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ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government is taking steps for promotion of fisheries sector so that the province could be self-sufficient in production of white meat. An official of Balochistan Fisheries Department told media Quetta on Thursday that a project for construction of a Jetty and fish harbour at Damb area of Lasbela district is being executed at a cost of more than ...

 By: Staff Reporter  QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has categorically stated that no hurdles would be tolerated in achieving the set goals of cleaning Balochistan from polio virus. “We can’t afford to put the future of our children at stake at any cost and accountability of concerned officials would be made who shows indolence and laziness,” he ...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday announced special scholarships for the LLB & LLM students of Balochistan province.  Every year, scholarships would be given to 20 students from the province under the auspices of Higher Education Commission (HEC), he said while talking to a delegation of Young Lawyers from Balochistan, who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, according to ...

  By: Sima Sahar ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Tuesday arranged special event to pay tribute to the legendary folk singers of the country by inviting the next generations of them. Executive Director Lok Virsa Dr. Fouzia Saeed in her welcome remarks paid rich tribute to the legendary folk singers including Khamesoo Khan, Faiz ...

By: Saeed Yousuf QUETTA: Chief Economist Planning & Development Department Mr. Ghous Bux Marri has said that relevant and accurate data shows that the directions in formulating futuristic strategies, plans and polices. He was expressing these views while addressing the first technical committee meeting of MICS. Joint Chief Economists Mr. Abdul Bari Khan, Mr. Mohammad Asif, Mr. Shafiqu Ur Rehman, ...

QUETTA: Terming the death sentence of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav under a military court “based on justice”, the Chief Minister of Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri said we strongly support this decision. In a statement issued here on Monday, Chief Minister said that the decision had proved that Indian intelligence agency “RAW” was directly involved in spreading unrest in Pakistan particularly in ...

By: Sima Sahar Quetta: Provincial President of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Balochistan has demanded safe recovery of his recently abducted workers. Ali Muhammad Jatak, demanded safe recovery of his recently abducted party workers in an   emergency press conference on Monday. Mr.  Jatak  and other  senior members of PPP told that Ishfaq Lighari was missing from Jamshoro while Marri was abducted ...

QUETTA: At least nine people, including two women, dead and more than 25 injured after Quetta-Karachi bound passenger Bus fell overturned near Lakpass in the outskirts of the provincial capital Quetta on Friday morning. According to Police, the Karachi bound passenger bus was coming from Karachi when it overturned near Lakpass due to high speeding early morning Friday. Rescue workers ...

ISLAMABAD:   Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) officials have said that Balochistan has an estimated sheep population of 14.7 million, with potential value of wool around Rs2.2 billion per year.They were speaking at a one-day workshop organised on “National Wool Development Programme” at a local hotel here on Friday by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) in collaboration ...

Gwadar: Federal Minister of Climate Change, Zahid Hamid has said that Astola Island will soon be declared the country’s first ‘Marine’ protected area through absolute consensus among all concerned stakeholders. Talking to media on Tuesday, he said Balochistan and federal governments alongwith Pakistan Navy and local community, as the major stakeholders, have unanimously agreed to get the island notified as ...