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Sand Cat Of Balochistan Is Under Threat Of Extinction

Qais Baloch Balochistan covering over 44 per cent total land area of Pakistan is habitat of a number of illustrious wild animals such as Suleman Markhor [Capra falconeri jerdoni], Chinkara or Indian Gazelle, Persian Gazelle, Leopard, Caracal, Pallas’s Cat, Wolf, Balochistan Black Bear, Chiltan Wild Goat, and Sand Cat. Among the other fast disappearing wild animals, the native Sand Cat, ...

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Educational Emergency: No Girls High School In Panjpai Town

Quetta – Panjpai, a sub-Tehsil of Quetta district doesn’t have a single girl’s high school, learnt The Balochistan Point. Panjpai is a town of over 10,000 people and it’s situated at a distance of 80 Kilometer from provincial capital of Quetta. Only Boy’s High School of the town was established in 1978 and there is not a single girls High ...

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Letter: Place of Women In Society

Sharif NuhaaQ Baloch There was a time when girls were buried at time of their birth but now the importance of women in all fields of life is well recognized. Although, there is strong opposition to women empowerment yet she is allowed to become a career woman and earn for her family. Women have proved themselves very successful as compared ...

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Importance Of Drug Awareness Sessions In Balochistan

Abdul Baseer Khan Lasbela district comprises of five Tehsils and 22 Union Councils and its spread over 15,153 square kilometer, according to the 1998 Census. Lasbela has a coast line which is renowned for its beauty and picture perfect scenery but apart from that the District has one burning issue that is ignored continuously. The issue is of illegal drug ...

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Letter: Child Labor An Inescapable Reality

Young children undertake laborious work rather than study, due to poverty. Growing inflation has compelled people to send their young children to work for very low paying jobs. Unfortunately a little has been done to alleviate the issue except observing a solidarity day named “Child Labor Day” on 12th June every year. Like all problems this can be addressed by ...

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Jaffarabad: Protest Against Nepotism In Recruitment

Ghulam Ali Bugti Jaffarabad – People of Jaffarabad protested against nepotism in recruitment of different positions in education department, on Thursday. Protestors were carrying placards that carried slogans against the practice of nepotism in the district. Protestors blamed government parties for selecting their man in violation of merit. “Government officials had recruited their favorite candidates prior to the recruitment process ...

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Letter: Stop Cheating In Sindh And Balochistan

Undoubtedly, merit is the foundation upon which countries develop. However in Pakistan no department is found without corruption. Education is fundamental right of every citizen but the institutions that are supposed to impart education are infested with corruption. Cheating during examinations is rampant in Sindh and Balochistan. Who is responsible for this? Cheating in exams destroys the future of the ...

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Zhob: Women Killed In Firing Of Security Forces On Bus

Quetta – A woman was killed when levies personnel fired on a passenger bus in sangar area of Zhob region, on Wednesday. According to reports, passenger Bus was coming to Quetta from Islamabad and levies personnel fired on it when it didn’t stop at the check post. Levies personnel fired directly on the bus with complete disregard for human lives. ...

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Failure of Balochistan Government: Another Doctor Kidnapped From Quetta

Sami Parvaz Quetta – Dr. Amir Baksh, coordinator of Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health Program (MNCH) program was kidnapped in broad day light from Quetta city, on Wednesday. Dr. Amir Baksh was kidnapped outside his office situated on Sariab link road by four armed gunmen. Valuables of the abducted doctor such as his car, mobile and laptop were left behind by ...

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Analysis Of Performance Of Balochistan Government

Imran Baloch After the elections of 11 may 2013, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was elected from Turbat city as a member of Provincial assembly (MPA). It was for the first time in the history of Balochistan that a person was nominated and elected Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan from Makran division. Political workers and common people appreciated this decision of ...

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