Quetta: Balochistan’s former finance secretary Mushtaq Raisani and former adviser to chief minister Balochistan for finance Mir Khalid Langove were indicted in the mega corruption scandal in Balochistan on Thursday. In the verdict announced by an accountability court, all five individuals accused of corruption including former secretary local government Abdul Basit, former secretary local board Faisal Jamal, and contractor Suhail Majeed ...
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Future prospects of solar energy is very optimum in Balochistan: Secretary Finance Balochistan
By: Saeed Yousuf Quetta: Secretary Finance Government of Balochistan Mr. Akbar Hussain Durrani has said that the future prospects of solar energy is very optimum in Balochistan and we will welcome all international investors in Balochistan, in the meanwhile Government of Balochistan is very inquisitive and will appreciate new interventions and innovative techniques in the field of renewable energy sources. ...
Read More »The lingering crisis of Afghan refugees in Balochistan
By: Zaheer Ud Din Babar Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan with the smallest number of people, is a home to diverse communities. The demographic composition of the province is highly polarized ethnically as well as linguistically. The majority of the province’s population is Baloch seconded by ethnic Pakhtoons. With area of 347190 kilometers, the province constitutes almost 43.6% of the total ...
Read More »Balochistan looks for “Child-Friendly Schools”
By: Sana Samad There is no doubt that education is the most important source for getting development and teachers are the backbone of progressing education in any nation. The foremost responsibilities of the teachers are to create creative students, train them for the upcoming generation and make them the individuals and protectors of the nation. Unfortunately, the education system ...
Read More »Letter: Cheating trend in Balochistan
Cheating has become one of the main problems in education sector in Balochistan. It is clear to all that Balochistan is the most backward province of Pakistan where education ratio is too low. The people of Balochistan are totally illiterate since cheating is too much common in Balochistan. Everyone in the province has BA and B.sc degree but are disable ...
Read More »Social Welfare Department distributed 30 tricycles among the persons-with-disabilities
By: Staff Reporter Quetta: A tricycle distribution ceremony was held among the persons-with-disabilities here on Saturday under the aegis of the Social Welfare Department Balochistan. As many as 30 tricycles were distributed among the persons-with-disabilities while 34 more would be given away to special persons shortly. Secretary Social Welfare Department Dr. Kahoor, while talking to Balochistan Point, was of the view that ...
Read More »Letter: Misuse of internet
The internet has been a blessing to people. It has made life easy and helped technology improve. We cannot imagine how good it is for us. It’s really amazing how much we rely on Google to search information. School work, research, study material and etc. Unfortunately, our majority youngsters are using it in a very bad way by wasting their precious ...
Read More »Kolahoo: A drop-dead village in Turbat
By: Munaj Gul Baloch Kolahoo, is a drop-dead village in Turbat city. Sadly, the people of Kolahoo are deprived of the splendid quality of education, even though its people are so thirsty for getting education. Kolahoo’s schools are among those schools of Tump which are totally broken and they are not having the basic needs and facilities. The schools have ...
Read More »Volume III: A Roadmap to Transform Maths and Science Education
Quetta: Pakistani schools (especially government schools) are producing unacceptably low levels of learning outcomes in maths and science. This represents a significant and deep-rooted challenge to Pakistan’s economic growth. The average maths score for Class VIII students in the National Education Assessment System (NEAS) exams conducted in 2014 was 461 out of 1,000 The average maths score for Class IV ...
Read More »First technical committee meeting of MICS conducted in Quetta
By: Saeed Yousuf QUETTA: Chief Economist Planning & Development Department Mr. Ghous Bux Marri has said that relevant and accurate data shows that the directions in formulating futuristic strategies, plans and polices. He was expressing these views while addressing the first technical committee meeting of MICS. Joint Chief Economists Mr. Abdul Bari Khan, Mr. Mohammad Asif, Mr. Shafiqu Ur Rehman, ...
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