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Balochistan Govt launches spray drive to prevent spread of Congo Virus

Quetta: Balochistan Live Stock Department on special instructions of Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has launched a spray drive to prevent spread of Congo Virus in Loralai, Zhob, Barkhan, Qilla Abdullah and Quetta districts. Live Stock Department has also appealed the people to adopt all precautionary measures in order to check spread of Congo Virus in human being as ...

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No progress on NAP in Balochistan

By Tariq Butt Islambabd: There has been little or no progress on a Balochistan-specific vital point of the counterterrorism National Action Plan (NAP). Point 17 of the NAP says the Balochistan government will be “fully empowered for political reconciliation with complete ownership by all stakeholders”. The comprehensive details of implementation of the NAP points projected by the federal government are ...

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Govt is giving top priority to the prosperity of Balochistan: Jam Kamal Khan

Quetta: The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan has said that government is giving top most priority to the progress and prosperity of Balochistan and especially its most backward areas. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Natural Gas to Gawadar, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan said that the project had ...

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Letter: Restrictions in Girls’ education

Nearly in every city girls are getting greater remarks than the boys in term of education. But the talent of the girls is being vanished by stopping them for getting higher education. Most of the girls in Turbat, after passing their matriculation or intermediate, full stop their education because of multiple reasons. The first reason is this that most of ...

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Letter: The pathetic state of Turbat Hospital

Turbat, being the second populated city of Balochistan has only one governmental hospital and the condition of the single hospital is really pathetic. The doctors are not punctual and some of them also do not go to hospital but they are getting their salary, no citizens are going to raise their voices against the ghost doctors. Some of them are ...

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Letter: Poor health facilities in Lasbela

Lasbela is considered the most backward district of Balochistan which is backward in the terms of government or private hospital. The patients go to Karachi for their treatment as well they bear lots of expenses and such crisis come before reaching Karachi hospital; some patient die on the way as the result because of no quality treatment in Lasbela. The ...

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Four dead bodies recovered in Kalat

Quetta: Armed men killed four people in Nimargh area of Kalat and dumped their bodies in a desolated area on Friday. Four of them were kidnapped by armed persons a day before from Nimargh area of Kalat and today their bodies were on dumped. According to the Levis force, “Armed men killed them and dumped their bodies in the desolated ...

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9 Afghans, 4 facilitators among 27 held in action

Quetta: Security Forces have launched a combing up operation in Mastung District and said to have arrested 27 suspects including four facilitators that took part in Civil Hospital carnage. Security forces and Law Enforcement Agencies had launched combing operation on Friday in Kanak hilly region, some 25km far from Quetta. A formidable force was used in the action meant to ...

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The effects of drought 2005 on Baluchistan

Asad Khan Kakar Baluchistan consists of hilly areas. The inhabitants of these hilly areas are dependent on income sources i.e. agriculture and livestock. Most areas of Baluchistan province are pre-industrial from ancient times. Here the people prefer these both methods well for spending lives. The land of Baluchistan is highly fertile and very suitable for these sources. The inhabitants of ...

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Three Baloch girls participate in Rio Olympics

Quetta: Three young Baloch girls are participating in Rio Olympics2016, representing different countries. Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony begins on August 5th, 2016 in Brazil. The matches of this big event are being held in Rio de Janeiro which is the second biggest city of Bazil. On this big event 207 nations are participating and there are 11,551 Athletes. As ...

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