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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 The consequences of this outdated practice are not only economically burdensome but also pose serious threats to the climate and environment and the well-being of the community.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Shaheen Balochistan, Pakistan, has long grappled with multifaceted challenges, including educational shortcomings, an outdated tribal system, scattered populations, and limited economic opportunities.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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Demand grows over the reopening of the public library in Balochistan’s most literate city

By: Mannan Samad Libraries, the epitome of disseminating knowledge and enriching minds, are instrumental in educating the nation. However, Turbat’s sole public library has been shut down for a long period of time, triggering a sense of dismay and discontent among thousands of students. The closure of the Turbat public library is highly lamentable; it is, unequivocally, the closure of ...

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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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Unhygienic Foods

By: Abdul Qadir Baloch  In this modern world, children use many food and beverage products and manufacturers of these products spend millions of rupees on marketing to capture maximum market shares. Their primary target is children. Worldwide, children are considered as a large consumer group. This segment is more vital for numerous food and beverage related business groups in a ...

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The report on  “State of budget transparency in Pakistan”

By:  Ismail Baloch KHUZDAR: Center for Peace and Development (CPDI) has released its third annual report on the “State of Budget Transparency in Pakistan”. The report points 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 mentioned report states ...

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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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“A step of EKOenergy Ecolebel , towards protecting ecology, lighting the lives and ending poverty in Balochistan, Pakistan”

By: Sultan Ahmed Shahwani  The backwardness of Balochistan almost in every sphere on life is no more a secret in the world. The lack of education, outdated tribal system, scattered population and the less economic opportunities have made the people of this province in poor and pauper which forms more than forty three percent of the total land of the ...

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HARD- Balochistan electrifies 100 households through home based solar energy systems

 KHUZDAR:  Millions of people in Balochistan, Pakistan rely on burning kerosene oil and candles to light up their homes, and wood or dung to cook and heat water. This is expensive, dangerous and polluting for the people and environment as well. The schools and basic health centers are deprived of electricity which is affecting the education and health services, and ...

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Area Support Network encourages women to take part in political discourse and decision making

By: Anwar Baloch  QUETTA: The second meeting of the Area support network held in Quetta, under the Fempower project on Tuesday 15th December. This event was organised by Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre. The main objective of the Fempower project is to encourage female participation in politics. While the objectives of the Area Support Network are to coordinate between different ...

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