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JUI-F MNA temporarily reinstated by Supreme Court

Quetta: Supreme Court temporarily reinstated the membership of JUI-F member of National Assembly (MNA) from NA-261, on Friday. Earlier, JUI-F MNA Molvi Agha Mohammad was disqualified by election tribunal in Balochistan at the charges of submitting a fake degree during election process. Justice Saqib Nisar, while heading a three member bench ordered to temporarily reinstate the membership of JUI-F MNA ...

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Time to end the hunting permits

The houbara bustard hunting season is once again imminent and these migratory birds will be hunted by assorted dignitaries and ‘notables’ from the Arabian peninsula and the Gulf region. Up to 17 permits a year are issued, allowing permit holders to hunt up to 10 birds a day in specified areas, a number that is reportedly widely flouted. Also flouted ...

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Re-election ordered on NA-267

Quetta: Election tribunal has ordered re-election on NA-267 Jhal Magsi – Kachhi after evidence of rigging was discovered, on Friday. Nawabzada Khalid Magsi had won NA-267 in last general elections as an Independent candidate. Mir Abdul Rahim Rind, runners up in elections, had challenged the victory of Khalid Magsi in election tribunal. Election tribunal judge, Muhammad Kakar order re-election on ...

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Double standards of CM Balochistan

Adnan Aamir Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan visited flood hit areas in Multan on 17th September. He was greeted by his counterpart in Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif. At the occasion Dr. Malik gave a cheque of Rs. 100 million and 3 truckloads as aid for the flood victims of Punjab. Helping anyone at the time of crisis ...

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Saudi royals flock in search of Houbara Bustards

Shezad Baloch QUETTA: As temperatures begin to drop below freezing point in Siberia by the start of next month, an estimated 500,000 to a million Houbara Bustard birds will use Balochistan as a transit route while they migrate to warmer climes in central and south Asia. As the birds head to Balochistan, so too do royal families from the Gulf ...

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NADRA officer confesses to have issued illegal CNICs to afghan immigrants

Quetta: In a startling revelation, an officer of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has confessed to have issued hundreds of illegal Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) to afghan immigrants after receiving bribery. NADRA employee made this confession while being interrogated by Nationality Accountability Bureau (NAB). NAB has filed reference against two more NADRA officials who are presently under custody ...

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Mega corruption in Gwadar: Salaries paid to Workers of a Technical Institution without its existence

Gwadar: The Gwadar Youth Forum in its press conferences has termed Small Industries Wing of Makran a great example of mega scandals which only exist in the paper works of the government. A press conference was held by Gwadar Youth Forum to expose corruption in Gwadar. According to the claims of Gwadar Youth Forum, A wing of small industries department ...

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In the Crosshairs

Saher Baloch Mohammed Badal, who has been in the surgical unit 3 for six days, was being moved to a Higher Dependence Care (HDC) unit the day I reached Karachi’s Civil Hospital. He is among the four survivors of the attack in Awaran district’s Teertej area, where three men on two motorbikes opened fire inside a Zikr-khana, killing six and ...

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Self-Inflicted Idiocy: Rebuttal to a Blog about Balochistan

Adnan Aamir This is a rebuttal to “Balochistan: Self-inflicted misery?” published in Express Tribune blogs on 12th September 2014. The aforementioned blog is one of the most baseless and misleading articles ever written about Balochistan and therefore I feel compelled to write a rebuttal to set the record straight. I can’t fathom how the said blog passed through the editorial ...

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People of Gwadar and Wadh are punished for voting BNP

Quetta: Blocking development funds of Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Hammal Kalmati is not only condemnable but it also reflects the narrow minded policies of Balochistan government, Said BNP spokesman. In a press statement, BNP has condemned allocation of development funds for selected areas of Balochistan from where the leadership of ruling parties belong  and ignoring ...

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