Adnan Aamir Balochistan is considered the most backward province in Pakistan; and one of the reasons for this backwardness is the poor state of education. The literacy rate in Balochistan, standing at 39 percent, is the lowest when compared with all other provinces. Over 2.3 million children are out of school and there is lack of basic infrastructure and facilities ...

Quetta – Precision Systems Training Center (PSTC) Quetta has been closed by Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial research (PCSIR) owing to deteriorating law and order situation, reported Daily Balochistan Express. PSTC was established in the year 1987 with a total cost of Rs, 63.646 million by PCSIR. PSTC conducted a 3 years diploma in Precision Mechanical & Instrument Technology. ...

Bahram Sayad Islamabad – Over 25 million unverified Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) have been blocked by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) when the three month deadline for biometric verification of SIMs ended on Sunday. This announcement was made by Chairman of PTA Dr. Ismail Shah on Monday. The five telecom operators of Pakistan, Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Warid and Zong launched biometric ...

Private hostels provide facilities to the out-station students but at the same time they are a serious security threat. Not only students but also numerous employees and daily wage workers stay at private hostels. Unfortunately there is no mechanism of check and balance of the people living in hostels. After APS Peshawar massacre security is on high alert and there ...

Turbat which is one of the largest cities of Balochistan is suffering from internet connectivity problems. Presently, most of the official work like online banking, bill management, money transfer and news reporting are carried out through internet. Constant disruption in internet connectivity causes people to face a diverse range of inconvenience in their daily routine. Residents of Turbat pay their ...

Quetta – Recruitment tests for education department vacancies took place in Quetta, on Sunday. In Quetta alone, more than 9,000 candidates appeared for the test conducted by National Testing Service (NTS). According to the candidates, arrangements for the test were deplorable. Female candidates specifically faced inconvenience due to poor management of NTS. “NTS charged excessively high amount of fee for ...

The Nationalist government promised to the nation that it would change the present socio-political system of province. After over Two years of the new government, there is still no improvement in the law of jungle. Unfortunately Baloch nation is still in the murky and stormy environment as they were before this government. There is no change in the education sector ...

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Gwadar Youth Forum (GYF) held a conference on Friday against the illegal selection of student representatives by the Municipal Committee Gwadar. The conference was presided over by the president of GYF Barkatullah Baloch. Conference was attended by a large number of college students, youth representatives, young civil society members including Shay Khalid Advocate, Ali Jan ...

Behram Baloch Quetta – Baloch Students Organization (BSO) has condemned educational emergency campaign of Balochistan government as a publicity campaign. BSO held a rally against deterioration of education in Balochistan, on Saturday. Participants of rally marched from Government College of technology on Sariab Road to Quetta Press club. Outside Quetta Press club leaders of the rally spoke against the Balochistan ...

Entry test of Bolan Medical College (BMC) was held on 28 December 2014.  219 candidates cleared the test on the basis of old admission policy. However, administration of BMC decided to distribute seats on the basis of newly formed gender quota which distributes seats equally between both genders. This new policy is violation of article 25 of constitution which says ...