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Yearly Archives: 2016

The Girl that took Balochistan & National Football Team to higher ranks passes away

By: Shoaib Durrazai Karachi: One of the finest strikers for Pakistan women’s football team, Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch passed away in a car accident late on Wednesday night in Karachi. According to the family sources, Shahlyla Baloch was sitting in the passenger seat when the accident occurred in Karachi’s DHA Phase VIII area. She was daughter of senator of Ex-Minsiter Aga ...

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Poor condition of Government Middle School Korar in Chattar

By: Ahmed Korar Naseerabad: Despite tall claims of education emergency in Balochistan the condition of Government Middle school Korar in Chattar remains poor as it was. The school was damaged in an attack by a militant organization but after three years the building is still in the same position. Government Middle School Korar has no building boundary wall clean drinking ...

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Letter: The education policy is required to be reshaped

Education is an essential part of life whether the life of man or a woman in the matter of overall development and growth. It appears to be on the decline despite the fact that there is mushroom growth of private and public Educational Institutions in the state and all over our Pakistan. The people from all walks of life barring ...

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Clipped Wings: Exploring the lives of Young Girls in Kulach

By: Mariyam Suleman During the hot and humid summer of 2013, I had the opportunity to visit my native village of “Beelar, Kulach” roughly 85 kilometers from Gwadar. Right after ten kilometers from Gwadar city-center, one would find nothing but barren plains, arid road sides, sandy winds and an open sky that somehow flows in my eyes with light clouds ...

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Letter: International Day for Disaster Reduction in Pakistan

International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed every year on 13 October to raise awareness about the homeless people that had been affected from disasters to support them. First it was held in 1989 to promote global culture of risk-awareness and disasters which includes disasters prevention, mitigation and preparedness. This day the people help children and young, girls and women, ...

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The Broken Wing

By: Aurang Zaib Human Society is like a bird with two striking wings which make the bird to look beautiful. Respectively the wings of a human society are male and female who make the society beautiful and contribute to meet the society with progress, innovation and development. Therefore, one of the most primary reasons of the economic crises and institutional ...

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Letter: International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of Girl Child is celebrated on October 11, to ensure full safety of girl’s rights. Unfortunately only we know how to celebrate the day, but do not have idea that how to act upon. Every year around 70,000 cases of violence against girls children are reported and the exact numbers are unknown, they can be two time higher ...

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Letter: Child Mortality in Balochistan

Child mortality is a worldwide crisis. Pakistan has the highest child mortality rate in the world. Every year, out of 1,000 children 86 die before reaching their 5th year preventability. According to an estimate, approximately 29,000 children under the age of 5-20 each minute die every day. According to Pakistan’s demographic and health surrey 2012-13 around of 45 of children ...

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Seven dead, 20 injured in Jaffar Express blast

Quetta: At least 7 passengers were dead and 20 others injured when a blast ripped through the Rawalpindi bound Jaffar Express in Mach area of Bolan on Friday morning. The train carrying 375 passengers departed from Quetta Railway station at 09:00am when after crossing Mach the explosive device planted on the railway track exploded with a huge bang. According to ...

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Supreme Court Commission to probe into Quetta hospital carnage

Quetta: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice, Awnar Zaheer Jamali has directed for formation of Judicial Commission to be headed by the Judge of Supreme Court to conduct probe into August 8 Quetta Civil Hospital carnage . A larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice, Justice, Awnar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice, Ameer Muslim Hani and Justice ...

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