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JUI-F MNA from NA-261 disqualified by election tribunal

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 ...

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Balochistan press clubs closed in protest

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. ...

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Musharraf again failed to appear in Akbar Bugti murder case

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 ...

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Dire straits at government schools pushing Quetta towards illiteracy

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. ...

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‘Media ignoring Balochistan issue due to ratings’

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 ...

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Local bodies councilors threaten to resign if power not transferred to local bodies

Quetta: If the local bodies election process is not completed soon then the councilors can tender mass resignations, said All Parties democratic alliance (APDA) on Saturday. APDA is an alliance of all political parties of Balochistan that have contested local body polls in last December, excluding National Party (NP) and Pashtunkhaw Milli Awami Party (PKMAP). A meeting of APDA was ...

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Quetta Press club closed to mourn the killing of journalists

Quetta: Journalist community in Quetta has decided to close Quetta Press Club on Monday to mourn the killing of journalists in Quetta. Three journalists were killed in center of Quetta city by unknown assailants on 28th August. On Sunday, the protest by journalists against killing of their three colleagues, entered 10th day. In order to protest the killing of journalists, ...

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Balochistan: a land divided

Saher Baloch The area of Baleecha in Tump tehsil is eerily silent. Destroyed mud houses, schools and a virtually vacant bazaar are all that is left in one part of it, which just a week ago housed about 10,000 people. The one or two people on the street scurry away when I approach them. The first thing on the minds ...

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Resources of Balochistan would be spent for the welfare of masses – Dr Malik

Bari Baloch QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik has vowed that the resources of Balochistan would be spent for the welfare of masses and the prime duty of his government is to serve the masses. Addressing tribal notables and political workers in Ziarat district on Saturday he said that in order to make Ziarat the hub of tourism the ...

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All Bus and coach stands of Quetta will be shifted to Hazar Gunji till 15th September

Quetta: All the bus and coach stands that are situated inside Quetta city will be shifted to Hazar Gunji by 15th September, according to a statements issued by Quetta development Authority (QDA). A meeting was chaired, on Thursday, by Director General of QDA Noor Ahmad Pirkani. It was decided in that meeting to take stern action against the transporters who ...

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