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Why Do The National Media Ignore Balochistan?

Adnan Aamir Balochistan, the most deprived province of Pakistan is ignored by federal government, different federally controlled organizations and also the mainstream national media of Pakistan. News channels, national newspapers in Urdu and English ignore it like it’s not a part of Pakistan. In the current age, being ignored in mainstream media is aggravating the plight of the province. There ...

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Letter: B.Ed Requirement For SST Recruitment Is Must

This is in response to the letter published in The Balochistan Point in which my friend asserted on the relaxation in condition of Bachelors of Education (B.Ed) for Secondary School Teacher (SST) Recruitment. Respectfully, I don’t agree with the views of writer, and wan to say that relaxation in B.Ed will be unjust to those who strive to acquire B.Ed. ...

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Letter: Relaxation In B.Ed Rule For SST Recruitment

I want to draw the attention of government of Balochistan to the recently advertised posts of Secondary School Teachers (SST) in BPS-17. The eligibility criterion for these posts requires Bachelors of Education (B.Ed) degree which is a sheer injustice to the talented and resolute students who have completed their higher education and not studied B.Ed. Educated youth in Balochistan is bearing the brunt ...

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Globalization And Neo-Liberalism

Sheikh Naqeebullah Background and Genesis “Globalization”, if to be understood from post-modernist’s lens, is not much distinct in nuance to “Colonization”, and bears a very comprehendible interpretation that is “Inter-Dependence” among states over the globe. An academic insight by “Postmodernists” and “Neo-Marxists” was to deconstruct the “Discourse” of Globalization, a very nascent phenomenon, and trace the legacy of colonization. We ...

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Balochistan: Reality Of Educational Emergency

Shehbaz Azam Khetran Balochistan is a deprived province where every government departments is in doldrums including the department of education. Incumbent government of Balochistan has imposed educational emergency in province. Unfortunately, the facts and figures tell a different story altogether. According to the Alif Alan District Education Ranking 2015 the education score of Balochistan is just 55.99% with provincial ranking ...

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Right To Know

Abid Shaizad Every human being, whether belongs from an urban or rural area, from Punjab or Kharan has the right to know. There are no bounds and rules that prohibit or disallow someone to know something. Man should be curious and quench thirst of knowing something. Today, most of the people don’t know the worth of their vote and its ...

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Letter: Trend Of Promoting Ethnicity In Universities

Himayat Ullah – Islamabad The rise of ethnicity in Pakistan is not only case with the Baloch, but also with other ethnic ethnicities like Pashtuns, Sindhis and Punjabis. Students studying outside their provinces associate themselves with the identity of their culture. It’s astonishing for us when these students are in their province they are separated into different political parties and ...

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Nazism And Contemporary Democracy: Two Names Same Ideology

Haroon Shah David Irving, the writer of Hitler’s Wars, faced deportation from Australia because he tried to counter the mainstream narrative: Hitler, authoritarian and anti-Semitic, was the sole architect behind the pogroms and carnages targeted against Jews, named Holocaust. He denied this. It must be noted that it was the democratic setup of governmental system in Australia that manifested that ...

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All Modern Successful States Are Secular: Intellectual

Adnan Aamir Quetta – All the modern successful states are secular, said intellectual and political activist Rahat Malik, on Monday. Rahat Malik was speaking at Talk Show held by Pak-US Alumni Network (PUAN) in Quetta Press Club (QPC) as a part of PUAN Pakistan Peace Week. Mr. Malik further added that insecurity among citizens due to economic, social and cultural ...

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Letter: Cruel District Educational Officer Of Jhal Magsi

Ejaz Ahmed District Education Officer (DEO) Jhal Magsi, Meer Abdul Nabi Magsi, is depriving the innocent people of Jhal Magsi of their basic rights. DEO has his own private jails and gives refuge to hardcore criminals in the district. Due to this man the entire city is in under frustration because he has been gulping poor people’s funds and their ...

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