QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that no compromise would be made on the set targets of development and construction of the province. “All departments should expedite the implementation of PSDP”, he stressed. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting to review the progress of PSDP 2014-15 here on Thursday. Provincial Minister for Information Abdul ...

AFP TEHRAN: An Iranian soldier was killed and two pro-government militiamen wounded in a rebel attack on a border post near the international border with Pakistan in southeast Iran, state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. Commander Ramezan Sharif of the Revolutionary Guards, quoted by IRNA, said a soldier of the elite force was killed and two bassiji militia volunteers were ...

Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Malik Baloch has said that Balo­chistan needs over Rs300 billion to bring the province out of backwardness and to put it on the road to progress and development. Speaking at a public meeting in Loralai during his three-day visit to the area, the chief minister said that Balochistan needed maximum funds for its ...

Quetta: A polio case has been unearthed in eastern bypass area of Quetta on Wednesday. This is the second polio case that has been detected in Balochistan this year. According to sources in health department of Balochistan, Polio virus was detected in 12-months old, Gul Muhammad. The family of the polio victim is a resident of eastern bypass region in ...

Quetta: A successful strike was held on the call of Balochistan National Party (BNP) in Baloch areas of Balochistan on Monday. A complete shutter down strike was observed in districts of Khuzdar, Kalat and Mastung against alleged operation in Balochistan and killing of a BNP leader in Panjgur All commercial activity was ceased throughout the day in the cities where ...

Quetta: MNA of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Molvi Agha Muhammad, from NA-261 was disqualified by election tribunal due to having a fake degree. Election tribunal declared NA-261 vacant and ordered re-elections on the constituency. NA-261 comprises of districts of Pishin and Ziarat in Balochistan. JUI-F MNA had submitted a fake degree of a religious seminary during last general elections. Election tribunal ...

Shezad Baloch Quetta: Press clubs across Balochistan remained closed on Monday as journalists protested what they described as law enforcement agencies ‘inability’ to find the murderers of journalist Irshad Mastoi and two of his colleagues, who were gunned down in their office on August 28. The strike was called by Pakistan Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Pakistan Press Clubs Council. ...

Quetta: Former president of Pakistan and dictator, General (Retd.) Musharraf, once again failed to appear before anti-terrorism court in Akbar Bugti murder case, on Monday. Lawyer of Pervez Musharraf, Nazeer Ahmed Cheema, told the court that his client couldn’t appear due to his illness. Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, former interior minister of Pakistan and Shoaib Nosherwani, former home minister of Balochistan ...

Syed Ali Shah A survey conducted by the Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (ISPS) says there is only one teacher for every 123 students in Quetta’s Muhammad Khail Punjpai tehsil. This comes as a stark contrast when compared with the Apwa Girls School located in the heart of the provincial capital that has one teacher for every three students. ...

KARACHI: After the East Pakistan tragedy, some communities in Pakistan are still being demonised with little attention being given to the Baloch population perhaps because it does not fetch electronic media good ratings, a national conference on media was informed on Wednesday. “We are still demonising communities yet no activism on the part of citizens is there. Balochistan represents one ...