Balochistan

Bahram Sayad Quetta – Armed militants attacked convoy of a Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kharan and killed two of his guards in Balochistan’s district Kharan on Friday. A Levies official, named Dawood Khan reported that convoy of the DC Kharan, Raziq Dilawary, was attacked in Rachil area of the district. “Two levies personnel were killed and another two sustained bullet wounds ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – School girl students in Buleda locality of district Kech protested against lack of proper facilities in schools, on Thursday. Young school girls protested while holding placards and chanted slogans against lack of most basic facilities in their school. One placard read; “We should be provided teachers so that we are not deprived of blessing of education.” ...

Balochistan is home to several problems and the most recent problem to have surfaced is a drought. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has stated that 29 out of 32 districts of Balochistan are facing drought conditions due to fewer rainfalls last year. The scale of the impact of this drought can be catastrophic for people living in rural areas of ...

Nadir Jailani Killi Mehrullah a village of 70 houses in Tehsil Daak of District Noshki presents a hopeful look as the first rain of the season poured down on the dry terrain. But 72 year old Mehrullah, who the village was named after, had reasons to be concerned. “It hasn’t rained in time this year and this downpour is going ...

Bahram Sayad Quetta – The federal government has announced on Wednesday that country’s sixth population census will be held in March 2016, with the support of armed forces as it was done during the last time census. The decision was taken at the meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI) headed by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif at the PM ...

Imran Baloch When subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 and Pakistan came into being, since then there has always been a problem between Pakistan’s central government and Baloch. Rulers of Pakistan, whether civilian or military have always termed Baloch as the source of problem. Why are Baloch always the Problem? The answer of this question can be deduced by analysing what ...

Sami Parvez In present day Balochistan, every section of the society has to collectively protest and struggle for their rights. The failure of government machinery has forced people to use protest as the last available tool to press for their tights. As a result almost people from different walks of life have formed their unions. However, Private school teachers in ...

Quetta – The province of Balochistan is once again passing through another serious phase of drought which is fast affecting livestock and agriculture which are the mainstay of economy of the province. “Over 20 to 25 percent livestock perished only in Noshki district of Balochistan and the situation of livestock is becoming more serious in Khuzdar, Kharan and others districts ...

Quetta – Non-stop rainfall on Saturday swept away the claims of Balochistan government to transform Quetta into little Paris. Rainfall started on midnight of Saturday and continued for 20 hours without any break. In aftermath of the rainfall, roads of Quetta presented the picture of foul smelling drains. Jinnah Road, center of Quetta city was completely taken over by the ...

Adnan Aamir Amid much controversy, Senate elections took place in Pakistan. Raza Rabbani from Pakistan People’s Party was elected Chairman Senate for a term of three years. Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of JUI-F was elected Deputy Chairman Senate. Pakistani media praised the unopposed election of Raza Rabbani but Balochistan was once again ignored for the top slot in Senate. Senate is ...