Adnan Aamir On May 29, two passenger buses travelling from Pishin to Karachi were intercepted in the Mastung district of Balochistan. Twenty-two people from the buses were forcefully taken out and executed in the nearby mountains. All the victims were Pakhtun passengers who were mercilessly killed by the miscreants. The next day, a dubious Baloch miscreant organisation, the United Baloch ...

Quetta – Balochistan Inside a leading bilingual magazine of Balochistan would be launched on 12th June, learnt The Balochistan Point. Balochistan Inside would be launched from Karachi city and its focus would be on economic and social issues of Balochistan. Sources at Balochistan Inside said that the new magazine would focus on quality analysis and present the issues of Balochistan ...

Shoaib Durrazai Turbat – Electricity Supply to Tump Tehsil of district Kech remains disconnected for last 10 days. A fault was developed in Grid station of Tump 10 days ago which resulted in suspension of electricity to Temp Tehsil. Quetta electricity Supply Company (QESCO) management has completely ignored the electricity fault at Tump grid station. In protest people of Tump ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – People of Turbat suffered 43 hours continuous electricity supply suspension from Saturday to Monday. Sources privy to the matter told The Balochistan Point that electricity of Turbat was disconnected by people of Tump Tehsil of district Kech. Electricity transformer of Tump was out of order from last few days and Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) didn’t ...

Adnan Aamir On May 28, all political parties of Pakistan reached a consensus on the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) in the All Parties Conference (APC). Although it’s good news but it comes as a big surprise because the federal government didn’t concede anything major to win over the support of political parties of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). ...

Interview by Adnan Aamir Balochistan Archives is an executive agency of the Government of Balochistan which serves as the main repository for official records and documents of historical significance. Hafeez Jamali, who has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from University of Texas, is the current director of Balochistan Archives. Balochistan Point recently conducted an Interview with Hafeez Jamali. Adnan Aamir: ...

Mir Behram Baloch Mardan – AGAHI, a not for profit organization initiated a project ‘Expanding Economic Opportunities’ strengthening local communities capacity to acquire skill sets that enables them to contribute towards their socio-economic well being. AGAHI, in collaboration with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce convened a training workshop in Mardan Press Club on 6th June to raise awareness and increase ...

Shah Meer Education is a process which brings positive change in oneself. Acquiring a degree does not make a person educated until he is improved with positive change. Unfortunately, we have kept aside ourselves from this change. We have succeeded in the field of nuclear weapons and proudly claim to have the Islamic Bomb but still are not adequately armed with the ...

Quetta – Police has arrested 75 Baloch students of Bolan Medical College (BMC) who were protesting against the attitude of Principal, on Friday. All students have been locked up in Brewery Police station which is situated near BMC. Students were protesting against the attitude of BMC Principal Dr. Saadat Khan Barozai, under the Auspices of Baloch Students Action committee (BSAC). ...

Shabir Rakhshani Turbat road was the main route that connected Turbat with Awaran and both these districts with Karachi. Turbat road was not only the main route for transportation of passengers and goods but it was also primary source of livelihood for people living in settlements located along the road. This road connected Turbat, Mand, Buleda, Hoshab, Josak, dander and ...