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Gwadar Students Protest Against Educational Problems

Sami Parvez Gwadar – Students of Gwadar are protesting outside Gwadar Press club for last three days against educational problems in the district. Students are protesting against shortage of teachers in Gwadar institutes and general plight of the entire educational system. Protestors blame lack of seriousness of Balochistan government to be the main reason behind educational problems of the province. ...

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Domino Effect: Khan-Zehri Meeting

Hanif Dilmurad On August 15, Senior Minister of Balochistan government and Chief of Jhalawan, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri met Khan of Kalat Agha Suleman Dawood in London. Nawab Zehri tried to persuade Khan of Kalat to end his self-imposed exile in the Britain and return back to Pakistan. However, Khan of Kalat did not agree to return to Pakistan. Khan clearly ...

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Letter: Journalists Safety

Journalists are sacrificing their whole lives serving the people with news on daily basis. They never care what the circumstance are and work from dawn to dusk in order to aware the public. Unfortunately, journalists are being victimized everywhere in the world. Recently, two television journalists were recently shot down during a live interview in Virginia. This attack shows a ...

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Corrupt Balochistan Assembly Members: Part of Problem

Adnan Aamir After the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and the 7th NFC award, the resources of Balochistan have been looted by a new elite class comprising of the members of the provincial assembly. The previous Balochistan Assembly, from 2008 to 2013, embezzled Rs 360 billion from the provincial exchequer, as per reports. At one time 61 out of 65 ...

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Intellectuals and Their Role in Development

Hizbullah Pashtoon Yar Intellectuals are those thinkers who are using their knowledge for optimization of society and do not hesitate from any sacrifice in this way. Intellectuals are called those who do intellectual work and use their cleverness and perception for the modernization of society. There are two types of intellectuals: those who work to support the existing system and ...

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Human Rights Violation and Preservation

Hayan Notezai I am living in a country where rights of every living being are violated. Where social, economical and general justice is not available, where basic human rights are neglected and where drops of water have enslaved the social animals. Human rights have been a harsh, heated and prevailing topic of national and international history, human rights have come ...

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28th August Declared as Day of Martyred Journalists

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Journalistic fraternity of Balochistan has declared 28th August as the annual day of Martyred journalists, on Friday. A condolence reference program was held at Quetta Press Club (QPC) to observe the first anniversary of Irshad Ahmad Mastooi who was assassinated in broad daylight on 28th August last year. Irshad Ahmad Mastooi the bureau Chief of Online ...

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BMC Students Protest Against Balochistan Government

Sami Parvez Quetta – Students of Bolan Medical College (BMC) are continuing their protests against Balochistan government. Students of BMC are conducting a hunger strike camp outside Quetta Press Club for last 10 days. Basic demand of protesting students is that new rule that divides BMC seats equally among male and female students should be abolished. “New rule of BMC ...

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Letter: Improvement Needed in Quality of Education

It seems the Balochistan government is mainly focused on construction of buildings only, but education is not about quantity alone, also but quality. By increasing the number of schools and colleges no nation can moves towards development. Sadly, we are only progressing in shape of infrastructure and we have failed to develop a system of high quality education. It indicates ...

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Balochistan: Epicenter of Drugs Smuggling and Usage

Abdul Baseer Khan Balochistan comprising of almost 44 percent of Pakistan’s total land, situated at the southwest, is least populated and least developed province. Geographically the province has strategic importance and shares its national borders with Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) while international borders with Iran and Afghanistan. Pakistan is gifted with 1050 Km of coastline and out of ...

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