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The oppressed Baloch pupils of Quaid Azam University Islamabad

By: Shafiq Zaib Baloch Balochistan is the richest province as to its natural resources but very poor owing to its mismanagement. Since ages, the masses of this province are confronting a number of tribulations. Such as education, health and many more conundrums have become the fate of the denizens of this province. Balochistan is considered as the black hole of ...

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More resources are required to attain greater achievements in Balochistan, says Country Operational Manager World Bank

QUETTA: Malinda Good, Country Operational Manager World Bank has said that she really congratulate the Government of Balochistan for the successful execution of World Bank supported projects. It’s very obvious that more resources are required to attain greater achievements, she said this while addressing to the heads of World Bank supported projects today. She further said that it was a ...

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Nutrition Cell Balochistan to conduct National Nutrition Survey 2017-18

QUETTA: National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2017-18 is going to be conducted by National Nutrition Wing, Ministry of National Health Services Regulation with technical support of UNICEF and Nutrition Cell Balochistan. This was shared in1st Provincial Technical Committee Meeting on NNS 2017–18 , held today on November 7th, 2017. For proper management of this survey, at National level the steering committee ...

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Baloch and Their Culture

By: Noor Bakhsh The word Baloch, by its connotation is meant nomad. Over 75 percent of the Baloch live in Balochistan .Apart from Balochistanl, Baloch also reside in other provinces of Pakistan. Moreover, about the origin of the world ‘Baloch’, Rawlinson (1873) estimated that the word ‘BALOCH’ came from the name of Babylonian king and god blues. Similarly,Dames (1904) explains ...

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CPDI Expresses Its Concern over Delay in Constitution of Balochistan PFC

ISLAMABAD: Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) has expressed its concern over delay in constitution of Balochistan Provincial Finance Commission (PFC). Seven years since new local government law was passed and Balochistan still doesn’t have a PFC award. Expressing CPDI’s point of view through a press statement Amer Ejaz, Executive Director at CPDI said that the process of devolution ...

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Woes of Children in Balochistan

By: Sana Samad Undoubtedly, education leads toward development but it is unfortunate that the Baloch children are deprived of their fundamental right of education. Instead of going to school, they work in different places to survive. It is estimated that nearly 66 percent of Balochistan’s children do not attend schedule. The Advisor to the Chief Minister Balochistan on Education Sardar ...

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Disseminating Arms Race in South Asia

By: Mohammad Ishaq Nasar While nuclear arms race in South Asia is widely regarded as the most serious and deeply-entrenched problem which tattered the stability of entire region. The incessant security competition between India and Pakistan has created environment immensely conducive for nuclear arms race in the volatile region of South Asia. The nuclear arms competition between both perennial hostile ...

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Letter: Poor Technology of Agriculture in Balochistan

Technology plays an important role in the development of agriculture. It helps the farmers to grow more and more crops. Plants are the producers of food chain. But unfortunately, in Baluchistan the agriculture is going to backwardness day by day due to lack of modern technology. Actually in this province people are using old techniques and they are unable to ...

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Letter: The Cheating Culture in Government Schools of Turbat

It is true that privates’ schools of Turbat are playing vital role in educational field as compare to Governmental schools, currently annual examination of class 9th and 10th is going on but sad to see that Governmental students totally dependent on cheating. Most importantly, by cheating students will defame them and will not be capable of achieving a reputation. It ...

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Letter: Lack of Doctors in Hoshab

Hoshab is one of the prominent cities of the Balochistan. Inhabitants of this city are suffering from several kinds of problems. The most solemn problem being faced by the people is a lack of doctors. There are no good doctors in the city because of which residents are forced to migrate to other cities. Those who do not afford to ...

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