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Provincial Task force constituted for controlling Chikungunya at Gwadar

By: Staff Reporter QUETTA: In the recent outbreak of Chikungunya in the coastal belts and the adjoin areas of Balochistan Secretary Health Mr. Asmat Ullah Kakar has constituted a provincial task force with the Director General Health Balochistan Dr. Masood Qadir Nosherwani as a Chair and Provincial Coordinator Malaria Control Programme as Coordinator, having clear TORs for coordination and implementation of ...

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Crossover Targets USD 20 Million Jobs for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: During the first National freelancing convention held under the auspices of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) here today, a unique initiative jointly organized by the PITB and Crossover, participated by more than 500 applicants through highly gamified and competitive process of three rounds, finished with a technical interview for on the spot job offer hired 50 senior technical talents in a ...

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Hurdles in Pak-Afghan relation

By: Sardar Ali Bacha In the wake of the attacks within Pakistan escalated more tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan relation. Pakistan has given Afghanistan a list of over 70 wanted extremist elements. Almost the group linked to the bombings in Pakistan, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, is an outgrowth of the Pakistani Taliban, which was driven into Afghanistan by a massive Pakistan army operation ...

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Impacts of Census on Balochistan discussed at University of Karachi

By: Zafar Musyani KARACHI: Census in Balochistan would, most probably, change the demographic landscape of the province, because it would leave the Baloch population far behind in numbers than the last census, nineteen years ago, said Mumtaz Sajidi. Sajidi is a student of International Relations at University of Karachi. He said this while delivering a lecture themed as “The impacts ...

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SESA to continue protest for implementation on 30 Point Demand Notice  

By: Staff Reporter KALAT: Provincial President of Senior Educational Staff Association (SESA) Abdul Ghaffar Kadizai has said that their protest for implementation on 30 Point Demand Notice would continue until 13th of April. He said this while addressing seminar In Kalat on Tuesday. Abdul Ghaffar Kadizai said, “In order to save department of education from further destruction, corruption, nepotism, injustice, ...

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Letter: No water availability at Gushtang Turbat increases sufferings of people

No accessibility of water at Gushtang Turbat is increasing sufferings of people day by day. The problem is being caused just because of no valve man at water supply present in the area. Turbat is the second largest city of Balochistan. It is considered one of the hottest cities of Balochistan where temperature reaches up to 52 C. It is ...

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Wide range of opportunities are available in natural resources development: Secretary Finance Balochistan

 By: Saeed Yousuf   QUETTA:   Secretary Finance Mr. Akbar Hussain Durrani has said that in Balochistan wide range of opportunities  are available in natural resources development mainly to Natural gas, Mines & Minerals, and developing these sectors of Economic opportunities are first most priority of the government ,he was expressing these views while chairing the first meeting of  Board of ...

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20,000 new TB cases emerge in Balochistan every year: expert

QUETTA: Tuberculosis is becoming a serious threat in Balochistan as there has been a steady increase in cases reported in the province. About 20,000 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) are reported in Balochistan every year, according to experts. Most of the patients come from the far flung areas of province and border regions. Treatment of diseases is already a problem ...

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CPEC and challenges ahead

Cartoon by Sabir Nazir for The Friday Times

 By: Rafiullah CPEC, a ray of hope, a game changer, token of strong economy and prosperity, this is all what we know about CPEC. We view the CPEC through the prism of optimism, neglecting the problems attach to it. We are unaware of the myriad challenges in the course of CPEC development. Let us have a fleeting look on the other ...

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Letter: 4G service suspended in Turbat

4G service has been suspended in Turbat almost for a month. No doubt, due to 4G many people including readers and writers are facing problems in Turbat.  On the other hand, Gwadar, Pasni and many more places 4G services is available.  Despite registration of complains to PTCL office and mobile companies the 4G network problem still persists.   I request the ...

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