Balochistan

Adnan Aamir The word Balochistan is synonymous with deprivation in Pakistan. There isn’t a single federal department that is not depriving Balochistan of its legitimate rights. Now, Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have also joined the ranks of the organizations that are directly responsible for deprivation in Balochistan. A huge number of citizens from Balochistan visit Middle ...

Islamabad – Among the pool of 40 federal secretaries there is not a single one from Balochistan, reported The News. Federal secretaries are grade-22 government servants controlling federal ministries and only subordinate to their respective federal minister. Out of 40 federal secretaries, 22 are from Punjab, 11 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 3 from Sindh, 2 each from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad ...

Quetta – Earthquake victims of Awaran district are getting one hour of electricity per day, learnt The Balochistan Point. Reconstruction of homes of Earthquake victims in Awaran has completely ceased due to electricity load shedding. Reduction in supply of electricity is due to the shortage of fuel in Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) power house in Awaran. Chief Secretary Balochistan, ...

Quetta – President of Awami National Party (ANP) questioned federal government that prosperity of Baloch and Pashtoons not prosperity of entire Pakistan, on Saturday. Asfandyar Wali was addressing the All Parties Conference (APC) convened in Quetta by ANP to resist efforts to change the alignment of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC). Asfandyar Wali said that Federal government is making CPEC controversial ...

Quetta – Federal bureaucracy is responsible for the backwardness of Balochistan, alleged Senator Kabir Ahmad Mohammad Shahi of National Party, on Thursday. Addressing the upper house of Pakistani Parliament, Mr. Kabir said that Federal bureaucracy deliberately sabotages the development projects in Balochistan. “File for Zard Ghulam Jan electric grid station is pending in Islamabad for over a year. Despite our ...

Quetta – Literacy rate in Balochistan has declined by 3% despite the imposition of educational emergency by Balochistan Government, revealed a survey on Wednesday. According to Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM) conducted by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), literacy rate in Balochistan has dropped by 3% in the year 2013-14. Current literacy rate in the province stands ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta is the only metropolitan city of Balochistan. People from all around the province visit Quetta for almost everything that is not available in small towns. Passenger buses and mini-wagons are the main source of transportation for people travelling to Quetta. For the last 20 days, transporters in Quetta have been on strike due to a bus stand ...

Quetta – Balochistan High Court (BHC) has taken notice of shifting posts of Additional Attorney General (AAG) from Balochistan to Punjab, on Wednesday. BHC has sent notice to federal secretary for Law and Justice for violating the recruitment laws. A post of AAG and secretary were approved for Balochistan but transferred to Punjab where recruitment has also taken place. BHC ...

Shoaib Durrazai Turbat – Institute for Development and Human Rights (IDHR) district Kech has demanded from Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan to establish youth development authority in the district. IDRH representatives stated that half population of Turbat consists of youth and there is no organization for the welfare of Youth. “Youth Development Authority will help the youth in computer technology training, ...

Adnan Aamir Sajid Baloch works as a construction worker in Dubai and visits his family in Balochistan, once in six months. He used to fly directly from Quetta, his hometown, to Dubai through Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights. Life was easy for him back then but not anymore. When he visited his home in April this year, He had to ...