QUETTA: Lawyers boycotted the court proceedings, including high and all sub-ordinate courts, on second consecutive day against the non-recovery of Judicial Magistrate Ziarat, on Thursday. According to the details, the boycott call was given by various lawyers’ organizations against the kidnapping of Judicial Magistrate Ziarat Jama Saka Dashti and the call is extended till Friday (today). The district, and session ...

QUETTA: At least two bullet riddled bodies were recovered from Saranan area of Pishin on Wednesday. According to the Levies sources, acting on a tip-off, Levis force recovered two bullet riddled bodies near a graveyard in Saranan area of Pishin. “Both the bodies were blind-folded and shell of pistol bullets were also found nearby the bodies.” Levies sources said The bodies ...

QUETTA: As many as 12 foreigners were arrested by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Gwader Coastal Highway. According to the details, during a routine checking, FIA netted 12 foreigners who reportedly wanted to enter into Iran illegally. FIA handed over the foreigners to the local administration. By Staff Reporter Published in The Balochistan Point on July 2, 2014

QUETTA: Chief Secretary Balochistan Saifullah Chata has said that the secretaries play a vital role in the provincial governments and therefore the secretaries should be role-modals. Chief Secretary said this talking to an introductory session of the secretaries here on Wednesday. He said that he had performed his duty in different areas of Balochistan including Sibi, Jafferabad, Lorali, and Civil ...

Kalat: Unknown armed men killed a young boy in Kalat area of Ghumgozar on Wednesday According to police, unknown gunslingers riding a motorcycle opened fire on Saeed Ahmed Son of Haji Baig Muhammad   in Ghumgozar area of Kalat city and managed to flee from the scene. Saeed Ahmed was injured in the incident and he succumbed to his injuries. “The ...

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch has said that no apathy would be tolerated in the establishment of new colleges and the land dispute of Khuzdar and Loralai colleges would be resolved within a month. He said this talking to a convention of principals of Medical Colleges on Wednesday. Provincial Minister for Health Rehmat Saleh Baloch, Secretary Health, ...

By M.Y Kakar The socio-political life in Balochistan is under transformation, from a peace loving and nationalistic ideology towards hardcore sectarianism. The province is engulfed by religious intolerance. Specific tactics are being adopted by various outlawed organizations in order to widen the existing gaps between various communities. The proscribed sectarian organizations are continuously working to disseminate their ideology in general ...

By Shahzada Zulfiqar The closure of all private English-medium schools and language centres in Balochistan since April 25 has made headlines around Pakistan. After news of the closure broke, people across the province assumed that the Taliban, or outfits affiliated with them, had penetrated the Baloch belt which is generally known as a liberal region. But the honour this time ...