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Child Labor – A Menace For Society

Zahir Barketullah Aspirations, dreams and wishes have no meaning. Hope has never grown and imagination is killed at a very early stage. Having been forced and pressed to produce a living for themselves and for their families, the tiny little hands struggling in sustaining the living of their family who would work very hard in making both ends meet. These ...

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Letter: Double Standards Of Media

Omaar Baloch The word rude might not be the accurate word I should use childish or immature behavior in order to express the attitude of our media. It is a bitter fact that our media focuses on the news that the viewers find entertaining rather than pointing out the issues that really affect the common man. Our media gives full ...

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Bomb Blast In Quetta Injures Dozens Of People

QUETTA: A bomb blast in Prince Road locality of Quetta wounded 26 people in the evening hours of Wednesday. Bomb was an Improvised Explosive device (IED) which was fitted on bicycle that was parked outside a crowded hotel on price road. The weight of the IED was estimated to be 5 Kilogram by bomb Disposal Squad official. All the injured ...

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Open Letter To Dr Abdul Malik Baloch

Usman Raza Jamil With reference to your press conference of December 11 and subsequent news reports whereby you had categorically denied that no ‘deal’ was being struck with Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) or any foreign company by the government of Balochistan on the future of Reko Diq copper and gold reserves, the following questions relating to the single largest natural ...

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Journalism Education In Balochistan: A Critical Analysis

Zakir Qadir Shams Balochistan media only focuses on “he said, she said” which can be simply called “Munshi Giri” or flattering. There is no focus on social aspect of issues demanding accountability in the public interest. Most of the journalists in the province are less-qualified, inexperienced and not trained. The working journalists who have received an academic education in journalism ...

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Balochistan Should Restrict Afghan Immigrants To Camps Like Khyber Pakhtunkhaw: BNP

QUETTA: Balochistan government should devise strategies to restrict afghan refugees to their camps just like the policies of Khyber Pakhtunkhaw government, said Balochistan National Party (BNP) in a press statement on Saturday. “Afghan Immigrants are not the Problem of Baloch, the statement said.” Afghan Immigrants have brought extremism, religious, militancy and sectarianism to the entire country. Therefore, BNP urged government ...

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Balochistan Is The Key To The Stability Of The Pak-Afghan Region: German Ambassador

QUETTA: The German Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Cyril Nun has said Balochistan is the key location to concentrate for the development and stability of the Pak-Afghan region. “Germany is the biggest trading partner of Pakistan in European Union and providing assistance in education and health sector to Pakistan,” he was addressing the launching Ceremony of “Water Conservation and Agriculture Management ...

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Development Work Has Paralyzed In Balochistan Due To Disagreement On Appoint Of Additional Chief Secretary

QUETTA: According to a report published din a local newspaper, there is disagreement over the appointment of new Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) for Planning and Development (P&D). Former ACS, Ali Zahir Hazara retired recently and since then government has not been able to appoint a new ACS. As a result all the development work in the provinces stays suspended till ...

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Anti – Education Policies Of Balochistan Government

Quetta: Balochistan government led by Chief Minister (CM) Dr. Malik Baloch has launched education emergency in the province. The actions of the government on the ground and according to different students organizations, amount to an anti-education policy. 300 students of Balochistan were studying in divisional college Multan under Chamalang educational scholarship scheme of the government. Recently all the students have ...

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Mourning Another Tragedy

Zafarullah Barech Yesterday’s tragedy compelled me to write for the flowers of Pakistan. School auditorium and student’s uniform drenched with red on December 16th, the blossom flowers, their hopes, smiles, lovely and laughter conversations turned droopy. Some were set to ablaze. The little kids who have no cognizance to slew issues, terrorists, militants or anti-state rebellions, were targeted merely as ...

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