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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Careless Driving: Scores Of Passengers Wounded In Turbat

Sami Parvez Turbat – Due to Careless driving of driver of Mini-Van, over 10 passengers have been wounded near Turbat on Tuesday, learnt The Balochistan Point. A mini-van of Al-Zahid Transport lost its balance due to over-speeding of the driver and fell down injuring majority of the 15 passengers on board. “This accident took place only due to careless driving ...

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High-Tech Zone Of Weifang: A Glimpse Into Developed China

Adnan Aamir Weifang the Kite capital of the world is also home to a state of the art high-tech zone which provides a glimpse into development of China. Located in Shandong province of China, High-Tech zone of Weifang was established in 1992 by Chinese government in a bid to promote technology-driven economic production in the country. In 2015, High-tech zone ...

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Editorial: Too Little Too Late

A delegation comprising of National Party (NP) leaders met Khan of Kalat in London last week. Khan of Kalat, Prince Suleman Dawood, heard them and politely refused to return to Balochistan on their request. This latest move by Dr. Malik Baloch and his party members is too little too late for solving the Balochistan conflict. When Dr. Malik Baloch took ...

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Electricity Supply Suspended To Makran Division During Eid Days

Sami Parvez Turbat – Supply of electricity remained suspended to Makran division during the Eid days. On first two days of Eid, people of Makran experienced long hours of load shedding, learnt the Balochistan Point. On third day of Eid, electricity supply from Iran to entire Makran division was suspended due to a fault in main grid station of Mand. ...

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Letter: State of Education in Balochistan

Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan is most backward in terms of Education. Even insurgency-ridden FATA has been ranked better then Balochistan. There are number of factors for this dismal state of Education, mainly; deprivation of Quality Education by not establishing institutes such as Government College University Lahore, Quaid-e-Azam University and so on. Apart from that, Feudalism, Negligence of Politicians ...

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Qingzhou: Muslim Populace Living Harmoniously With Han Community

Adnan Aamir Qingzhou – Not known to the watchful eyes of Global media, Muslim population in Qingzhou city of China is living in Peace and Harmony with Han community. The common perception dominating mainstream media out of China is that Muslims are a suppressed community in China. During his visit to Qingzhou, reporter of The Balochsitan Point found this perception ...

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Dr. Malik Is Running A Failed Government: Zahoor Buledi

Interview by Shoaib Durrazai Zahoor Buledi belongs to Buleda tehsil of District Kech. He has served as member of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from Buleda during 2008-13. Shoaib Durrazai of Balochistan Point conducted a short interview with Zahoor Buledi. Shoaib Durrazai: What’s the nature of your differences with Dr. Malik Baloch and National Party? Zahoor Buledi: I have regards for ...

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HEC: Depriving Students Of Balochistan Of Higher Education

Abdul Rahim Balochistan is a victim of apathy of federal government since 1947. Balochistan suffers problems of poor health care facilities, electricity load shedding, reduced supply of Gas, lack of control on natural resources amongst other problems. One of the major problems faced by students of Balochistan, that is not often highlighted, is the way Higher Education Commission (HEC) treats ...

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Booming Kite Industry Of Weifang

Adnan Aamir Weifang – Weifang city located in Shandong province of China has a booming Kite industry, learnt The Balochistan Point. Dubbed as Kite capital of the world, Weifang is the largest producer of kites in the world. Meicun Village situated in Fangzi district of Weifang is the largest Kite producing Village in China with 87 Kite production factories. Entire ...

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Massive Irregularities In Scholarship Funds Of National Party MPA

Quetta – Massive irregularities have been reported in scholarship funds of National Party, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Haji Islam. MPA from Panjgur district, Haji Islam has allegedly distributed major chunk of his annual scholarship funds to his relatives and closed family members. Every year Scholarship funds of Rs. 10 million are allocated for each MPA of Balochistan who is ...

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