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LAHORE: Pakistan Online Media Association (POMA) was formally launched here on Thursday with the aim to equip Pakistani journalists with prolific tools and expertise to stay aligned with the tech savvy and fast-paced world. The new body comprises of several senior journalists. Daily Pakistan Web Editor Nauman Tasleem has been elected the chairman Pakistan Online Media Association (POMA). “At a ...

Islamabad:  Appointment of over 70 percent people on Balochistan domicile with fake certificates is further creating sense of deprivation among the educated people of the most backward province of the federation. These remarks were made by Senator Mohammad Usman Khan Kakar in a briefing of Senate’s Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas on Wednesday. The committee was chaired ...

Adnan Aamir Karachi: Help of civil society was sought to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Balochistan and Sindh, in a meeting held in Karachi on Thursday. A dialogue was held in hotel of Karachi with stakeholders of Sindh and Balochistan on SDGs under the auspices of Rahnuma FPAP. SDGs are the United Nations development agenda from 2015 to 2030 which ...

Apart from number of reasons, assaults on Polio teams and their escorts has become the chief cause making Polio unbeatable in Pakistan. The religious militants have started a war against this noble cause and till today dozens of precious lives have been lost. Recently, once again Balochistan shocked when a suicide attack close to a polio vaccination center in capital ...

Quetta: Unidentified assailants have shot dead a high profile Afghan Taliban commander in Balochistan, two Taliban officials claimed on Friday. Molvi Muhammad Alam, a senior   commander to Taliban supreme Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, was shot dead Thursday evening in Kuchlak area, some 25 Kilometrts from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Taliban leaders told one of the national newspapers on condition ...

Interview by Yousaf Ajab Baloch Gul Khan Naseer is a Ph.D. scholar; doing is Ph.D. in Development Studies. He holds Masters degree in Social Work and Rural Development and has been working as a development professional and human rights activist for last 15 year in different parts of the country and posses a rich experience. He is the winner of ...

Quetta:   Approximately 463 people from Balochistan forcefully disappeared while 157 mutilated bodies were found in 2015 from Balochistan, Chairperson of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Nasrullah Baloch along with the family members of missing persons alleged while presiding conference here in Quetta Press Club on Friday. They said that according to the relatives of missing persons, Human Rights Organizations ...

Islamabad: Group of leading archaeologists would visit various regions of Balochistan during January 2016. It was informed during a meeting of delegation led by Chairman of the Inter University Consortium and Vice Chancellor University of Haripur Dr. Nasser Ali Khan with Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch here at Balochistan House Islamabad According to the details under the auspices of ...

Mahmood Ahmadzee Indeed, Lahore is a wonderful and historical city, as there are many historical places, including: Badshahi Mosque, Minar-e-Pakistan, and Shahi Qilla etc. Undeniably, these places remind us of our past history. In Lahore, tourists also come in great numbers in order to catch a glimpse of Lahore’s beauty by visiting its historical places. But their number is dwindling. ...

Shaoib Durrazai Information Technology (IT) has turned out to be extremely important for the success of any business organization.  In this modern age, IT education and practice is the need of the hour. However, government of Pakistan in general and government of Balochistan in particular have not taken much interest in promoting the discipline of IT. This has compelled the ...