Sami Parvez Government schools of Balochistan are considered to be imparting poor quality of education. That’s true to some extent but the role of these schools in producing numerous talented people can’t be ignored. Several students who have studied in government schools are today serving as famous doctors, engineers, professors, journalist, businessmen and many more. In addition to that, students ...
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DC Kharan Convoy Attacked: 2 Levies Personnel Killed
Bahram Sayad Quetta – Armed militants attacked convoy of a Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kharan and killed two of his guards in Balochistan’s district Kharan on Friday. A Levies official, named Dawood Khan reported that convoy of the DC Kharan, Raziq Dilawary, was attacked in Rachil area of the district. “Two levies personnel were killed and another two sustained bullet wounds ...
Read More »Young School Girls Protest In Turbat
Sami Parvez Turbat – School girl students in Buleda locality of district Kech protested against lack of proper facilities in schools, on Thursday. Young school girls protested while holding placards and chanted slogans against lack of most basic facilities in their school. One placard read; “We should be provided teachers so that we are not deprived of blessing of education.” ...
Read More »Editorial: Urgent Steps Required To Tackle Drought Crisis
Balochistan is home to several problems and the most recent problem to have surfaced is a drought. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has stated that 29 out of 32 districts of Balochistan are facing drought conditions due to fewer rainfalls last year. The scale of the impact of this drought can be catastrophic for people living in rural areas of ...
Read More »Rampant Rapes Across Pakistan
Bahram Sayad In the last five years, Pakistan has witnessed a rise in rape crimes. The cases of rape are increasing day by day and no part of the county is safe from rapists. However, Punjab is believed to be the worst effected province since most of the rape cases are registered in Punjab. Minor children are not only raped ...
Read More »Lives Clinging On Livestock
Nadir Jailani Killi Mehrullah a village of 70 houses in Tehsil Daak of District Noshki presents a hopeful look as the first rain of the season poured down on the dry terrain. But 72 year old Mehrullah, who the village was named after, had reasons to be concerned. “It hasn’t rained in time this year and this downpour is going ...
Read More »Pakistan To Hold Census In March 2016
Bahram Sayad Quetta – The federal government has announced on Wednesday that country’s sixth population census will be held in March 2016, with the support of armed forces as it was done during the last time census. The decision was taken at the meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI) headed by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif at the PM ...
Read More »Letter: Educational Problems In Kharan
Himayat Ullah Dostain In twenty first century education is the basis of development of any society. In Balochistan, Government and society has never given a serious thought to the educational institutions. Same old syllabus and pattern of study is being used in Balochistan for decades. In balochistan schools have no sufficient facilities to educate the students. In district Kharan the ...
Read More »Blaming The Victim
Shahzanth Baloch Joyti Singh a medical student was brutally gang raped by six men in India’s capital Delhi in 2012. At that night, Joyti and her friend, after watching a movie in cinema, were standing on the road for the departure to their home. Suddenly, a bus came to them that why they are roaming at the night. People in ...
Read More »Why Are Baloch Always The Problem?
Imran Baloch When subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 and Pakistan came into being, since then there has always been a problem between Pakistan’s central government and Baloch. Rulers of Pakistan, whether civilian or military have always termed Baloch as the source of problem. Why are Baloch always the Problem? The answer of this question can be deduced by analysing what ...
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