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QUETTA: The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector is significant for Balochistan in order to achieve socio economic growth along with providing better employment opportunities among young population. This importance was highlighted during a media sensitization session organized at technical training institute Sarki road by the Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority. BTEVTA is carrying out reform ...

By: Ghulam Yasin Bazenjo The crumbling condition of Pasni port’s jetty is putting hundreds of fishermen’s earnings at risk. Pasni is an ancient township of pastor fishing where 90 percent of the people are related to the fishing sector. In 1989, the government made a jetty for fishermen on the backward coast at a cost of Rs 56 crores with ...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State of the Future Index (PK-SOFI), inaugural study was launched by the Foresight Lab, a facilitative platform for communities of interest.Pakistan State of Future Index is a 10-year future index composed of 30 variables that indicate if the future is getting better or worse, it shows 30-year trends of improvement and decline, each variable is forecasted based ...

Quetta: Eight people, including seven policemen, were martyred and 24 injured in a bombing in Quetta on Wednesday morning. According to hospital officials, a truck of the Rapid Response Force was targeted in the New Sariab area of the city around 8:30am while it was transporting personnel for duties. Hospital officials said eight bodies, including seven of policemen, and 24 ...

ISLAMABAD: Students of Balochistan and Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA) will get free education from spring 2018 through the distance learning system of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). AIOU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shahid Siddiqui made this announcement while addressing the National Conference on English language and Literature, which concluded here after a number of proposals were accepted in order ...

 QUETTA: HIV AIDS is spreading in Balochistan at alarming rates as the number of patients has exceeded 3000 causing embarrassment among the citizens. According to the details Survey Aids Control Program has accomplished national survey on HIV AIDS in collaboration with UN and the survey has revealed that HIV AIDS patients all over the country have increased by 39000. Dr ...

QUETTA: The registration of 3,250 non-governmental organisations (NGO) working in Balochistan has been cancelled, as per the National Action Plan (NAP). The NAP was put in force by the government after the devastating December 2014 attack on an army school in Peshawar which left over 140, mostly children, dead. Officials said the department of social welfare and department of industries ...

By: Azam Jan Marri KOHLU: Awareness rising Seminar on Nutrition Program conducted by PPHI DSU Kohlu in collaboration with Balochistan Nutrition Program for mother & children was held in Government Model High school Kohlu 8th October. District Health Officer Kohlu, Incharge NADRA Office Kohlu, Meer Baz Muhammad Marri, Ameer Jamate Islami district Kohlu (The Chief Guest), Dr Yaqoob Khan Marri, ...

By: Ejaz Ahmed Zehri KHUZDAR: The Vice Chancellor, Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar Prof. Brig (R) Engr. Muhammad Amin, SI (M) visited the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Sukkur on 4th October, 2017. During this visit, the Vice Chancellor visited Vice Chancellor office and held a formal meeting with him. The Vice Chancellor, IBA welcomed him and appreciated ...

By: Sumaira Baloch KARACHI: A software exhibition was organized by Baloch-Tech at Sindh Boys Scout Karachi on 7th October.The main purpose of this exhibition was to uncover the hidden talents of emerging youth in the field of Information Technology (IT). The participating students were from different universities including; University of Turbat, University of Lasbela and IBA University. The exhibition hall ...