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Gwadar: Conference Condemns Selection of Student Representatives on Political Basis

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Gwadar Youth Forum (GYF) held a conference on Friday against the illegal selection of student representatives by the Municipal Committee Gwadar. The conference was presided over by the president of GYF Barkatullah Baloch. Conference was attended by a large number of college students, youth representatives, young civil society members including Shay Khalid Advocate, Ali Jan ...

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Educational Emergency Is A Mere Publicity Campaign: BSO

Behram Baloch Quetta – Baloch Students Organization (BSO) has condemned educational emergency campaign of Balochistan government as a publicity campaign. BSO held a rally against deterioration of education in Balochistan, on Saturday. Participants of rally marched from Government College of technology on Sariab Road to Quetta Press club. Outside Quetta Press club leaders of the rally spoke against the Balochistan ...

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Letter: Admission List Of BMC Should Be Announced

Entry test of Bolan Medical College (BMC) was held on 28 December 2014.  219 candidates cleared the test on the basis of old admission policy. However, administration of BMC decided to distribute seats on the basis of newly formed gender quota which distributes seats equally between both genders. This new policy is violation of article 25 of constitution which says ...

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Gwadar: CM Balochistan Inaugurates Development Projects Of GDA

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch inaugurated the Sewerage and water drainage system of Old Town Gwadar as well as the newly constructed hostel of Gwadar development Authority (GDA) public Higher Secondary School during his two day visit in Gwadar on 9th and 10th of April. On the first day of the visit, ...

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Editorial: Local Governments Should Be Made Functional In Balochistan

Balochistan has the distinction of becoming the first province to have conducted local body elections. It also holds the record of conducting local body polls over a period of 14 months. After a long wait, Local governments in most of districts of Balochistan were finally given charge earlier this year. Since then several complaints have been heard from the elected ...

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Teacher Gunned Down In Panjgur

Quetta – Tabish Hussain, a government school teacher in Panjgur district, was gunned down by unknown assailants on Thursday. Tabish Hussain was travelling from Tasp to Kalag area when his vehicle was intercepted and spayed with bullets and He succumbed to injuries at the spot. Slain teacher was the presents of Panjgur chapter of Government Teacher’s Association. No organization has ...

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UN Should Ensure Withdrawal Of Afghan Immigrants From Balochistan: BNP

Behram Baloch Quetta – Balochistan National Party (BNP) has called upon United Nations to take urgent steps to ensure the withdrawal of Afghan Immigrants from Balochistan, on Thursday. This demand was made by Leaders and workers of BNP who held a demonstration outside Quetta Press club to protest against Issuance of Computerized National Identity cards (CNICs) to Afghan Immigrants. “We ...

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Balochistan Government is Discriminating Kharan District: District Chairman

Quetta – Chairman District council of Kharan, Mir Sagheer Badini has blamed Balochistan government for discriminating Kharan district in release of funds District Chairman made these allegations while addressing a press conference in his office, on Monday. Mr. Badini claimed that Balochistan government has released funds of Rs. 18 million for every district except Kharan. He termed this decision as ...

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Jobs Are Being Sold In Balochistan: Supreme Court

Islamabad – Justice Jawad S. Khawja, Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan has said during a case hearing that presently the recruitment process in Balochistan is controversial and jobs are being sold. Justice Khawja made these remarks while hearing the illegal recruitment case in Balochistan filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB), on Monday. Justice Khawja further said that nepotism and favoritism ...

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Letter: Educational Emergency Of Balochistan Government Is Just A Show-Off Tactic

Sharif Nuhaaq Baloch                       According to the Balochistan ombudsman’s report of 2014, 3rd highest numbers of complaints, 752, were against the education department.  There were 194 complaints from Quetta, followed by Mekran, 156, and Khuzdar, 123. Chief Minister of Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch is spending millions of rupees of taxpayer’s money on personal projection in the form of publicity on ...

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