Hajira is a 13 year old girl from Kharan and who is suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. Treatment of this illness is only possible in Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). Hajira belongs from an underprivileged family and her patients can’t afford to finance her treatment in AKUH. Civil Society Balochistan, a coalition of citizens of Balochistan, ...

Quetta – One day gender-Sensitive reporting training was imparted to journalists of Quetta, on Saturday. One day training with the title of “Analyzing media in Pakistan through gender lens” was conducted in Quetta Press Club. Training session was conducted by Uks research organization with the support of National Endowment of Democracy (NED). Shehzad Baloch, a senior freelance journalist, coordinated the ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Latest drive of Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) to seal illegal tube wells in Quetta has been marred by confusion.  WASA started sealing tube wells in the vicinity of Samungli road Quetta earlier this week. Residents of different areas of Samungli Road have complained that water supply to their homes have been suspended because WASA has ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, pleaded his helplessness in providing financial aid for Hajira who is blood cancer patient. A delegation of Civil Society Balochistan called on CM on Friday to ask for help in treatment of Hajira. Hajira a 13 year old patient from Kharan is suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Representatives of Balochistan government did not attend the 22nd Annual Technical conference (ATC) despite receiving an invitation from the federal government. 22nd Annual Technical conference (ATC) was held in Islamabad on Wednesday under the auspices of Federal ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. Mr. Jam Kamal, State minister for Petroleum and Natural resources brought the issue ...

Hassan Baloch Chagai – Mir Dawood Khan Notezai, District Chairman Chagai, has announced to establish a Press Club in Nok Kundi town of district Chagai, on Thursday. Balochistan Point had raised the issue of need of Press club in Nok Kundi in one of its reports on 10th November. Mr. Notezai met a group of journalists from Nok Kundi and ...

Adnan Aamir In the last eight days Balochistan has witnessed two deadly accidents. On 12th November, Dr. Yaseen Baloch, Secretary General of ruling National Party died in a road accident near Uthal town. On 17th November, Jaffar Express derailed form the railway rack near Aab-e-Gum and resulted in deaths of 19 passengers with over 100 being injured. These two were ...

It is estimated that the unemployment rate has reached to 8.3 percent during the fiscal year 2015 in Pakistan. The number of unemployed people is growing in the country which has put different poor families in deep trouble to earn three times food. Dangerously, the joblessness has brought the poverty to the highest peak too. Which than compels many to ...

Adil Nazeer Hassni Kalat – Surab, a town of Kalat district, is facing severe educational problems, learnt Balochistan Point. Surab town is located in central Balochistan with a population of over 90,000 people. There are only 5 Boys High Schools and Only one Girls high School in Surab Town. “Literacy rate of Surab is very low due to Lake of ...

Mahmood Ahmadzee Indeed, Lahore is a wonderful and historical city, as there are many historical places, including: Badshahi Mosque, Minar-e-Pakistan, and Shahi Qilla etc. Undeniably, these places remind us of our past history. In Lahore, tourists also come in great numbers in order to catch a glimpse of Lahore’s beauty by visiting its historical places. But their number is dwindling. ...