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A Groundbreaking Initiative Illuminating lives and advancing climate change Mitigation in Rural Balochistan

KHUZDAR: In various districts of the Balochistan, millions of residents have long endured the reliance on kerosene oil, candles, wood and other traditional fuels for their daily energy needs. The consequences of this outdated practice are not only economically burdensome but also pose serious threats to the climate and environment and the well-being of the community. With homes lacking proper ...

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“Illuminating Lives, Rural Transformation, and Climate Resilience Through Solar Energy Initiative in Balochistan, Pakistan.”

By: Mohammad Waris Shaheen Balochistan, Pakistan, has long grappled with multifaceted challenges, including educational shortcomings, an outdated tribal system, scattered populations, and limited economic opportunities. This has resulted in over 43% of the land being home to a population struggling with poverty. Recognizing the difficulties faced by the government in addressing these issues single-handedly, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stepped in ...

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Kech Remains Smitten With Books

By: Mannan Samad That “books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything” is unquestionably true. But it is said that reading culture is gradually declining in the digital era. With the rapid rise of technological innovations and gadgets, interest in buying books has dropped to an alarmingly low level. ...

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  The Red Circle

 By: Mannan Samad The Red Circle is a documentary film produced by Tariq Ghani and Mehrab Khalid. The documentary encompasses the experiences of children who are struggling to cope with thalassemia. Tariq Ghani and Mehrab Khalid provide a comprehensive examination of the causes, symptoms, statistics, and repercussions of thalassemia and suggest ways to deal with it. They portray the depressing ...

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The Plight of People at Aranji: A Call to Action

 By: Awesha Ali Mengal Aranji is a remote area in Tehsil Wadh Balochistan, Pakistan. where people face a multitude of problems, including a lack of hospitals, roads, electricity, and basic necessities of life. The people of Aranji are forced to carry patients on cot (bedframe) and their shoulders and then walk 62 kilo metres by foot to reach the nearest ...

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Sonora: A village in Khuzdar district with beautiful Hills and Waterfalls

By: Mubarak Faryad The village Sonara is located in Wadh, Khuzdar District of Balochistan. It is, at least, 175 kilometers far from Khuzdar city with genuinely full of beautiful mountains, natural green trees, rivers with waterfall areas, and picnic points. In this village, some most important Baloch cultural practices are prevalent which are essential for our Baloch nation to be ...

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Meri Kalat: A cradle of civilization

By: Israr Luqman After man evolved from apes; they started their journey of migration from Africa to middle Asia to South Asia where the become more civilized and formed civilization. Among which Balochistan is one of the oldest known lands in the world ranging from the earliest settlments of man and Turbat lying in Makrun region is too a landmark ...

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We will not leave the flood victims alone in the sever cold weather:  Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri

 QUETTA: Our effort is to provide maximum assistance to the flood victims in this cold weather and to protect them from the harshness of the cold weather. We believe in serving the people regardless of race and color, our aim is to serve humanity only, we cannot leave our brothers and sisters alone in difficult times.  Distribution of more than ...

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CPDI releases its second annual report on the “state of budget transparency in Pakistan”

KALAT:  CPDI has released its second annual report on the “State of Budget Transparency in Pakistan”. The report pointed out shortcomings in the budgeting process at the federal and provincial levels and calls for budget proposals to be widely discussed with civic groups, government agencies and key stakeholders. The report says that monthly/quarterly or annual reports on budget implementation, should ...

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Education enables us to sense the meaning of life

By: Humera Kareem For over 40 years, persistent conflict and instability in Afghanistan have forced millions of Afghans to flee their homes in search of safety. Today, some 4.6 million Afghans, including 2.7 million registered refugees, still live outside the country, mostly in neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan hosts over 1.4 million Afghan refugees. Among them are Mahbooba Afghan and ...

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