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The Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations on Monday reported that an Army helicopter carrying six persons, including Commander 12 Corps Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali, lost communication with air traffic control in Balochistan's Lasbela district. The military's media wing stated on Twitter that the aviation helicopter was on a flood relief mission in Lasbela, Balochistan, when it lost touch with air traffic control (ATC). "Six individuals were on board, including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan," Pakistan military's media wing tweeted. A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC. 6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan. Search operation is underway.DTF — DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 1, 2022 According to reports, the helicopter took off from Uthal. It was … [Read more...] about Pak Army Chopper On Relief Mission Goes Missing In Balochistan, PM Sharif Raises Concern

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said. Government agencies and the army have set up aid and relief camps in flood-hit regions and were working to help relocate families and provide food and medicine. Aside from the fatalities, the flooding had damaged more than 46,200 houses, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday. “We’re doing our best to provide for extensive relief and rehabilitation of flood victims,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said during visit to stricken areas. But the Balochistan provincial government said it needed more funds and appealed to international organisations for assistance. “Our losses are massive,” the province’s Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bezenjo said. There were food shortages in every district hit by the flooding, with some … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Flash Floods Kill 550 in Heaviest Rains in Decades, Balochistan Province Hardest Hit

Synopsis Ethnic Baloch militants have for decades waged an insurgency against the Pakistani government in the southwestern province, complaining that its rich gas and mineral resource are unfairly exploited to the benefit of other parts of the country. The province is also home to deep-water Gawadar port, which neighbouring China has been developing as part of a multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to link road and sea routes with Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative. Separatist insurgents in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province said they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood relief operation on Monday, killing all six on board including a top army commander. A senior military official dismissed the insurgents' claim as propaganda and fake news. The military said the helicopter crashed during bad weather. The Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), an umbrella group of Baloch insurgent groups, said in a statement sent to Reuters … [Read more...] about Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six

Synopsis "There is no proposal for such a bilateral trade agreement with Afghanistan," said Muraleedharan in response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha. Answering whether the Government is aware of the effect of extending China Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, the Union Minister said, the government has seen reports regarding the proposed extension of the so-called CPEC. Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday rejected any claims that India is in talks with a bilateral trade agreement with Afghanistan for the import of Lithium. "There is no proposal for such a bilateral trade agreement with Afghanistan," said Muraleedharan in response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha. Answering whether the Government is aware of the effect of extending China Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, the Union Minister said, the government has seen reports regarding the proposed extension of the so-called CPEC . The minister … [Read more...] about India has no proposal for bilateral trade with Afghanistan to import Lithium, MoS Muraleedharan says

As journalists active in Pakistani media have been quick to point out, with Ghafoor at the helm in Balochistan, no one will take seriously any claims by the civilian leadership to use the velvet glove to work for peace there , points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency. IMAGE: Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor, the newly appointed Corps Commander of XII Corps, Quetta. On August 3, 2022, soon after the unfortunate helicopter accident near Musa Goth, Windar in Lasbela district of Balochistan on Monday, Aug 1 evening in which Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, GoC, XII Corps, Quetta, was martyred, along with two brigadiers, two majors and a lance naik, Pakistan's Army Chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, appointed one of his erstwhile blue-eyed boys, Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor, as the new corps commander of XII Corps, Quetta. The late Sarfraz Ali belonged to the Azad Kashmir regiment. He had been commissioned in the 79th … [Read more...] about In Pakistan, Allah smiles upon Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor

Karachi, Aug 1 (PTI): A Pakistan Army helicopter carrying six individuals, including two top commanders, is feared to have crashed while on a flood relief operation in the restive Balochistan province on Monday after losing contact with air traffic control. The helicopter, which took off from an area called Uthal, was headed for the Pakistan Air Force base in Masroor in Karachi before it disappeared and lost contact with ATC. Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations - the media wing of Pakistan's armed forces, said the helicopter was on a flood relief operation. "A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC. 6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan. The search operation is underway," Iftikhar tweeted. A police source said that the helicopter apparently crashed near a place called Sassi … [Read more...] about Pakistani army helicopter feared crashed after losing contact with ATC