Balochistan

Adnan Aamir The controversy over alterations in the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is currently the major source of conflict between the federal government and the provinces. This conflict temporarily subsided because of the senate elections, but will resurface after the election of chairman of senate. Politicians from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are vehemently protesting against the changes ...

Behram Baloch Quetta – Abroo old age home will become the first old house for homeless old age women in Quetta. A program was held in Quetta Press club on Saturday to share the details of the Abroo old age home with the press and public. USAID has provided financial grant of Rs. 5.319 million for Abroo through Small Grants ...

Sami Parvez On 11th February, I met with my brother Irfan Obaid to bid him farewell before embarking on my journey to Iran. I started my journey towards Iran in a rented car which I shared with another passenger. My fellow passenger was an Iranian citizen who was returning back to his hometown after conducting some official business in Pakistan. ...

Quetta – Pak primary girls school situated on Dr. Bano road has been closed down amid protests from civil society and legislators. Balochistan High Court had taken notice of the matter and asked government to submit a report on allegations of closing down the school to facilitate Land Mafia. Female members of Balochistan assembly protested against closure of the school ...

Bari Baloch Although being tremendously rich in mineral resources, having huge reserves of oil, gas copper, gold and a long coast, the fate of people of Balochistan awaits yet a big change. Sadly, Balochistan has remained invariably under the clutches of natural and man-made disasters. Despite the fact that Balochistan is a mineral rich province, the statistics say approximately 80 ...

Quetta – Two suspects were found dead in the custody of District Police Officer (DPO) Turbat on Tuesday. Saddam Baloch from Panjgur and Nasir Baloch from Turbat were arrested on suspicions of robbery on Monday night by police in Turbat. Both men were locked in guard room of DPO which is not an authorized detention center. On Tuesday morning dead ...

Sami Parvez We have to bring an education revolution in our society. Let’s break this trend which has been created by some unreasonable students who say that we can’t study at our home. When I asked them why? They replied that presence of T.V, mobile and computers at home makes it impossible to study. I say that they don’t know ...

Senate elections took place on 5th March and that resulted in increasing the political temperature of the country. Senate elections witnessed some controversies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly, method of voting for FATA senators was changed at eleventh hour and in Balochistan some unexpected candidates won amid allegations of horse trading. At the moment, a tug of war is taking ...

Abid Shezad A great game is being played in Balochistan with the objective to change the Baloch majority into a minority. This game involves settling afghan immigrants in a large number in each district of Balochistan. Afghan Immigrants are spreading in Baloch belt of Balochistan like virus. They are buying land, shops, residential property and even some locals are marrying ...

Quetta – President of provincial chapter of PML-N and provincial Minister for Communication and Works (C&W), Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has alleged that National Party (NP) and Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) are responsible for Horse trading in senate election in Balochistan. Talking to media persons in Islamabad, Mr. Zehri alleged that NP and PKMAP encouraged wealthy candidates to buy the ...