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What We Need To Learn From China

Adnan Aamir Pakistan is a developing country and it needs to learn from experiences of other countries. There are many countries which can be taken as case studies on how a country like Pakistan can develop and solve its basic most problems. Among these countries, none provides better learning opportunities then our time-tested friend and neighbor, China. Pakistan can learn ...

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Systematic Deprivation of Balochistan in Federal Jobs

Adnan Aamir Quetta – A detailed study of vacancies announced by Federal Public Service commission (FPSC) hints towards systematic deprivation of Balochistan in federal jobs quota. FPSC is an autonomous body that is constitutionally mandated to carry out recruitment on federal government vacancies for jobs of scale BS-16 and above. Federal government jobs are distributed among four provinces of Pakistan, ...

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Analyzing Baloch-Pashtun Relationship in Balochistan

Jeeyand Kashif Sajidi Balochistan, the largest and most restive province of Pakistan is inhabited by many ethnic groups such as Baloch, Pashtun, Hazara and Seraiki. Among these Baloch and Pashtun are two major ethnic groups. Both these nations are historic neighbors and history reveals that they have lived peacefully. History The only major conflict between the two is known as ...

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Where has Balochistan’s 6% Quota in Federal Jobs, gone?

Adnan Aamir On the 26th of July, 45 vacancies of BPS-17 were advertised in Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO). Out of these 45, not a single vacancy was allocated for Balochistan. Electrical Engineers of Balochistan were waiting for these vacancies for over two years and they were totally disappointed. Fortunately, Civil Society of Balochistan protested against the injustice and the ...

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Makran: QESCO X-EN Blamed for Electricity Problems

Sami Parvez Turbat – Newly appointed Executive Engineer (X-EN) of Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO), Ahsan Ali, is blamed for electricity problems in Makran division. Vsh News, a Balochi news channel, also reported that Electricity related problems in Makran have exacerbated after Ahsan Ali has taken charge of X-EN Makran Division. Makran division is facing long hours of electricity load ...

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Balochistan: Short-Term Interests Precede Over Long-Term Development Goals

Safiullah Shahwani The 46 billion dollar Pakistan-China Economic Corridor promises progress in the long run that Balochistan, Pakistan’s southwestern province, has always struggled for. But for now, it is the short term needs that weigh heavy on the minds of people and politicians in the province. “Clean drinking water is not available to the people of Gwadar and their lands are ...

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