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Letter: Census in Balochistan

After a decade it has been decided to conduct census in the entire country on 15 March 2017, but there is a wiggly problem of refugees in the Balochistan due to them census campaign is out of understanding. Census in the presence of refugees in Balochistan changes Baloch majority in to minority. Therefore, Government of Pakistan should find a solution of this ...

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Airdrop aid to Kalat and Mastung

Quetta: Pakistan Red Crescent Balochistan Branch and PDMA made airdrop of food and non-food items to besieged areas of district Kalat and Mastung by recent snowfall. Secretary PRC Balochistan Branch Dr. Imran Khan highly appreciated the sincere efforts and personal interest of Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti for helping the people who are blocked by the recent snowfall and rains.  The Minister ...

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Letter: English medium should be implemented in government schools

  Urdu medium is being taught in governmental schools from primary to 10th class. All the subjects are in Urdu medium except English which is taught as a compulsory subject. Nevertheless, English medium is taught in all private schools and the students of private schools have command on the English language. However, the students pass their metric from governmental schools face many problems, when they join newly colleges. No doubt, it is tough for governmental schools students to understand English medium books easily Moreover, private schools students are quite ...

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Travelers are facing great difficulties due to blockade roads

 Quetta: Travelers are facing great difficulties due to blockade of Quetta-Karachi, Quetta-Zhob and other areas traffic. National highway remained blocked between Muslim Bagh and Kan Mehterzai and normal traffic could not be restored on fourth day and passengers are stranded. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on both sides. Instead of helping passengers administration asked them why they travel during snowfall. ...

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Quetta: Citizens stage a protest against Sui Southern Gas Company

Quetta: Citizens staged a demonstration outside Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) against the unavailability of gas in different parts of the Quetta city and its suburbs, on Wednesday. The protester said that temperature touched the subzero degrees following the heavy snowfall in the provincial capital and other parts of Balochistan but the closure of CNG stations, low pressure of gas has ...

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Turbat : Vegetable vendors  denounce administrative action against them

By: Sami Parvez Turbat: Vegetable vendors and owners of fruit carts have alleged that on the direction of Assistant Commissioner (AC) the policemen broke down their vegetable and fruit carts and beaten-up those who resisted this act on Tuesday.   According to the sources the action was taken against encroachment by different shop keepers, vegetable and fruit sellers at Turbat ...

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The ghettoized part

By: Syed Aurang Zaib Institutions make a society run and have very obvious effects on the overall performance and stability of any country. One of the major issues that Pakistan carries is the institutional uncertainty and nauseating shift in balance of power, in Pakistan, Institutions are systematically made segregated in order to run rigorously. For instance, the daily corruption rate ...

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Gwadar: Lives and livelihood of local Fishermen in Jeopardy

By: Mariyam Suleman  Fishermen sat on strike in front of the Municipal Committee Office Jivani, district Gwadar while their families waited for the day’s meal. In Gwadar, for more than 70% local residents fishery is the basic source of income. “You catch fish on daily basis and then sell them in the local market. Most fish is sold to dealers ...

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Letter: ATM needed at UBL Awaran

There is a great need of Automated Teller Machine  (ATM) at United Bank Limited (UBL) Bank at Awaran because people to make lines and wait hours to cash. People come from different areas of Awaran to cash money but they have to wait too. Citizens are compelled to wait outside or inside the bank until their turn come, sometimes many ...

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Traffic issues in Balochistan

By: Adnan Dost With the increasing population the problem of traffic control has become very acute in almost all the big cities in Balochistan. The increase in traffic has also added to the number of traffic accidents and roads are growing dangerous day by day. Unfortunately, we have little traffic sense and perhaps no respect for the traffic rules. No ...

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