Quetta: Attitude of Federal government of Pakistan has not changed towards Balochistan for the last 67 years, said Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP). Former Chief Minister said this while addressing the book launching ceremony of “Balochistan: Its Politics and Economics,” authored by veteran journalist Siddique Baloch. Book launching ceremony took place in Quetta Press club and ...

Balochistan Development forum (BDF) is taking place in Marriott hotel Islamabad from 19th to 21th January. BDF is being conducted by Chief Minister’s Policy reforms Unit (CMPRU) with technical support of UNDP. The stated purpose of this forum is to share the development vision of government of Balochistan with federal government and donor agencies and get their support. It’s also ...

Interview by Adnan Aamir Akhtar Mengal is the Chief Organizer of Balochistan National Party (BNP). He served as Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan from 1997 to 1998. He is son of Sardar Attaullah Mengal who served as the first CM of Balochistan from 1972 to 1973. Presently, Sardar Akhtar Mengal is staying in Quetta for Political activities. The Balochistan Point ...

Quetta – Principal of Ghazi Abdullah Khan Institute, Faizullah Achakzai and other members of civil society have demanded that National Testing Service (NTS) test for quality education institutes should be cancelled and retaken. Mr. Faizullah Achakzai along with members of civil society said this while addressing a press conference on Saturday. NTS recently conducted admission tests for 8 institutes of ...

Quetta – Balochistan Development Forum (BDF) being conducted by government of Balochistan, under auspices of Chief Minister’s Policy Reforms Unit (CMPRU), is a futile exercise and it’s meant to bestow favors on certain individuals said Molana Abdul Wasay, Opposition leader in Balochistan Assembly. Molana Wasay was a former minister in Balochistan government from 2002 to 2012 and he is also ...

Naseeb Ullah Kakar The burden and responsibility of our present plight lies on the shoulders of our past policy makers. We the common people have always been the victims of all terrorist activities. The jihadists of 80’s and 90’s are today’s terrorists. After cold war, those Jihadists who were involved in mass murder of thousands of afghan people, returned to ...

Quetta – A lady councilor of Balochistan National Party (BNP) was killed in Gwadar district when police fired to disperse the protesters, reported Express Tribune. According to Express Tribune report, People were protesting outside the house of a policeman in Juna Line area of Ormara Tehsil. The reason of the protest is shrouded in mystery and it’s not known with ...

Quetta – Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP), has rejected the notion that 18th amendment has provided the required autonomy to Balochistan. He said that 18th amendment has only increased charity for Balochistan not autonomy. Akhtar Mengal said this while giving a detailed interview to Dawn News on Thursday. “Inspector General Police and Chief Secretary are appointed ...

Abdul Baseer Zarkoon Recruitment process in Government Departments of Balochistan has always been criticized by the job seekers and they have alleged that jobs are sold to the highest bidder. Over the years, different governmental department tests were challenged in the court of law by the contesting candidates for being impartial and favoring certain contenders. In these circumstances, the governmental ...

Quetta – Chief Minister’s Policy Reforms Unit (CMPRU) is an autonomous organization established in 2013 to provide research based policy support to Balochistan government. Discovery of errors in its recent publications and structural flaws prove that CMPRU itself needs reforms. On 8th December 2014, CMPRU launched a set of publications that it has produced after extensive research work. One particular ...