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The pathetic condition of Civil Hospital Khuzdar

By: Ubaid Zehri KHUZDAR: According to administrative division, Khuzdar is headquarter of Kalat division. Its civil hospital is known as the divisional headquarter of Kalat zone,however, the  civil hospital is in execrable state. In case of emergency people have to purchase medicines and required things   from the medical stores of market even some poor cannot afford to buy any medicine ...

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MoU signed between UoT and IMS Peshawar

TURBAT: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between University of Turbat (UoT) and Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar (IMS) to establish formal relationship between either institution of higher learning to promote the higher education in Pakistan in the fields of common interest and sharing of IMS Information Technology resources including Learning Management System and IMS Examination System as well ...

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Lok Mela 2017: A Symbol of Patronage to Rich Cultural Diversity and Active Participation of The People

By: Yousaf Ajab Baloch ISLAMABAD: The colorful ten-day folk festival  at Lok Virsa in Capital City Islamabad provided a platform  to all the four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir for showing their wonderful local and regional stalls. The grand celebration included Live Theater, artisans at work, traditional apparel, food; music and cultural dance. Around 500 artists, singers and artisans participate ...

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WHO delegation calls on  Health Secretary Balochistan

By: Saeed Yousuf  QUETTA: Secretary Health, Asmat Ullah Kakar has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the ongoing blood safety system reforms in Balochistan, because in Balochistan the blood related diseases ratio is very high, as caused by many demographic, water and genitival problems along with others. It is   to be ensured that within the available resources safe ...

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Committee constituted for beginning of classes in new medical colleges

QUETTA: Secretary Health Asmatullah Kakar and additional secretary health Abdul Rauf Baloch visited hunger strike camp of Baloch Students action Committee on Wednesday and constituted a committee to address their issues. Students at hunger strike camp expressed their grievances with Government officials from health department. They also demanded beginning of classes in new medical colleges. The constituted committee will be ...

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Speakers Urge Universities To Produce Skilled Manpower For CPEC Projects

HYDERABAD:  Speakers at an international conference on CPEC here Wednesday called on the Sindh government and public sector universities to produce skilled manpower for mega projects being launched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Presenting research papers on the second day of three-day international conference, they said the CPEC was a game changer for Pakistan and a key to the economic ...

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SHORT STORIES FOR ADULTS – Rescue On the Sea

By: Zeenat Kakimjee  Very little has been written about the ancient coastal people of Lyari – the irrepressible Makranis – who take their name from the Makran coast of Sindh and, Balochistan, which also indicates a common history of the two provinces; the Makran coast constitutes the South-East of Iran and the South-West of Pakistan; a 1,000 km stretch along ...

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The ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Goes to Afghanistan

By: Binoy Kampmark  These are the times where magnitude and size matters. Bombs in number with much heft and presence are being sought to root out those non-state jihadists of the Prophet, destructively maiming and killing all before them in the name of the next heavily drawn out cause. On Friday, United States armed forces busied themselves with dropping such ...

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Letter: Govt High School Adampur needs govt consideration  

Govt High School Adampur, located in Sohbatpur district is one of  the oldest high school in the area. The school predates independence. However, the school depicts a picture of ruins with a devastated infrastructure, waterlogged ground and dank classrooms. The entire boundary wall has collapsed and students lack access to basic facilities like drinking water and toilets. It is very ...

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Why Hazara Community is marginalized?

 By: Ejaz Magsi Upon the collapse of Soviet forces the Jihadi groups took the throne of Afghan in the shape of Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The misery was that these groups did not sit idle after war and they continued promoting their self-based style of Islamic principles in the region. Due to share of large border with Afghanistan, Balochistan is prone ...

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