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Balochistan: More Spokesmen; Fewer Journalists

By Malik Siraj Akbar Viewpoint Online recently published a response to one of my Huffington Post articles, “the End of Pakistan’s Baloch Insurgency”. While I write these words, today’s (November 22)Daily Tawar, the most widely read Baloch nationalist newspaper, has a front page story quoting Khalil Baloch, the chairman of the pro-independence Baloch National Movement (BNM), expressing concern about mounting differences ...

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The World Organizations and Protection of Human Rights

By Safiullah Shahwani The modern world and its approaches differ from the past in more ways than one. To elaborate, it has an international governance structure, emanating from international law and unanimously agreed upon by all the civilized nations; it has international institutions, international monetary system, international trade regulatory system and above all international justice providing bodies and human rights ...

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Obstacles in the way of improving education, health and law and order should be removed: Dr Abdul Malik

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, has said that obstacles in the way of improving education, health and law and order should be removed forthwith as no delay and any pretext would be tolerated in implementation of decisions and projects started for the welfare and prosperity of masses. He stated this while chairing a meeting to review implementation of different projects at ...

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Federal Govt is Depriving Balochistan of Revenue of Provincial Hospitals.

Quetta: The revenue generated by the government hospitals in Balochistan is being transferred to the accounts of federal government, the Balochistan Point has learnt. After 18th amendment of constitution, Health department has been transferred to provinces and the Balochistan government has the right over the revenue of government hospitals. Federal government is depriving Balochistan government of the hospitals revenue in contravention ...

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Chief Minister Balochistan Monitored Security of Ashura Processions in Quetta

QUETTA:  Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on Tuesday monitored the security of Ashura processions in person through CCTV cameras in command and control room established in Inspector General (IG) Police office. Chief Minister Balochistan accompanied by Provincial Home Minister Mir Sarfiraz Bugti, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Nasir Janjua, GOC Major General Aftab Ahmed, Chief Secretary Balochistan Saifullah Chatta, IGFC ...

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Malala Yousafzai journey from death to Nobel Prize

By   Shireen Gul On October 10, Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi both were awarded Nobel Peace Prize, for their work promoting children’s rights. Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the second Pakistani to become a Nobel laureate after Abdus Salam who also shared the prize in 1979 with US nominee Steven Weinberg for ...

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No excuse will be tolerated in timely completion of development projects: Dr Abdul Malik Baloch

QUETTA:  Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that no excuse and pretext would be tolerated in timely completion of projects on the track for development of the province and welfare of its masse. “Officers should change their behavior and come up with better performance and results,” he added. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting to ...

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The Last 100 Gory Days in Balochistan

By Mir Behram Baloch   QUETTA — At least two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) rally in Quetta, police said. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman remained unhurt in the attack, which targeted his bulletproof vehicle. The banned militant group Jundallahclaimed responsibility for the attack. Eyewitnesses said the blast took ...

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Journey of Nilofar

By  Shoaib Durrazai Since Last week tropical storm Nilofar is cruising from Arabian Sea. On October 28 and 29 it will enter Oman through the Arabian Sea due to which rains are expected in the Oman and Dubai. On October 30, it will be cruising from Mediterranean coastal region of Balochistan , Gwadar, Pasni, Gewani,Pishukan, Sunte Sar suburbs including head ...

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International Day for Disaster Reduction Celebrated in Gwadar

By Mariyam Suleman Baloch “The International Day for Disaster Reduction” is celebrated through out the world to find out how people and communities are reducing the risk to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reducing the risks of disaster in their regions. This day encourages every citizen and government to actively participate in building disaster resilient communities and ...

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