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Growing trend of Online Journalism in Balochistan

By: Munaj Gul Muhammad Although, Online Journalism in Balochistan has not yet developed enough, but it is not entirely absent in the lest deprived province either. However, Online journalism is a modern form of journalism where the information is brought to the people by the means of internet. As Balochistan’s youths are not well encouraged to work in Online Journalism ...

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Potentially stabled Balochistan…!

By: Ali Jan Maqsood Balochistan is the centre of discussion in Pakistan these days for the priceless territory owned with numerous ongoing businesses such as CPEC and Reko Diq. Besides it, the province possesses the natural resources in shape of coal and mining and the natural gases. With uncountable resources gifted from the nature to the Baloch, the province is ...

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Book Review: Hani and engagement with birth

By: Ali Jan Maqsood Hani, a Balochi book, written by Zahir Deedar describes the dilemmatic realm of most of the newly born babies who get engaged with their birth. The book is based on Baloch society and the wrong customs we make in our society for women. The writer began the story with two friends Mazar and Meeran. After one ...

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Ahmed Umer: the reborn revolution

By: Ali Jan Maqsood My visit to Balochistan Academy Turbat made me meet one of the most admired short story writers of Balochi literature, Ahmed Umer. He was different, from my point of view, from the rest of the members of the literary society. As I had already read his only short story book “Murg Dahim ha Baal kanant (The ...

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A good move by Balochistan Assembly to call students during sessions

By: Ali Jan Maqsood We can estimate a huge difference in the politics of Balochistan comparing to the rest as a result, changes are reckoned to appear very often in province those are leading the province to get into a brighter chapter in politics. As recently, the government of Balochistan has asked students of last semester of Law, Political Science, ...

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Thank you, Teachers!

By: Ali Jan Maqsood Teachers’ day, celebrated once in a year on 5th of October, is considered an honor and respect for the teachers all around the globe. Their approach in making happened a significant revolution in individuals of a society is worth appreciating. That, too, takes a nation to the highest peak of success. Unfortunately, we relate to a ...

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Electricity crisis in Mekran  

By: Ali Jan Maqsood The crisis of electricity in Mekran for last month is yet another matter for the people in Makran region. Makran covers Kech, Gwadar and Panjgor districts in Balochistan.  The electrical based businesses of the division are thoroughly disturbed because of unavailability of electricity. Basically, electricity of Mekran is supplied from Iran. Numerous suspects on shortage of ...

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Hothabad’s Learning Crisis: How bad is the situation?

By: Ali Jan Maqsood Hothabad a small village in Balochistan with 5,000 residents, about 40 kilometers west of Turbat has a middle school for boys and a primary school for girls. About 250 students are enrolled in the middle school. Despite this, the literacy rate in the area is less than 30 per cent among boys aged between seven and ...

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Examining child labour in Balochistan

By: Ali Jan Maqsood An issue which is troubling the Baloch nation for a long time is child labour which is yet not resolved. We find children leaving school and joining a local garage, workshop, store or something else to earn enough for their families. Some people send their children in labour work despite the presence of elders in the ...

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Letter: No career counseling in Balochistan

Balochistan is the most illiterate province of Pakistan. Most of the people here are enrolled in laboring activities rather than planning for their future with an educational degree. Baloch people are blamed for giving no partiality to education but no one has ever tried to know the causes of the backwardness of Balochistan. Student who pass metric with the high ...

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