approaching 'friendly nations' to seek an IMFbailout.ADVERTISEMENT
During his four-day visit, Khan is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and expected to sign several agreements.Khan is also one of the heads of countries who would attend the inaugural meeting of China's biggest international import expo to be held in Shanghai from November 5.While it is a routine for a new Pakistan Prime Minister to visit China considering the iron brother relationship between two countries and militaries, Khan's visit evoked…

By PTI | Updated: Oct 03, 2018, 02.06 PM IST
Last month, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that Saudi Arabia is the third "strategic partner" of the CPEC.In a U-turn, Pakistan has announced that its close ally Saudi Arabia would not join the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, days after Islamabad said Riyadh will be the third "strategic partner" of China's flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative.ADVERTISEMENT
The CPEC is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing China's influence around the world through China-funded infrastructureprojects.Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtiar told media on Tuesday that the cash-rich kingdom's proposed investments would fall under a separate bilateral arrangement, Dawn news reported."Saudi Arabia is not to become a collateral strategic partner in the CPEC. This impression is not …