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QUETTA: Doctors banned from private practice during duty hours

Staff Reporter QUETTA: Government employed doctors have been banned from private practice during duty hours. A notification issued today states that Health department government of Balochistan has imposed ban on private practice of public sector in private hospitals across the province of Balochistan in morning time from 0800 to 1400 in best public interest. Read also: Health sector accountability—whose domain? ...

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Parliamentarians in Balochistan Vow to Eliminate Hidden Hunger and Nutrition Challenges

QUETTA: Mishal Pakistan, Australian High Commission and World Food Program briefed the parliamentarians in the Balochistan assembly on the alarming situation in the province. The key focus is to capacitate policy makers for a more harmonized mechanism to ensure service delivery to the citizens. The initiative aims to facilitate the knowledge flow among key stakeholders to “Eliminate Hidden Hunger and ...

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Letter:Non-functional Bank ATMs in Turbat Need Repair

The Automated Teller Machine system in entire Turbat is nonfunctional. People are facing this problem for the last 3 to 4 months. Having limited access to proper working ATMs, people do not get satisfactory services when required. Despite nonfunctional machines, most banks are still providing ATM cards to people. I request the higher authorities of Bank branches to get the ...

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Letter: Kech Colleges Lack Required Facilities

The public collages in Kech lack essential facilities for instance; colleges do not have the required number of lecturers and required equipment in science laboratories etc. A number of students do not even attend classes and several of them do not even take their exams themselves instead their sibling or a friends takes the exam in the absence of the ...

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Provision of basic amenities to the far-flung areas is the top priority of the provincial government, says CM Balochistan

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has said that provision of basic amenities to the far-flung areas is the top priority of the provincial government. “To address the issues of remote areas of the province all authorities concerned, local administrations and representatives of local government should play their vital role with sincerity,” he stressed. Chief Minister Balochistan was ...

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Mishal Pakistan holds Session with Journalists on Smart Policymaking on Eliminating Hidden Hunger and Nutrition

QUETTA: Media needs to become part of the development agenda in Pakistan, to ensure transparency and accountability for quality service delivery to the citizens, this was concluded at the session on Smart Policy Making on Eliminating Hidden Hunger, today at the Quetta Press Club. The session was attended by senior journalists, field reporters, media and development professionals, representatives of civil ...

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Older People rights will be protected through Senior Citizen Act :Secretary Social welfare

QUETTA: Population ageing is a global issue now and world is experiencing a demographic transition. Increasing longevity is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. However, Population ageing presents social, economic and cultural challenges to individuals, families, societies and the global community. Department of Social welfare, Government of Balochistan and HelpAge international organized a Sensitization workshop here in Quetta on Population ageing ...

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Letter: Flash floods in Balochistan

Due to unstable weather conditions, flash flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains have claimed many lives in Balochistan during last five days. Roads and bridges have been damaged extensively and lives of thousands of people living in rural areas have also been affected. There will be risk of flash flooding which can cause colossal damage in many parts of Balochistan. ...

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Balochistan government fails to provide information of over 1,500 Govt schools in Balochistan

QUETTA: The Balochistan government and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) jointly conducted a survey with regard to the verification of schools, during May 2016 to May 2017, to trace out ghost schools across the province. Over 1,500 schools out of total 10,788 could not be found, officials in education department told source. However, Balochistan Education Minister Rahim Ziaratwal ...

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PDMA and local administration should ensure timely provision of relief to affectees: CM Balochistan

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has said that government was standing with its people in any difficult time and would utilize all available resources for the restoration of families affected by torrential rains. “PDMA and local administration should ensure timely provision of relief to affectees,” he directed. He was addressing to a high level meeting held to ...

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