Quetta – Some legislators in Balochistan Assembly are lobbying to remerge Levies into Police, reported Jang Quetta. Chief Mister Dr. Malik Baloch and Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti are opposing the remerger of Levies into Police. Levies are a Tribal Policing force that that has jurisdiction in B areas of the provinces which form 90% land area of Balochistan. Proponents of ...
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Media And Ethics
Muhammad Masam Khan Freedom of media is considered important for democratic societies due to its role of information provider and watchdog. However, more freedom stresses to act more responsibly. In this regard, media ethics acts as important guidelines for journalists to self-regulate their behavior. After the implementation of more liberalized media policy in 2002, media in Pakistan has got more ...
Read More »Turbat: Protest Against Attack On House Of NP Leader
Shoaib Durrazai Turbat – National Party (NP) and BSO-Pajjar Makran Zone held a protest against attack on the house of Dr. Yasin Baloch outside Turbat Press club, on Friday. Dr. Yasin Baloch is the secretary General of NP and his house in Turbat was attacked by unknown persons earlier this week. Protestors chanted slogans against the attack and termed it ...
Read More »English As Medium Of Instruction In Government Schools
Sami Parvez English should be the medium of instruction in all the government schools. This would make it easy for the students of government schools to continue their studies after matriculation. In government schools, Urdu is the medium of instruction till class 10th. Therefore students that pass out form government schools have no commabd on English. All courses of colleges ...
Read More »Letter: Price Hike In Turbat
Prices of goods of daily usage are increasing day by day in Turbat. Especially the prices of edible items are sky rocketing. Shopkeepers are increasing the prices of all products at their will and district administration is nowhere to be seen. Holy Month of Ramzan has started and the shopkeepers have started their exploitative practices with it. In civilized societies ...
Read More »Letter: Target Killing In Islamabad
Islamabad the Capital city of Pakistan is well-known for its peace. Recently on 17th of June, two men were gunned down by unknown persons at 6 pm in I-10 sector of Islamabad. Peace is hard to find in our country now. Who is responsible for the killing two innocents, who were selling the fruit at I-10 Markaz? These brutal murders ...
Read More »Karachi Youth Initiative: An Analysis
Hanif Dilmurad Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) is a US funded organization. It has been engaged in Lyari, Sultanabad and Korangi areas since 2012 for promotion of Peace and prosperity, Countering violence and facilitating communication between different localities. Karachi is a city of twenty million people where every area has different mindset. Lack of interaction and communication makes residents of different ...
Read More »Letter: Extension In Deadline By BPSC
Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) has responded to the problems faced by candidates of the posts of Secondary school Teacher (S.S.T). BPSC has extended the deadline for submission of applications for said posts. This is a step in the right direction as candidates were facing enormous difficulties in getting their degrees verified in given time. Standing in long queues outside ...
Read More »Letter: Lack Of Drinking Water In Suburbs Of Turbat
Water is the second most important thing for life on earth after oxygen. However everyone is not lucky to get access to drinking water. Gushtang, a town 2 kilometer away from Turbat city is facing acute scarcity of water. Weather is very hot in Turbat and that has resulted in increase in demand of water. Lack of availability of water ...
Read More »Threats To Journalists In Pakistan
Noor Bakhsh Across Pakistan, journalists, mostly those engaged in sensitive areas, are at risk of fatal attacks on their lives. This is generally common in the country and particularly true in Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan where threats to journalists are normal. Nevertheless, these incidents, especially when they go unchecked and unpunished, undermine the act and ...
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