Balochistan

Sami Parvez  I am writing this article as a rebuttal to Flip Side of the Story: Plight of School Teachers written by Atif Abid. Article-19 of constitution of Pakistan allows every citizen to practice freedom of speech. I used my right as enshrined in constitution of this country, when I raised the issue vis-a-vis private school teachers in my article ...

Quetta – Cheating will not be tolerated in exams in Balochistan anymore, said secretary education on Friday. Secretary education Abdul Saboor Kakar said this while addressing a press conference along with advisor to Chief Minister on Education, Sardar Raza Barech and Advisor on forests and Livestock Obaidullah Jan Babat. Speaking at the occasion, Secretary Education Abdul Saboor Kakar announced that ...

Bahram Sayad It is generally believed that Pakistan has four provinces, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). However, if we take a closer look at the state of affairs prevalent in the country, we can say with considerable certainty that Pakistan is dominated by one of its provinces; Punjab. When we compare Punjab with other three provinces, then we can ...

Quetta – Balochistan government has challenged the verdict of Balochistan high court (BHC) regarding ban on hunting of Houbara bustard, in Supreme Court, reported Dawn Newspaper. Balochistan government had, earlier, issued 28 hunting permits to Arab royals and BHC canceled all the permits and banned hunting of Houbara bustard in Balochistan. The decision of BHC was viewed as a positive ...

Quetta – Kashmir solidarity day was observed in Quetta just like the rest of Pakistan. 5th February is observed as a Kashmir solidarity day and a public holiday in Pakistan every year. Quetta Press club was the center of attention for all the protests relating to Kashmir solidarity day. Different political parties and civil groups held demonstration against Indian government ...

Hassan Baloch Chagai was separated from Noshki and became a district in April 2004.  Sakhi Dost Muhammad played an important role in acquiring division status for Chagai and therefore He is known as Baba-e-Chagai. Chagai is the largest district of Balochistan province area-wise and it consists of an areas of 45,000 square km. Chagai contains all kinds of precious minerals ...

Quetta – Contrary to the claims of Balochistan government, Targeted Killings have increased in coastal town of Gwadar. Yesterday, Nasir Jamal Kalmati, chairman of Union Council Chib Kalmati, was killed in broad daylight. He belonged to Balochistan National Party (BNP). This is not the first time a BNP worker has been killed in Gwadar in recent weeks. Last month, a ...

Adnan Aamir Last Sunday, an article published in The News on Sunday, titled , was a rant about lack of autonomy of Pakhtuns of Balochistan. The author of that article has given an impression, between the lines, that Baloch are responsible for the current plight of the Pakthuns of Balochistan. Historical facts have been twisted by the author to prove ...

Quetta: The known educationist Dr. Manoj Kumar was released by his abductors in Hazarganji area, an out skirt of Quetta, on Sunday. Dr. Manoj Kumar was kidnapped two months ago from Algilani Road of Quetta on December 2nd, 2014. Senior Superintendent of police (SSP-Operations) Quetta, Aetziz Goraya confirmed that Dr. Manoj reached home safely on Sunday night. According to the ...

Adnan Aamir Provincial autonomy has been a source of tension between provinces and the federal government ever since 1973. This issue was resolved with the 18th amendment that was passed by the Parliament in 2010. Now provinces have a reasonable degree of autonomy in theory. But do they have the same level of autonomy in practice? The answer is a ...