Balochistan

Hassan Baloch Chagai – Employees of Saindak copper-gold project have protested against poor treatment meted out to them by administration of the project, on Saturday. Main reasons for protests of employees are the poor food being provided to them and the unhygienic water that they drink while working for the project. Saindak Copper-gold project, situated in Chagai district bordering Iran ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – Only governmental hospital in Turbat lack basic healthcare facilities and is marred by mismanagement, learnt The Balochistan Point. District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Turbat suffers from the problem of absence of the doctors that have been appointed there by government. Due to lack of vigilant regulatory mechanisms by health department, most of the doctors don’t perform their ...

Behram Baloch Quetta – International Youth Day was celebrated in a program organized by The Department of Environment, Sports and Youth, Bargad and UNFPA in Quetta Press club, on Saturday. Around 300 youth from various cities, colleges and universities of Balochistan actively participated in the celebrations. The 300 youth came from various districts of the province: Quetta, Chaghi, Ziarat, Qilla ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – People of Makran have protested against the transfer of divisional Commissioner, Pasand Khan Buledi. Last week, Mr. Buledi was transferred from the position of Commissioner Makran and made an Officer of Special Duty (OSD) without any reason. Mr. Buledi is considered to be a very honest and vigilant office by residents of Makran and therefore his ...

Quetta – Religious clerics of Balochistan including Dr. Atta ur Rehman, Maulana Anwar Ulhaq Haqqani and others have simultaneously said that they are ready to prove at any platform that administering anti-polio drops to the children is Islamic and reflect the practices of Sunna. They expressed these views during a meeting at Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Balochistan which was attended ...

Chagai – In a stunning development, it has come to light that incumbent Afghan President, Asharf Ghani possesses a Pakistani Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC). This revelation was made by Malik Dilmurad Hasni, member of district council Chagai, during a meeting of the district council. Mr. Hasni presented copies of the CNIC issued to Afghan President during district council Chagai. ...

QUETTA – Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Balochistan’s coordinator Dr. Sayed Saif Ur Rehman has said that religious clerics and prayer leaders will play their rule in persuading the parents to administer anti-polio drops to their children in September’s anti-polio campaign in Balochistan. Addressing a news conference at EOC Balochistan on Tuesday, Dr Syed Saif Ur Rehman said the religious leaders ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – A detailed study of vacancies announced by Federal Public Service commission (FPSC) hints towards systematic deprivation of Balochistan in federal jobs quota. FPSC is an autonomous body that is constitutionally mandated to carry out recruitment on federal government vacancies for jobs of scale BS-16 and above. Federal government jobs are distributed among four provinces of Pakistan, ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – Newly appointed Executive Engineer (X-EN) of Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO), Ahsan Ali, is blamed for electricity problems in Makran division. Vsh News, a Balochi news channel, also reported that Electricity related problems in Makran have exacerbated after Ahsan Ali has taken charge of X-EN Makran Division. Makran division is facing long hours of electricity load ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – Common people and lawyers of Kech district mourn the sudden death of honest Judge Aimal Khan Kakar. Mr. Aimal Khan was district and session judge of Kech district and was known for his honesty. He was posted as the top district judge in February this year. Kech Bar association has announced a three day mourning period ...