By :Rezwan Violence between an insurgent group and Myanmar’s security forces during the last week of August 2017 drove thousands of Rohingya Muslims to enter Bangladesh in search of refuge. The surge led Bangladesh to begin to restrict crossings, meaning many others were turned away and left to wait on the border. Members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) staged a major coordinated attack on around ...

QUETTA: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Pakistan has announcement that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kachhi Canal (First Phase) in the second week of September. According to WAPDA press release, following completion of the project, WAPDA Thursday has started filling water in the 363-kilometer long main canal from the head regulator located at Taunsa Barrage to test the ...

KARACHI: United Bank Limited (UBL) and China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for “Framework of cooperation” to promote economic development of Gwadar and its free economic zones, a statement said on Wednesday. The two institutions have mutually agreed to cooperate for banking services in response to strategic national priorities of China and ...

By: Siraj Ahmed Mirwani The Constitution of Pakistan 1973 through its Article 37(d) enunciates that it’s the state’s responsibility to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice; to public. It has been noticed with a serious concern that majority of the courts are facing a mammoth challenge of pendency of cases at their disposal. High numbers of civil and criminal cases are ...

By: Mariyam Suleman Balochistan fell into a terrifying chaos after Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed on 26th August 2006. Although the news about the death of Nawab Bugti was confirmed hours later, hundreds of protesters demonstrated on roads the same night. This time, the protests did not limit to the provincial capital of Quetta or to the tribal areas ...

By: Naseeb Malik QUETTA: Renowned TV artist Mr Ayub Khoso has said that PTV Quetta center has reached to worst situation, due to non-technical staff of center. Mr. Ayub Khoso said this in a press conference held by local artists of Baluchistan at Quetta press club, here on Wednesday. Mr Ayub Khoso said that the objective behind establishment of PTV ...

By: Suhail Mandukhel Corruption is a much-practiced evil from which originates countless misdemeanors. It can rightly be asserted that corruption acts like a “wellhead” for other malpractices which in aftermath, destroys the fabric of society. Unfortunately, Pakistan is replete with these all-too-often corrupt practices. M.Ali Jinnah, our founder, was desirous of foundering a corruption-free Pakistan where law would prevail over ...

By: Bill Noor Every child has the right to free and compulsory education, states the 1973 constitution of Pakistan. The Current condition of the education sector does not seem to fix this line of the constitution. Education remains just a popular political slogan. While the country’s country law men are busy in corruption and then with Dharnas and Rallies, defending ...

QUETTA: Secretary Education Mr. Abdul Fateh Banger in a surprise visit to Sandamen High School Quetta said that uplifting Educational indicators is utmost responsibility of the teachers. In addition he said that, it has been found that public educational institutions are lagging behind the rest of other private institutes in provision of quality education. Elaborating more secretary said: “Government is ...

By: Ubaid Zehri KHUZDAR: The Laptop distribution ceremony under “Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme phase- III” was held on 22nd August, 2017 at auditorium of Balochsitan UET Khuzdar. The Honorable Prof. Brig (R) Engr. Muhammad Amin, SI (M), Vice Chancellor, Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar graced the occasion as the chief guest and Mr. Muhammad Hashim Ghilzai, Commissioner Kalat ...