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CPEC and Thirsty Gwadar

By Yousaf Ajab Baloch The recent inauguration of groundbreaking projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan by Prime Minister of Pakistan and the severe crisis of water in Gwadar and lack of   basic facilities of life mirror a very pathetic state of Baloch as well as the systemized discrimination of Islamabad against Balochistan lasting for decades. Recently, while addressing at ...

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Balochistan Conundrum in Backdrop of CPEC

Najeeb kakar The horrible killing of at least 14 people mostly the police personnel in Balochistan’s Capital, guarding the polio team left another atrocious day in the already troubled province. This single terrorist attack on polio team has shaped the unsafe waves of fear and dread in the city among the people. TTP claimed the responsibility of the attack, to ...

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Civil Society Lauds Chief Minister for Helping Cancer Patient Hajira

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Civil Society Balochistan has lauded Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri for helping cancer patient Hajira by donating 1 million rupees, on Monday. Senator Shehbaz Durrani, on behalf of CM Balochistan handed over an open cheque of 1 million rupees to team of Civil Society Balochistan for Hajira. Hajira is a 13 year old ...

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No Drinking Water in Gwadar Should Open the Eyes of Rulers: Sadiq Umrani

Quetta: No drinking water in Gwadar should open the eyes of rulers who are making claims that development of Gawader is economic and prosperity of Balochistan. This was stated by president Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Balochistan and former provincial minister Muhmmad Sadiq Umarni while speaking with journalists who met him under the leadership of  Ayub   Bhutto a former president of ...

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Social and Economic Infrastructure of Balochistan

Adil Nazeer Hassni The Social and Economic Infrastructures are basic essential services that should be put in place to enable development to occur. Socio-economic development can be facilitated and accelerated by the presence of social and economic infrastructure. The Social roads and systems of Balochistan have great externalities. The most important Social base structures in Balochistan are Education, being healthy, ...

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Editorial: A War against Noble Cause

Apart from number of reasons, assaults on Polio teams and their escorts has become the chief cause making Polio unbeatable in Pakistan. The religious militants have started a war against this noble cause and till today dozens of precious lives have been lost. Recently, once again Balochistan shocked when a suicide attack close to a polio vaccination center in capital ...

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Civil Society Demands a New Committee to Investigate HEC Resource Distribution

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Civil Society Balochistan has demanded from Balochistan government to constitute a new committee to investigate Higher Education Commission (HEC) resource distribution to Balochistan. This demand was made by Convener of Civil Society Balochistan, Sami Zarkoon in a press conference held at Quetta Press Club on Saturday. Mr. Zarkoon was flanked by Gul Khan Naseer of Education ...

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Defective Public Sector Development Paradigm in Balochistan

Habibullah Khan Nasar Does well-directed, thoroughly prioritized, transparent, and efficient development model constitute an important component of ‘lean and clean’ governance? There should be no denying of this perspective. Whereas, to everyone’s ill-fortune and discredit, the design and saga of development in Balochistan do not reflect what an ideal or at least workable model of development may desire. Like Siamese ...

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The Way Forward for Baloch Nationalists

Salam Buledi Another eye-catching entry was seen by Akhtar Mengal after his six points in Islamabad in the form of all party conference regarding China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). BNP Mengal is making its good place among Baloch masses and Balochistan based political parties, as well as other progressive political parties throughout country. The threat of being converted into minority, ...

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Ulema Condemn Killing of Security Forces Deployed on Security of Polio Workers

Adnan Aamir Quetta:Ulema of Provincial Polio Task Force have condemned the killing of security forces deployed on the security of the polio workers, terming such acts as conspiracies to maligning Islam and Pakistan. Addressing a press conference at Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on Friday, the Ulema of Provincial Polio Task Force Dr. Atta ur Rehman, Moulana Anwar ul Haq Haqani, ...

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