Baloch families continue protest in deluge, without shelter in Islamabad - The Native Voices #Balochistan #Islamabad thenativevoices.com/baloch-familie…

#Iran: Five people have been killed and 13 others injured in a suspected terrorist attack on a judiciary centre in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, state media report. Attackers launched a gun and grenade attack on a court building.

Analysts say the move is more symbolic than practical, unlikely to weaken the BLA’s operations in Balochistan’s long-running insurgency. So why now? The answer may lie in oil, trade, and the warming ties between Washington and Islamabad. thenativevoices.com/us-adds-baloch…

How will the US State department’s decision to designate the #BLA and its suicide wing, the Majeed Brigade, as a foreign terrorist organisation affect the group’s operational capabilities? Read Urdu translation of our article published by Baloch press, TBP.

At least five Iranian police have been killed in an ambush in Sistan-Baluchestan province, Pakistan-based Dawn reported citing Iranian media. Reports say unidentified assailants struck two units on patrol near the town of Iranshahr, killing five.

KABUL: A powerful earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people and injuring at least 2,800, officials say, as rescuers battle to reach remote mountainous areas where entire villages lie in ruins. thenativevoices.com/quake-wrecks-h…

Iranshahr, Sistan-Baluchestan: Former anti-government leader and influential tribal figure Mullah Kamal Salahzai was shot dead by unknown assailants in Iranshahr on Sunday. He was active with Iran-opposing armed groups during the 1980s and 1990s in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

Allegations of political favouritism surround Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti after claims that the Levies Force in his home district was kept separate from the police merger. Read our full story here: thenativevoices.com/merger-of-levi…

Nepotism or merit? Captain Syed Abdur Rehman Bin Qasim, nephew of Army Chief Asim Munir, has been inducted into a top civil service post in Pakistan’s Administrative Service, amid the military’s expanding footprint in civil administration. thenativevoices.com/pakistans-powe…

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#Iran: The Iran-based Sunni militant group Jaish-ul Adl announces that several armed groups have merged to form a united front against the Iranian government. In a statement, Jaish-ul Adl said further details would be released soon.

Pakistan: The banned ethno-nationalist group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) says it carried out a deadly attack on a compound housing foreign staff in the mineral-rich Chagai district, which hosts major Chinese and Canadian mining projects. Developing Story

Pakistan: This is the first recorded suicide bombing by the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) since the group emerged in 2004, and the attacker is reported to have been a woman. Analysts say this is a significant shift in the group’s operational tactics.

Unprecedented coordinated attacks hit over 12 towns in #Balochistan. Who is behind “Operation #herof2 and what does #BLA leader Bashir Zaib’s video from a strategic location signal? Read our full report and analysis thenativevoices.com/what-is-happen…

#Balochistan is on fire. #BLA's coordinated attacks across 13 towns expose not just a security failure, but decades of political neglect and a widening gap between Islamabad and the province. What’s really driving this insurgency? Read our editorial. thenativevoices.com/why-pakistans-…

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Missiles over #Tehran. Smoke in Sistan-Baluchestan. What do the strikes on #Iran mean for the #Baloch insurgency and could the fallout spill into Pakistan’s #Balochistan? A critical moment for the region. Read here: thenativevoices.com/what-the-attac… #Iran #ısrael #IranWar

15 locations in #Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan struck by #Israel and US jets since yesterday, including navy base in Chabahar. A girls’ school in Minab Hormozgan was hit in the attacks, killing more than 100 in what Iranian authorities call one of the worst civilian losses so far.

#UAE says it intercepted 137 missiles and 209 drones fired from Iran, Qatar reports 66 missiles were intercepted, and Bahrain says it shot down 45 missiles and 9 drones. Taken together, #Iran launched roughly as many missiles at the UAE yesterday as it did at Israel.

#IsraelIranWar Port of Chabahar struck by American and Israeli fighter jets. Israeli and American jets are reported to be flying roughly 200km from Pakistan’s Gwadar port. Unusual activity by the Pakistan Air Force has been observed near the Pakistan-#Iran border.