Adnan Aamir Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is the largest telecommunication company in the country. It also happens to be the largest internet service provider in Pakistan. In 2006, PTCL was privatized and since then a lot of things have improved for the company. Unfortunately, delivery of proper internet services to Balochistan is not among them. PTCL is the only ...

Salam Buledi When we Baloch are called “Balochi” in Punjab by our Punjabi brethren and friends; it seems to be weird and disgusting to us, all the while they pronounce the word, Baloch as Balochi and call us Balochi, we are Baloch, rather than Balochi. There is an open disparity between the word Baloch and Balochi. Baloch is nominative and Balochi is possessive. For example, Baloch are famous for ...

Salam Buledi The educational emergency of Balochistan Government might sound good in parliament; it may benefit some specific people, near and dear ones and of those who are part of this government but it will do no good to the people of Balochistan. All claims of educational emergency in Balochistan have proven to be null and void. The call of ...

Quetta – Educational emergency of Balochistan government has been thoroughly exposed because 270 students of Balochistan studying in Punjab are about to be expelled due to non-payment of their fees by Balochistan government. Parents of the students who are studying in Punjab through Chamalang Beneficiary Education Program (CBEP) held a press conference in Quetta press club on Thursday. Umar Shah ...

Quetta – Special anti-corruption court in Quetta has sentenced two employees of National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) Kashmore office 21 years behind bars, on Wednesday. Court headed by Judge Munir Ahmad Marri found deputy manager NADRA Manzoor Osto and Data entry operator Allah Baksh guilty of issuing illegal Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) to Afghan refugees in Quetta. Both culprits ...

Agha Mohsin Ali Pakistan has made significant progress in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in the past two decades. To understand what has been achieved and the remaining and emerging challenges, let us walk through the CRC’s history in Pakistan. The UNCRC was ratified by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 12 December, 1990. At ...

Quetta – Shayhaq Baloch, a student of University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore has been awarded Gold medal in Civil Engineering department, on Tuesday. Shayhaq Baloch was enrolled in 2010 batch of Civil Engineering in UET Lahore which is the one of oldest engineering universities in the country. Gold Medalist student was born in Kalatuk area of Kech district ...

Mir Behram Baloch Islamabad – AGAHI in collaboration with UNESCO Pakistan organized a town-hall dialogue on ‘Media and Information Literacy and Education Journalism in Pakistan’ today at the Islamabad, Marriott Hotel. Ms. Puruesh Chaudhry, Founder & President AGAHI, encouraged the stakeholders to review policy gaps and devise sustainable interventions that improve the quality of lives and empowers society to move ...

Aziz Ejaz Importance of literature cannot be ignored in the development of any society. Literature gives birth to the most sensitive individuals and writers that contribute in shaping up norms and values of the society. It’s unimaginable for any society to sustain itself without presence of literature. If we take a look at French, Cuban, Russian, and American and other ...

Adnan Aamir The government educational institutes in Balochistan have failed to impart quality education. Consequently, private schools have been established to fill the vacuum. These private schools, to some extent, are doing a good job by providing quality education which is unthinkable for government schools. In absence of regulatory framework, the private education sector in Balochistan, like the rest of ...