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Corrupt Balochistan Assembly Members: Part of Problem

Adnan Aamir After the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and the 7th NFC award, the resources of Balochistan have been looted by a new elite class comprising of the members of the provincial assembly. The previous Balochistan Assembly, from 2008 to 2013, embezzled Rs 360 billion from the provincial exchequer, as per reports. At one time 61 out of 65 ...

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Intellectuals and Their Role in Development

Hizbullah Pashtoon Yar Intellectuals are those thinkers who are using their knowledge for optimization of society and do not hesitate from any sacrifice in this way. Intellectuals are called those who do intellectual work and use their cleverness and perception for the modernization of society. There are two types of intellectuals: those who work to support the existing system and ...

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Human Rights Violation and Preservation

Hayan Notezai I am living in a country where rights of every living being are violated. Where social, economical and general justice is not available, where basic human rights are neglected and where drops of water have enslaved the social animals. Human rights have been a harsh, heated and prevailing topic of national and international history, human rights have come ...

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28th August Declared as Day of Martyred Journalists

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Journalistic fraternity of Balochistan has declared 28th August as the annual day of Martyred journalists, on Friday. A condolence reference program was held at Quetta Press Club (QPC) to observe the first anniversary of Irshad Ahmad Mastooi who was assassinated in broad daylight on 28th August last year. Irshad Ahmad Mastooi the bureau Chief of Online ...

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BMC Students Protest Against Balochistan Government

Sami Parvez Quetta – Students of Bolan Medical College (BMC) are continuing their protests against Balochistan government. Students of BMC are conducting a hunger strike camp outside Quetta Press Club for last 10 days. Basic demand of protesting students is that new rule that divides BMC seats equally among male and female students should be abolished. “New rule of BMC ...

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Letter: Improvement Needed in Quality of Education

It seems the Balochistan government is mainly focused on construction of buildings only, but education is not about quantity alone, also but quality. By increasing the number of schools and colleges no nation can moves towards development. Sadly, we are only progressing in shape of infrastructure and we have failed to develop a system of high quality education. It indicates ...

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Balochistan: Epicenter of Drugs Smuggling and Usage

Abdul Baseer Khan Balochistan comprising of almost 44 percent of Pakistan’s total land, situated at the southwest, is least populated and least developed province. Geographically the province has strategic importance and shares its national borders with Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) while international borders with Iran and Afghanistan. Pakistan is gifted with 1050 Km of coastline and out of ...

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Gwadar Port and Strategic Regional Interests – Part 1

Ayaz Ahmed This is Part-1 of three articles series on this topic. In the changing dynamics of global politics, the sea trade is getting complex with more focus on commercial activities and economic prosperity. In this politics, Gwadar port has its unique strategic and geopolitical importance because the port is the warm water and deep sea port of Pakistan and ...

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Curse of Drug Addiction in Pakistan

Mahmood Ahmadzee In Pakistan, youth is destroying them by getting addicted in different kinds of drugs. Drugs are a type of disease, which if a person develops, will never be able to leave easily. According to statistics shared by credible sources, there are 4.7 million drug addicts in Pakistan. UNODC claims that 800,000 Pakistanis, aged between 15 to 64 years, ...

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Letter: Lack of Good Doctors in Makran

Makran division is suffering from a lot of problems and one of the major problems is the lack of good doctors. People are dying due to the poor treatment provided at the hospitals and supply of poor quality medicines. Doctors are not well trained and therefore while treating the patients they can cause fatal damage to the patients. In this ...

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