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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.
January 2
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.
January 3
Unidentified militants blew up an eight-inch-diameter gas pipeline in Loti Gas Field area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan.
January 4
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.
January 5
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.
January 6
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.
January 7
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.
January 9
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.
January 11
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.
January 12
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.
January 13
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.
January 14
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.
January 15
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.
January 16
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.
January 17
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.
January 18
Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta.
January 19
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.
January 20
Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan.
January 22
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.
January 23
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.
January 24
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.
January 25
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.
January 26
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.
January 27
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.
January 29
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.
January 30
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.
January 31
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.
February 1
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.
February 2
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.
February 3
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.
February 4
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.
February 5
A railway track was blown up in the Put Feeder area of Dera Murad Jamali city of Naseerabad District.
February 6
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.
February 7
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.
February 8
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.
February 9
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.
February 10
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.
February 11
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.
February 12
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.
February 13
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.
February 14
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.
February 15
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.
February 16
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.
February 17
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.
February 18
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.
February 19
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.
February 20
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.
February 21
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".
February 22
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.
February 23
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.
February 24
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.
February 25
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.
February 26
A Law Enforcement Agency arrested 10 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.
February 27
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.
February 29
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.
March 1
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.
March 2
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.
March 3
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.
March 4
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.
March 5
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.
March 6
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.
March 7
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.
March 8
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.
March 9
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.
March 10
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.
March 11
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.
March 13
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. "
March 14
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.
March 16 The Balochistan Government decided to withdraw 28 cases registered in Dera Bugti District against BRP chief Nawabzada Brahmdagh Bugti, reports Dawn. Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai directed Divisional Commissioners and the Balochistan IGP to collect details of cases against the leaders in their respective divisions.
March 17
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.
March 18
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.
March 19
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.
March 20
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.
March 21
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.
March 22
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".
March 23
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.
March 24
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.
March 25
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.
March 26
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.
March 27
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.
March 28
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.
March 29
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.
April 1
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.
April 3
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.
April 4
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.
April 5
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.
April 6
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.
April 7
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.
April 8
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.
How is this a source for the news in the OP? If you are uncomfortable in English, please say so. I'm comfortable in Hindi/Urdu either.
