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Civil Society Protests against Abduction of 3 Girls from Karachi

Adnan Aamir Karachi – Different groups of Civil Society protested against abduction of three Baloch girls, outside Karachi Press club on Wednesday. Three girls were abducted on 7th September form Bhangoria Goth area of Azizabad and reportedly transported to Larkana, as per the claims of family of the girls. Protestors included the family of kidnapped girls, Human rights activists, democratic ...

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No Quota for Balochistan in PSO Jobs

Adnan Aamir Quetta – No quota has been allocated for candidates of Balochistan in recently advertised jobs of Pakistan State Oil (PSO). PSO is the largest company in Pakistan with annual turnover of 1.4 trillion rupees. PSO is state owned and falls under the ambit of Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Natural resources. Natural resources extracted from Balochistan are major ...

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NYO Announces its Arrival in Balochistan

Adnan Aamir Quetta – National Youth Organization (NYO) has announced its arrival in Balochistan by holding its first provincial convention in Quetta, on Saturday. NYO, youth wing of Awami national Party (ANP), held its provincial convention in Government Science College Quetta. Highlight of the convention was the oath taking ceremony of the provincial cabinet of Balochistan chapter of NYO which ...

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Media And Ethics

Muhammad Masam Khan Freedom of media is considered important for democratic societies due to its role of information provider and watchdog. However, more freedom stresses to act more responsibly. In this regard, media ethics acts as important guidelines for journalists to self-regulate their behavior. After the implementation of more liberalized media policy in 2002, media in Pakistan has got more ...

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Letter: Target Killing In Islamabad

Islamabad the Capital city of Pakistan is well-known for its peace. Recently on 17th of June, two men were gunned down by unknown persons at 6 pm in I-10 sector of Islamabad. Peace is hard to find in our country now. Who is responsible for the killing two innocents, who were selling the fruit at I-10 Markaz? These brutal murders ...

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Karachi Youth Initiative: An Analysis

Hanif Dilmurad Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) is a US funded organization. It has been engaged in Lyari, Sultanabad and Korangi areas since 2012 for promotion of Peace and prosperity, Countering violence and facilitating communication between different localities. Karachi is a city of twenty million people where every area has different mindset. Lack of interaction and communication makes residents of different ...

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Threats To Journalists In Pakistan

Noor Bakhsh Across Pakistan, journalists, mostly those engaged in sensitive areas, are at risk of fatal attacks on their lives. This is generally common in the country and particularly true in Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan where threats to journalists are normal. Nevertheless, these incidents, especially when they go unchecked and unpunished, undermine the act and ...

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Passengers Of Balochistan Facing Problems In Karachi

Sami Parvez Karachi – Passengers of Balochistan travelling to Karachi are facing hurdles on daily basis, learnt The Balochistan Point. Karachi transport stands have recently been shifted out of city in Yousaf Goth. Since then growing number of passengers from Balochistan complaint about discrimination at the hands of Sindh Police. A passenger Irfan Ubaid told The Balochistan Point that He ...

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Expanding Economic Opportunities In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mir Behram Baloch Mardan – AGAHI, a not for profit organization initiated a project ‘Expanding Economic Opportunities’ strengthening local communities capacity to acquire skill sets that enables them to contribute towards their socio-economic well being. AGAHI, in collaboration with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce convened a training workshop in Mardan Press Club on 6th June to raise awareness and increase ...

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Change The Nation Through Education

Shah Meer Education is a process which brings positive change in oneself. Acquiring a degree does not make a person educated until he is improved with positive change. Unfortunately, we have kept aside ourselves from this change. We have succeeded in the field of nuclear weapons and proudly claim to have the Islamic Bomb but still are not adequately armed with the ...

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