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Education Enrollment Campaign launched in Kalat

KALAT: District Education Officer (DEO) Kalat, Sher Ahmed Sumalani has said that education enrollment campaign has been launched in district Kalat and it will be continued in all clusters of district to mobilize people; he said this while talking to the Balochistan Point on Monday.     Mr. Sumalani said that there would be great emphasize on enrollment of all out ...

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Mother Languages Literature Festival kicked off with resolve to promote linguistic and cultural diversity to fight extremism

Islamabad: The second Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival kicked off at Lok Virsa on Saturdaywith dhammal and speeches expressing the strong urge for celebrating the rich linguistic heritage and cultural diversity to fight rising extremism, and to promote harmony and peace in Pakistani society. Writers, intellectuals, cultural and political activists reaffirmed their resolve to work for creating a peaceful, progressive and tolerant ...

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Gwadar port: A future threat to marine life and fish industry of Balochistan

By: Qazi Nisar Ahmed Gwadar port  which is ornate as the game changer of the region, its phase l has completed which has 4 berths with a capacity of 30,000 dead weight tonnage(DWT) and the work of Phase ll has started from 2007 in which 09 more berths with a capacity of 200,000(DWT) are to be constructed.  According to government ...

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Tribalism and weak education system of Balochistan

By: Rafiullah Education is in shabby condition in Balochistan since the inception of Pakistan. According to Pakistan social and living standard measurement survey (PSLM) conducted by Pakistan statistics bureau (PSB), literacy rate of Balochistan has dropped by 3% in the year 2013-2014. 70% girls are dropped out of school. Female literacy rate is 25%. Despite the increment in education budget ...

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Letter:  Need of Law College in Turbat

Turbat is one of the   populated cities of Kech district and is the divisional headquarter of Mekran division. It is really surprising that there is not a single law college in Turbat. However, in other districts of Pakistan there are many colleges for the students to study law and understand the various constitutions of a state. Furthermore, a college plays ...

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Letter: Illiteracy is a major issue

Illiteracy is a massive issue which is being faced worldwide. According to UNESCO, nearly 17% of the world’s adult population is still literate; two third of them women, making gender equality even harder to achieve. The scale of illiteracy among youth also represents an enormous challenge; an estimated 122 million youth globally are illiterate, of which young women represent 60.7%. , ...

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Quetta: Security situation reviewed in Provincial Apex Committee meeting

 QUETTA: The meeting of Provincial Apex Committee, presided over by Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri on Thursday thoroughly reviewed law and order and security situation of the province. Police and other law enforcement agencies officials briefed the Apex Committee in detail about the law and order situation in Balochistan. Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Amir Riaz, Home Minister Mir Sarfiraz ...

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Increase in agriculture production is the first priority: Secretary Agriculture  Balochistan

By: Saeed Yousuf Quetta: Secretary Agriculture Balochistan Mr.Abdul Rehman Buzdar has said that increase of Agriculture  production and enhancement of Agriculture sector is the first   important priority of the current Government, he said that while addressing to all districts of the Deputy Directors of soil fertility here in the committee room of DG agriculture on Thursday.  He said, “Soil fertility ...

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Two-day Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival starts on Saturday

 Islamabad:  The second edition of Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival will be held on February 18 and 19 at Lok Virsa Islamabad. The two-day festival will feature a number of attractions to celebrate Pakistan’s rich linguistic and cultural diversity that is essential to promote critical thinking among the young generations.  Over 160 writers, intellectuals, critics, poets and artists from over 15 languages ...

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50 bedded hospital awaits completion for 8 years

By: Yousaf Ajab Baloch KALAT: Imam Bakhsh, 45, with his wife and two month old baby, has traveled on a donkey cart from Sour area of Kalat district, some 50 Km away from District Head Quarter to get her sick wife and malnourished baby checked by a doctor. However, the destination has not come yet, because they will have to ...

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