Sami Parvez Turbat – Students of Turbat have alleged that massive irregularities are taking place in scholarship funds distribution of Chief Minister, Dr. Malik Baloch. Dr. Malik Baloch is Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from PB-48, Kech-I. Every MPA of Balochistan assembly is provided with Scholarship funds of Rs. 10 million which the member is supposed to distribute among the ...

National Testing Service (NTS) recruitment tests for teacher jobs are unfair in Turbat. Majority of the people have been selected due to unfair recommendations of the local politicians. Talented candidates have been rejected and the dull candidates have been selected. It’s completely injustice with poor people. Their talent is being wasted. It’s an enormous lost for upcoming generations. If these ...

Alandoor is a village of Zamuran sub-tehsil of District Kech. There is only one government school in Alandoor village which doesn’t get any attention from government authorities. Majority of children are deprived of getting education due to lack of basic facilities such as teachers, chairs, desks, water coolers and many more. There are only 2-3 teachers in the only school ...

Interview by Yousaf Ajab Baloch Patrick Butler is Vice President, Programs, International Center for Journalists. Patrick is well known for his areas of expertise in best practices in journalism, contemporary issues in U.S. media, international journalism, journalism ethics and localizing international news. Patrick oversees the development and execution of ICFJ programs and supervises program personnel. He previously worked as a ...

There is no drinking water available in government schools of Turbat. Drinking water is a must to have item for daily routine but government schools of Turbat are deprived of it. Schools in Turbat lack form many basic amenities but still students can manage without them. However the case of water is different and unavailability of water in summer season ...

The aim and purpose of writing this letter is to highlight the issues of education in Pakistan. Education is the most powerful tool to make a country peaceful. In fact educated persons can build up a developed nation. However, in Pakistan there is on value of education. In addition many people don’t have enough resources to get education. As a ...

Quetta – Members of Civil Society Working Group demand human rights reforms in Balochistan in compliance with GSP+ awarded to Pakistan while addressing a press conference in Quetta Press club on Tuesday. The GSP+ Status is a trade incentive package, allowing Pakistan’s exports to enter into European Countries’ Markets at preferential tariff rates. This trade incentive however is bound to ...

Quetta – Since its inception in October 2010, Balochistan Point has made a difference through the news stories and opinion articles that have been published in it. Following are the most notable success stories of The Balochistan Point so far: On 29th June 2014, we published an article titled “Controversial Arsalan Iftikhar.” It was about unfair appointment of Arsalan Iftikhar, ...

Sami Parvez Quetta – 12 passengers lost their lives when a trailer crashed into four vehicles near Kalat, on Monday. Trailer was carrying oil and travelling from Karachi to Quetta when it crashed into four vehicles near Mangochar town of Kalat district. According to sources, 15 passengers were wounded in the deadly road accident and they were rushed to District ...

Quetta – The Balochistan Levies Force and police officials in Quetta block; Quetta, Pishin and Killah Abdullah, have been directed to assist the anti-polio campaigners in persuading 4,443 chronic refusal cases, the children who were not administered anti-polio drops. Chairman Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Balochistan Dr. Syed Saif Ur Rehman has said that there were 44 percent refusal cases out ...