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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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How an infant from Balochistan became one of India’s most loved actors

By: Aditya Menon Let us look at the story of a migrant from Balochistan who came to Mumbai as a child and went on to become one of Bollywood’s most loved personalities: actor and dialogue writer Kader Khan “My mother was from Quetta in Balochistan. My father was from Kandahar. Officially I was born in Kabul but some of my ...

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Letter: Expensive education in Balochistan

It is very heart breaking to utter that the admission fees of intermediate classes has increased highly by putting the students in trouble who are unable to offered by paying 1750 to 2950 for arts students and 1950 to 3050 for science students. I feel very sorry for those students who could not submit their admission forms after knowing the ...

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Letter: Water shortage in Quetta 

Quetta is having acute water shortage water for many years. Recently, it has been reported that the underground water level has fallen up to 1,500. Quetta, having 4.3 million people is facing water shortage and the public is compelled to buy Water Tankers, where a Water Tankers costs Rs 1,200. Secondly this has also affected under construction projects. The main ...

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Letter: Curse of cheating in examination

Cheating has become one of the main problems in education sector in Pakistan. It is destroying the education career and abilities of the students. Being a student it is our duty to make efforts against cheating, however, it is also responsibility of teachers and government to ensure quality education. Abdul Jaleel Hussain Kech Published in The Balochistan Point on August ...

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Letter: Passports hurdles in Panjgoor

Passport office in Panjgoor has been established but there is lack of sincere people to run it professionally. The employees are absent on daily basis; in result, people face multiple hardships to get their passport issued on given deadlines. The people have to travel from far flung places to Turbat for getting passports ready. The concerned authorities are requested to ...

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Ignoring education sectors

By: Shayhak Nazir Jusaki The world believes that education is the backbone of a nation. It plays a vital role to builds someone or something. Without it a man is considered nothing, while one opens the history of the world, then we come to know that how the people passed their lives thousands year ago. Absolutely, they were in the ...

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