Twelve terrorists have so far been neutralised and many others left injured as security forces responded to attacks carried out at several places across Balochistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. “In Balochistan, terrorists have carried out cowardly attacks at several places,” the report said, without specifying the locations of the attacks. “Security forces and law enforcement agencies responded effectively to these attacks,” Radio Pakistan said, adding that the operation would continue until the terrorists were eliminated. The development comes after armed men attacked Levies and police stations in Mastung, Kalat, Pasni and Suntsar late on Sunday night. Reports of blasts and grenade attacks were also…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
At least 23 people have been killed in Balochistan’s Musakhail district after armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses early Monday morning and shot at them after checking their identities, an official said. According to Musakhail Assistant Commissioner Najeeb Kakar, armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham area of the district and offloaded passengers from several buses. The perpetrators stopped buses, vans and trucks one after the other on a highway connecting Punjab with Balochistan, AC Kakar told AFP. “The numbers of the militants were between 30 to 40. They stopped 22 vehicles,” he said. “Vehicles travelling to…
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SAINT OURS: Beekeepers across France are grappling with a catastrophic year for honey production, reporting losses of up to 80% as bees face starvation due to adverse weather conditions. In Saint-Ours-les-Roches, central France, beekeeper Mickael Isambert has seen a 70% drop in honey yield, with his 450 hives producing only five to seven kilos of honey per hive, compared to the usual 15 kilos. He has been forced to feed his bees sugar to help them survive after a cold and rainy spring. Bees have struggled to gather pollen and nectar due to persistent rain and low temperatures, which have…
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