Adnan Aamir Quetta: Chief Minister of Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, has said that corruption is the leading cause of terrorism incidents. He made this comment while addressing a program held by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan to celebrate International Anti- corruption day, on Wednesday. 9th December has been designated by United Nations as International anti-corruption day. Theme for this year ...
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International Volunteers Days Celebrated in Quetta
Yahya Sahil Reki Quetta: International Volunteers Day was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 17 December 1985. Since then, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations have successfullu joined volunteers around the world to celebrate the day on 5th December. Chanan Development Association (CDA) celebrated International Volunteers Day 2015 with the Volunteers in University of Balochistan Quetta. ...
Read More »National Education Council Condemns “Draconian” Private Education Regulation act
Adnan Aamir Quetta: National Education Council (NEC) has condemned the private education regulation act of Balochistan as a draconian law. This statement was made by Chairman NEC Syed Khalid Shah, General Secretary Abdul Hanan and Deputy Chairman Khalid Mehmood while addressing a press conference in Quetta Press Club, on Sunday. Delegation of NEC is on a special visit of Quetta to ...
Read More »Human Rights in Balochistan: Frightful and Neglected
Tahir Zareef Balochistan is a much cherished terrain for Pakistan and foreign forces due to its natural resources such as coal, Chromites, gold, limestone, marble, natural gas and Gwadar deep sea-port. Balochistan faces various problems of worsening human rights violations, Talibanization, enforced disappearances, sectarian targeted killings, abductions for pay-off, miss management of natural resources and fatal health and education services. ...
Read More »Students Condemn Hike of Fees in Lasbela University
Sami Parvez Uthal – Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) Uthal Zone has condemned the hike of fees in Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) Uthal. Students are upset as LUAWMS administration had raised the fees two times, learnt the Balochistan Point. An activist of BSAC Uthal zone, Sana Baloch told Balochistan Point that it’s a conspiracy against ...
Read More »Two Local Leaders of National Party Killed in Grasha area of Khuzdar
KHUZDAR: Unidentified armed men shot dead two local leaders of National Party (NP) near Gresha area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday. According to Levies sources, National Party leaders Attaullah Sajedi and Siddique Sumalani were on way to somewhere in a vehicle when unidentified armed men opened fire at them and fled from the scene. As a result, they died on ...
Read More »EU funded project for people with disabilities handed over to Balochistan
Quetta – Glad tidings for persons with disabilities in Balochistan as the province gets its first ever facility at the Orthopaedic, Prosthetic and Physiotherapy Centre (OPPC) that will provide free of cost quality prosthesis. The existing OPPC has been upgraded and equipped with modern technology by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), funded by the European Union under the Refugee Affected ...
Read More »Noble Laureate, Tawakkol calls on Women to Play their role for Promotion of Peace Injustice, and Freedom of Expression
By Aziz Ejaz Turbat : The world’s prominent Noble Laureate,Tawakkol Abdel- Salam Karman has called on the women to play their protective wholehearted role for promotion of peace , rule of law and injustice, democracy and freedom of expression as well raising voice against corruption, crudity , injustice , ignorance and poverty. She was addressing the conference via video link ...
Read More »Among the Major Issues, Traffic is the Biggest Problem of Quetta: Dr. Kaleemullah Kakar
Quetta: Dr. Kaleemullah Kakar, Mayor of Quetta, on Saturday said, “Among the major issues of Quetta, traffic is the biggest problem and we simply do not have the budget to cope with the situation.” Addressing at a seminar conducted with the title of “A Road Safety” by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Civil Society Balochistan and Online Quetta group of ...
Read More »PML-N Responsible for Criticism on CPEC by Balochistan and KP
Adnan Aamir China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is facing mounting criticism with each passing day. Not a day goes by when politicians from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) do not criticize the federal government for using CPEC to benefit Punjab only. CPEC, which was supposed to be a game changer, has become controversial because of the way the ruling party PML-N ...
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