QUETTA: The local bodies power transfer process will begin after Eid ul Azha, said Dr. Malik, Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan on Saturday. Addressing a program of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) in Karachi, CM Balochistan made this announcement. The Local Bodies election took place in Balochistan on December 7, 2013 as a result of Supreme Court orders. Since ...
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Imran Khan and Balochistan
Naseeb Kakar The recent political uplift in the country which is going on since 14th of August of this year is speedily changing the political discourse in the country. Anti-Government protests are being staged across the country especially in capital territory. One of the opposition parties of the parliament Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has raised voice against the status quo on ...
Read More »Government is making serious efforts to improve security situation: Dr. Malik
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch has said that Government is making serious efforts to improve the law and order in the province and steps are being taken to net the killers of the journalists, and pay their heirs compensation. He said this during his visit to the a token hunger-strike camp set outside Balochistan Assembly by the ...
Read More »Joint media action committee announces to boycott Balochistan assembly session
Quetta: Joint media action committee has announced to boycott the proceedings of Balochistan assembly session on 24th September. President of Quetta Press Club, Raza Rehman presided over a meeting of joint media action committee on Monday. It was decided in the meeting to boycott Assembly session because government has failed to make its promises good. Earlier, Balochistan government had promised ...
Read More »Massive corruption in Gwadar land procurement – Karim Nosherwani
Quetta: Government is purchasing a land in Gwadar at a price which is four times greater than market value, said Karim Nosherwani. Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Kharan district, Abdul Karim Nosherwani, has hinted towards a massive scam that’s taking place in procurement of land in Gwadar. Talking to media persons in Kharan, the MPA said, “the land being ...
Read More »Government school headmaster kidnapped in Turbat
Quetta: A headmaster of a government school, Rafiq Oman, was kidnapped on gun point by unknown men in Turbat, on Monday. According to media sources, Rafiq Oman was the Headmaster of government high school Bal Nagor. “Rafiq Oman was on his way to District education Office in Turbat to submit examination forms when he was kidnapped”, said levies sources. So ...
Read More »11 killed in Turbat in an armed attack
Quetta: An armed clash that took place in Balgtar area of Turbat resulted in 11 deaths, on Sunday. The officials of Levies in Turbat have confirmed the death of 11 people in Turbat. According to levies sources, dead bodies have not been brought to any hospital for autopsies. A proscribed militant organization, Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the ...
Read More »BNP condemns division of provinces on administrative basis
Quetta: Division of provinces on administrative basis will divide the historical lands of different nations living in Pakistan, Said Dr. Jehanzneb Jamaldini, acting organizer of Balochistan National Party (BNP). BNP strongly condemns any attempt to divined provinces on administrative basis and it will only be possible over our dead bodies. BNP has no problem on the division of provinces on ...
Read More »Strategic Importance of Gwadar Port
Tariq Kakar According to the geography of human mind, ideology and intellectuality of anthropoid nature always changes due to the strategy of time and power in international political culture. The government of Pakistan has realized the necessity of a seaport at Gwadar, a city situated at the Southwest coast of Balochistan, and measures have been taken for the construction of ...
Read More »Bomb blast on Samungli road Quetta
Quetta: A bomb blast near Samungli housing scheme in Quetta has left 13 people wounded, including two children and a woman on late Saturday night. According to media reports, Bomb disposal squad has stated that 6-8 Kg of explosives was used in the bomb which was placed on a bicycle. The targeted area was a commercial area of Samungli road ...
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