Balochistan

TURBAT: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between University of Turbat (UoT) and Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar (IMS) to establish formal relationship between either institution of higher learning to promote the higher education in Pakistan in the fields of common interest and sharing of IMS Information Technology resources including Learning Management System and IMS Examination System as well ...

By: Yousaf Ajab Baloch ISLAMABAD: The colorful ten-day folk festival  at Lok Virsa in Capital City Islamabad provided a platform  to all the four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir for showing their wonderful local and regional stalls. The grand celebration included Live Theater, artisans at work, traditional apparel, food; music and cultural dance. Around 500 artists, singers and artisans participate ...

By: Saeed Yousuf  QUETTA: Secretary Health, Asmat Ullah Kakar has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the ongoing blood safety system reforms in Balochistan, because in Balochistan the blood related diseases ratio is very high, as caused by many demographic, water and genitival problems along with others. It is   to be ensured that within the available resources safe ...

QUETTA: Secretary Health Asmatullah Kakar and additional secretary health Abdul Rauf Baloch visited hunger strike camp of Baloch Students action Committee on Wednesday and constituted a committee to address their issues. Students at hunger strike camp expressed their grievances with Government officials from health department. They also demanded beginning of classes in new medical colleges. The constituted committee will be ...

QUETTA: Baloch Students Action Committee staged a demonstration in front of Quetta press club for opening of new Medical Colleges in Balochistan on Saturday.   Students chanted slogan against the tacit role of government.  Leader of BSAC during protest briefed media that the Govt is not interested in opening of new Medical Colleges. They said, :”Govt has been making shallow ...

By: Aziz Ejaz QUETTA: Baloch Students Action Committee has warned to expand the level of hunger strike if government continues to show negligence towards initiating classes in new medical colleges of the province. The students began the strike on 10th April and activists from social society, political parties, student organizations, doctor forums and students of various institutes visited the camp ...

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government is taking steps for promotion of fisheries sector so that the province could be self-sufficient in production of white meat. An official of Balochistan Fisheries Department told media Quetta on Thursday that a project for construction of a Jetty and fish harbour at Damb area of Lasbela district is being executed at a cost of more than ...

 By: Staff Reporter  QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has categorically stated that no hurdles would be tolerated in achieving the set goals of cleaning Balochistan from polio virus. “We can’t afford to put the future of our children at stake at any cost and accountability of concerned officials would be made who shows indolence and laziness,” he ...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday announced special scholarships for the LLB & LLM students of Balochistan province.  Every year, scholarships would be given to 20 students from the province under the auspices of Higher Education Commission (HEC), he said while talking to a delegation of Young Lawyers from Balochistan, who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, according to ...

By: Saeed Yousuf QUETTA: Chief Economist Planning & Development Department Mr. Ghous Bux Marri has said that relevant and accurate data shows that the directions in formulating futuristic strategies, plans and polices. He was expressing these views while addressing the first technical committee meeting of MICS. Joint Chief Economists Mr. Abdul Bari Khan, Mr. Mohammad Asif, Mr. Shafiqu Ur Rehman, ...