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Martyrs of Journalism Day observed

Quetta: Government can insure offices and machinery for its security but takes no step for those who work by sitting on explosives for the owners. We would take decision to hold protest demonstration in front of Parliament on August 27 and 28 against this attitude. This was stated by former President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt while ...

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Letter: Atta Shad College lacks Sociology lecturer

Atta Shad Degree College Turbat is one of the major college of Makran. Approximately, where hundreds of students are enrolled and getting education in various subjects, but it is really sad to state that the department of Sociology lacks lecturer where many of the students are facing several hurdles. Thus, the concerned authorities are request to appoint new sociology teacher ...

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Letter: Honor killing in Pakistan

Currently, the honor Killing has become one of the major issues of Pakistan. Many cases of Honor killing are being reported in different eras of Pakistan. Recently, Qandeel Baloch was killed by his brother on the name of Honor in Multan. Such more cases are being observed in the country, unfortunately, there is no solution being applied by our concerned ...

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337 killed, 13,575 arrested in 2015-16 under NAP in Balochistan

Quetta: Home Department Balochistan has stated on Saturday that 13,575 terrorists were arrested while 337 killed in around 2,825 operations in the province in 2015-16. Home Department of Balochistan has issued a report over progress in implementation of National Action Plan, a comprehensive crackdown against terror outfits and their funding that was consolidated after Army Public School attacks in December ...

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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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