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Sami Parvez Turbat – Parents of students have protested against hike in private school fees in Turbat city. Parents are upset as private school owners have raised the schools fees suddenly without any prior notice, learnt the Balochistan Point. “Sudden rise in private school fees is totally unjustified and huge burden on low-earning parents of students,” a disgruntled parent told ...

Quetta – Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and Captain, Shujahat Azeem Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Aviation inaugurated first PIA training center in Balochistan, on Monday. This new training center, established in Quetta, would be the 8th training center of the country and first ever in Balochistan from where annually 1,200 engineers would graduate in aviation sector. ...

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Alumna Gwadar celebrated World literacy day workshop by designing a workshop for 20 female members of Gwadar Youth Forum (GYF). One day long extensive workshop was organized by YES Alumna Gwadar, iEARN Pakistan and a few other volunteers. “I never thought that I would learn so much in one day ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Chief organizer of Balochistan National Party (BNP), Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said that “We want educated Youth in Balochistan.” Akhtar Mengal made these comments while addressing a political gathering of BNP in Shahwani Stadium Sariab road, on Sunday evening. BNP chief started his speech by claiming that Pervez Musharraf could not destroy BNP and those who ...

Khuzdar – Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan, Dr. Malik Baloch has said that Gwadar port belongs to people of Balochistan. CM made these remarks while addressing Khuzdar Municipal Committee in Main committee hall of Khuzdar, on Sunday. “People of Balochistan have first right on coast and natural resources of this province and we will not make any compromise on this ...

Quetta – Use of education by political parties to achieve their political designs is a major problem in educational sector, said speakers at a seminar, on Friday. A seminar titled “Consultation on Status of Education in Balochistan” was held by Balochistan chapter of Human rights commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Quetta Press Club. Shahzada Zulfiqar, President of Quetta Press Club, ...

Adnan Aamir Gwadar – A crisis at Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Public Higher Secondary School lingers on as opposing parties blame one another. GDA School is the largest school in the port city of Gwadar. It was established with an investment of Rs. 50 million and receives over Rs. 3 million in grant annually. Students and a group of lecturers ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – International literacy day seminar stressed on the need of promoting mother tongues as a medium of instruction to improve literacy in Balochistan, on Thursday. A seminar titled “Role of Literacy in Sustainable development: In Balochsitan’s perspective” was held in Balochi Academy to belatedly observe international literacy day which is observed on 8th September. Seminar was organized ...

Mir Behram Baloch Quetta: Dr ShamaIshaq, Chairperson Standing Committee for Women, Minority and Youth, announced the formation of a joint working group of parliamentarians and civil society members   on 17th September, to address the issues of civil and political rights of women, minorities and youth. Dr Shama Ishaq was speaking at the  Consultative Forum “Realizing Civil and Political Rights of ...

Aziz Ejaz Quetta – One day Seminar conducted in Bolan Medical College (BMC) reiterated the importance of education in current era, on Wednesday. Seminar titled “Importance of Education in Current Era for the Nations” was held under the auspices of Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) Shaal Zone. BSAC is an informal group of Baloch students studying all over Pakistan that ...