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Systematic Deprivation of Balochistan in Federal Jobs

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, ...

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Makran: QESCO X-EN Blamed for Electricity Problems

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 ...

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Kech Mourns Death of Honest Judge

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 ...

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We are Disappointed on Report of Judicial Commission: Jehanzeb Jamaldini

Quetta – Acting organizer of Balochistan National Party (BNP), Senator Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini expressed his disappointment on report of judicial commission to probe election rigging. Addressing a press conference in Quetta Press Club on Thursday evening, Senator Jamaldini alleged that systematic rigging was conducted to defeat BNP in 2013 elections. “Dynamics of election rigging in Balochistan were different from Punjab ...

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Zhucheng: Home to World’s Largest Concentration of Dinosaur Fossils

Adnan Aamir Weifang prefecture is a tourist’s paradise due to multiple unique things that it can offer. Weifang is dubbed as World’s Kite Capital, its center for art, painting and cultural preservation, its home to one of High-tech zones of China and it also contains archaeological marvels in the form of Dinosaur parks in Zhucheng county. Zhucheng County in North-eastern ...

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Gwadar: Chinese Ambassador Promises Support for Education and Health

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Sun Weidong, along with the CEO of Chinese Overseas Port Company (COPCH) Mr. Zeng Qingsong and their delegation visited Gwadar to promote bilateral cooperation with the local people and representatives, on 27th July. During the visit Ambassador witnessed the MOU signing between the CEO of Chinese Overseas Port Company (COPCH) ...

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Balochistan Needs the Support of International Organizations to improve Education, Health and Water Reservoirs: Chief Minister Balochistan

QUETTA:  Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that Balochistan needs the support of international organizations to improve education, health and water reservoirs of the province. “Lack of resources and scattered population are the main hurdles in the way of development of the province,” he added. Chief Minister Balochistan expressed these views while talking to a delegation of ...

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Problems in PTCL Internet: Turbat Disconnected from World

Sami Parvez Turbat – DSL internet service provided by Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) is suspended for last few days, learnt The Balochistan Point. Internet disconnection has resulted in creating severe problems for students, journalists and social media users in Turbat. “We are being told that this fault is due to a technical error but such problems are very frequent,” Tariq ...

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A Journalist is Incomplete without Accuracy and Impartiality: Shahzada Zulfiqar

Adnan Aamir Quetta – A journalist is incomplete without accuracy and impartiality, said Shahzada Zulfiqar President of Quetta Press Club (QPC) on Monday. QPC President made this statement while addressing the concluding session of a workshop held by Center for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI). Shahzada Zulfiqar thanked CPDI for training journalists of Balochistan and urged them to conduct similar training ...

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DHQ Hospital Gwadar: Epitome of Bad Governance

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Two days old infant with his closed eyes in the dark room, taking the last breaths of his life and having an oxygen mask on his little radish face was waiting for someone to help him live in the part of the world where people mostly rely upon miracles. But miracles don’t usually happen and this was ...

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