Pakistani delegation in Beijing discusses Gwadar, CPEC and trade ties
A Pakistani delegation led by expert M Mehdi met Chinese foreign ministry officials in Beijing to discuss Gwadar, CPEC and new avenues for trade.
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A Pakistani delegation led by expert M Mehdi met Chinese foreign ministry officials in Beijing to discuss Gwadar, CPEC and new avenues for trade.
Security forces destroyed five drones aimed at a checkpost in Kharan, Balochistan, while a policeman was martyred in an attack on a police post in Bajaur, KP.
ISPR says nine terrorists were killed in Kachhi and Wadh on October 26; police were ambushed in Khuzdar and gunmen fired inside a Noshki girls' college.
The speaker disposed of a JI resolution to abolish the sardari system, saying a 1976 law already abolished it, setting off a heated row in the assembly.
The ISPR said security forces killed 10 terrorists, including a woman, after attacks near the Gabd border crossing and Gwadar city; one civilian was martyred.
At least 12 passengers died and about 22 were hurt when a coach and a minibus collided near Zero Point in Uthal on the Quetta-Karachi Highway, police said.
Forces killed three terrorists while foiling an attack on an empty construction camp in Gwadar, as four policemen including a CTD DSP were martyred in Karak.
A JI resolution to abolish the sardari system in Balochistan was deferred after a former minister's death and is now expected in the assembly on October 26.
Major Wajahat Waheed was martyred in an IED blast in Gwadar, while forces killed four terrorists in Kalat. The president and prime minister paid tribute.
Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad were martyred when an Army Aviation Mushshak trainer crashed near Quetta due to a technical fault.
A grenade attack damaged the main line in Nasirabad as the Jaffar Express approached. No one was hurt, but trains between Quetta and Jaffarabad were suspended.
Balochistan's first mass transit service will run on an upgraded 32km track from Kuchlak to Sariab, finished in 120 days at a cost of Rs3 billion, with seven stations.
Security forces killed more than 71 terrorists in Shaban, Noshki and Mand over four days, ISPR said, as the clearance operation near Quetta continues.