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Strengthening Youth Groups through Sports and Capacity building in Dalbandin

By: Mir Behram Baloch A week long youth capacity building and awareness programs organized by Pakistan – U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) ended in Dalbandin with an Award distribution ceremony at Press Club Dalbandin. Earlier a two-day workshop for youth on “Role of youth and Sports in creation of a peaceful and drug free society was organized for High School Students ...

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The Folk Heritage Museum

By: Hanif Dilmurad Lok Virsa Museum also known as Heritage Museum is located in Islamabad. It is run by the National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage. The Museum presents cultural heritage and life of people in Pakistan. The life and culture of different people are exhibited here in statues, pictures, pottery, music and textile work from different parts of ...

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Editorial: The bloodshed in Quetta

In the latest terrorist attack at Police Training College at least 61 security personnel were killed and more than 165 others were injured as heavily-armed militants wearing suicide vests stormed a police Training College. Home Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti informed media that three terrorists entered the Police Training College from the rare gate after martyring a watchman and held ...

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59 killed, 116 injured as militants storm police training centre in Quetta

Quetta: At least 59 police recruits were martyred and 116 people, including recruits and FC personnel, were injured after terrorists stormed the Police Training College located on Sariab road here late Monday night. Talking to the media, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said the operation has been completed by security forces that fought valiantly against the terrorists. “700 police recruits ...

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CM Balochistan kicks off anti-polio drive

Quetta: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri on Monday kicked off polio drive by administrating polio vaccine to children at Chief Minister’s Secretariat and vowed the target of Polio-free- Balochistan would be achieved. Chief Minister said that government is taking war-footing steps for elimination of fatal polio disease, adding that parents, religious scholars, political and tribal elders would have ...

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The horrendous acts of Honour killing

By: Sana Samad Honour killing is considered a crime almost occurring in developing and undeveloped countries. In last few years Pakistan has brought much improvement but failed to resolve some deadly crimes, and honour killing is one of them. It is, mainly, being practiced in rural areas of Pakistan. Earlier this month around 5 women have been the victim of ...

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Kalat: Victims of Dasht accident laid to rest

Kalat: Victims of Dasht accident Chairman Municipal Committee Kalat Nawaz Shawani and his fellow councilors were laid to rest in Kalat city while Sardar Najeeb Tareen and a ten years old Bachan Shah were buried in Mastung. The tragic accident had occurred on Sunday evening when vehicle of Nawaz Shawani collided with a truck near the area of Dasht. As ...

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The Girl that took Balochistan & National Football Team to higher ranks passes away

By: Shoaib Durrazai Karachi: One of the finest strikers for Pakistan women’s football team, Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch passed away in a car accident late on Wednesday night in Karachi. According to the family sources, Shahlyla Baloch was sitting in the passenger seat when the accident occurred in Karachi’s DHA Phase VIII area. She was daughter of senator of Ex-Minsiter Aga ...

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Clipped Wings: Exploring the lives of Young Girls in Kulach

By: Mariyam Suleman During the hot and humid summer of 2013, I had the opportunity to visit my native village of “Beelar, Kulach” roughly 85 kilometers from Gwadar. Right after ten kilometers from Gwadar city-center, one would find nothing but barren plains, arid road sides, sandy winds and an open sky that somehow flows in my eyes with light clouds ...

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Seven dead, 20 injured in Jaffar Express blast

Quetta: At least 7 passengers were dead and 20 others injured when a blast ripped through the Rawalpindi bound Jaffar Express in Mach area of Bolan on Friday morning. The train carrying 375 passengers departed from Quetta Railway station at 09:00am when after crossing Mach the explosive device planted on the railway track exploded with a huge bang. According to ...

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