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Monthly Archives: August 2015

Gwadar Port and Strategic Regional Interests – Part 1

Ayaz Ahmed This is Part-1 of three articles series on this topic. In the changing dynamics of global politics, the sea trade is getting complex with more focus on commercial activities and economic prosperity. In this politics, Gwadar port has its unique strategic and geopolitical importance because the port is the warm water and deep sea port of Pakistan and ...

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Curse of Drug Addiction in Pakistan

Mahmood Ahmadzee In Pakistan, youth is destroying them by getting addicted in different kinds of drugs. Drugs are a type of disease, which if a person develops, will never be able to leave easily. According to statistics shared by credible sources, there are 4.7 million drug addicts in Pakistan. UNODC claims that 800,000 Pakistanis, aged between 15 to 64 years, ...

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Letter: Lack of Good Doctors in Makran

Makran division is suffering from a lot of problems and one of the major problems is the lack of good doctors. People are dying due to the poor treatment provided at the hospitals and supply of poor quality medicines. Doctors are not well trained and therefore while treating the patients they can cause fatal damage to the patients. In this ...

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Ghaus Baksh Bizenjo Remembered In Karachi Event

Shoaib Durrazai Karachi – A program was held in Arts Council Karachi to pay tribute to former governor of Balochistan and famous Baloch politician, Ghaus Baksh Bizenjo, on Tuesday. Program was jointly organized by Arts Council of Pakistan and Mir Ghaus Baksh Bizenjo Yadgarai Committee. Speaking at the event as Chief Guest, Chief Minister of Balochistan, Dr. Malik Baloch paid ...

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Letter: Kech Medical College Should Be Made Functional

I appreciate the efforts of Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch for establishing a medical college in Turbat. Many students in Makran region want to study medicine and become doctors but there were no sufficient opportunities for them. There is only one medical college in Balochistan which is Bolan Medical College. Students from every district of Balochistan apply ...

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UNHCR Voluntary Programme: 50,000 Afghan Refugees Returned Home

Quetta – The UN refugee agency has facilitated the return of over 50,000 registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan so far this year under the agency’s largest and longest running voluntary repatriation programme. As part of its facilitated group return (FGR) initiative, UNHCR on Wednesday assisted a group of 302 registered Afghan refugees return to Herat from its voluntary repatriation centre ...

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Letter: Internet Connectivity Problems Aggravate in Makran

Internet connectivity problems have aggravated in Makran region of Balochistan. From last few months, Internet service provided by PTCL is performing poorly and users are unable to do anything with the internet. People from almost every walk of life are dependent on the use of internet for performance of their duties. Due to internet connectivity issues; Banks, government departments and ...

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Association Demands Upgradation of Teachers

Sami Parvez Turbat – Haqooq Teacher’s Association (HTA) Kech protested against delay in upgradation of teachers outside Turbat Press Club, on Monday. HTA is the association of the teachers recruited under Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package. Protestors were carrying placards that read slogans against bureaucracy for delaying the upgradation of package teachers into BPS-17 scale. “We are serving in BPS-16 for last three ...

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Letter: Menace of Cheating

Teachers are supposed to speared light of education and awareness in the society. They are also called the second parents of the students. However, some teachers are damaging this noble profession by allowing their students to cheat in exams. Some teachers take money from students and provide them with cheating material. This is tantamount to poisoning the student-teacher relationship in ...

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How Balochistan Point Helped Ameerullah, A Student in Trouble?

Adnan Aamir Ameer Ullah Kakar is a 22 year old student from Killa Saifullah District of Balochistan. He travelled to USA as a part of Global Undergraduate (Global UGRAD) programme. Soon after his arrival in USA, he fell ill and was diagnosed with Brain tumor. Balochistan Point came to know about the case of Ameer Ullah through a source. After that, ...

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