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Violence Silences Election Campaigns in Balochistan

Elections have never taken place in Balochistan amid such harsh circumstances.

(QUETTA) - The election campaigns in Balochistan have been deeply silenced after at least four organized attacks on different political parties in various cities.

On April 16, the Baloch Liberation Army (B.L.A.) attacked the convey of Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, the Balochistan president of the Pakistan Muslim League (P.M.L-Nawaz), which led to the killing of his young son, brother and the nephew.

Grenade Attack on Election Office Kills One in Balochistan

Tariq Zehri, another senior government official, confirmed the attack and told AFP that “one of the two victims later died in hospital”.

(QUETTA Express Tribune ) - A grenade attack on an election office in Balochistan on Thursday killed one person and injured another, officials said, in the latest violence ahead of historic polls next month.

he attack took place in Nushki district, some 170 kilometres west of Quetta.

Another Attack On Pakistani Christians

Pakistani Christians are under third attack within 48 days.

(ISLAMABAD) - Another Christian community in Pakistan was attacked by an angry Muslim mob on 26th April 2013, it happened in a village near Khanewal, Multan (southern Punjab).

A similar situation recently developed in Joseph Colony, Lahore, where Christian families have evacuated their village as Muslims have threatened to burn it down.

Force Conversion Against Loan, Kiln Workers Rescued from Bonded Labor

The kiln workers usually live in or around that vicinity, but there were no latrines in brick kilns’ houses. The women workers are usually trapped and sexually harassed, she added.

(ISLAMABAD) - Bonded labor is the latest form of slavery in Pakistan.

More than 4.5 million kiln workers and their generations are experiencing overburdened and bonded labor problems at around 18,000 brick kilns...

PTI Minority Central President`s Statement on Court Rejection of Charges

"The objective seemed very clear of lodging this case against me after my nomination papers were accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan..."

(ISLAMABAD) - The court has rejected the baseless and false allegations leveled against me and all those who were behind these implicated allegations become disappointed, said Sajid Ishaq of the PTI Minority Wing.

The PTI leader says it is important to set the record straight.

Pakistan`s Unending Battle over Balochistan

While attention focuses on the restive northwest, southwest Balochistan has been a bloody battleground since 2005.

(QUETTA, Pakistan al Jazeera) - Zakir Majeed, a 26-year-old university student in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, was on his way to a friend's house when he was stopped by men travelling in two cars, both without registration plates.

The men introduced themselves as Pakistani intelligence agents, and took Majeed and his friends into custody.

Policeman Rewarded for Role in Pakistan`s Christian Community

A community's appreciati​on awarded to Basharat Khokhar.

(KARACHI) - During the previous week, Philadelphia Pentecostal Church Karachi and few other welfare organizations advised Basharat Khokhar of their plan to give him an appreciation award in acknowledgment of his efforts in the Rimsha case.

Basharat Khokhar, is a police constable by profession but he has been doubling as point man for Christians rights.

Last 2 Weeks: 51 US AfPak War Casualties

US foreign fighters suffered 48 combat casualties in the 2 weeks ending April 10, as the total rose to 39,051.

(PORTLAND, OR) - US foreign fighters in Afghanistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered 51 casualties in the 2 weeks ending April 10 March 27, as the official casualty total for the Iraq and AfPak wars* rose to 120,367.

The Pentagon did not report WIAs last Wednesday.

Bail Petition Filed For A Man Accused of Blasphemy

Sawan Masih, a Pakistani Christian, remains jailed at this point...

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - A 35-year-old Pakistani Christian street sweeper, Sawan Masih, who has been accused of blasphemy by a close friend, is now awaiting for justice in his bail petition.

LEAD (Legal Evangelical Association Development) has filed a bail petition for Sawan Masih and followed his case.

Attacks on Pakistani Christians in Gujranwala Continue After Lahore Incident

A Muslim mob from the nearby Naroki village attacked the neighborhood, ransacking shops, houses and around 5-7 vehicles parked on the road.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - On Wednesday afternoon, I was asked to check whether something happened against the Christians of Gujranwala.

I called one of my friends, Eugien John in Gujranwala, who confirmed the incident.