After Pashtuns in Bannu, Pakistan Army 'opens fire' on Baloch protestors injuring several

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New Delhi: A week after it opened fire on Pashtun protestors near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistan Army has been accused of injuring 14 Baloch protestors..

Balochistan is run by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) which emerged as the single largest party in the province after Februarys elections...

There are now calls for PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and President Asif Ali Zardari to provide answers over claims that security forces opened fire on people in Matsung, a town located in Balochistan...

On Saturday, the Balochistan government said there were unconfirmed rumours of firing by security forces in Matsung, according to a report in Pakistani dailyDawn...

Pakistans Balochistan province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has also been a hotbed of such clashes over the past two decades as there are separatists who accuse the federation of exploiting the provinces wealth...

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