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Quetta – Recruitment test for vacancies in education department in Killa Saifullah District was marred with massive irregularities, on Sunday. Balochistan government had announced to hold recruitment test for 4,359 vacancies in education department through National Testing Service (NTS), in order to ensure transparency. NTS test for Killa Saifullah took place on Sunday where massive irregularities during the test were ...

Quetta – Federal government is taking decisions that are depriving Balochistan of its legitimate rights, learnt The Balochistan Point. Federal government had stopped release of funds of Rs. 15 billion that were approved during visit of Prime Minister to Quetta last month. This issue was raised by Provincial Minister Sardar Aslam Bizenjo in Balochistan Assembly on Monday. “I have been ...

Abid Shaizad Once I was travelling to Punjab, my fellow passenger was talking about the performance of the Punjabi leaders. When we passed through a city, he said a General from this city has made hospitals, colleges and currently doing many social works in his city. When another city we reached again he said that a justice of Lahore High ...

Hanif Dilmurad Karachi – Two books based on the life of Baloch poet and historian, Gul Khan Naseer, were launched in Karachi, on Saturday. Book launching ceremony was organized by Balochi Labzaanki Deewan Quetta. Mir Gul Khan Naseer: Zindagi aur Funn, and Maa Paa Watan Dewanag Enn have been compiled by Yar Jan Badini and Tahir Hakeem, published by Zind ...

Quetta – Students of Bolan Medical College (BMC) have demanded the dismissal of their principal, on Sunday. Students of BMC protested against the attitude of their principal and also chanted slogans against mismanagement and incompetence of the principal. According to protestors, Entry test of students in BMC was conducted in December last year but classes of the new batch have ...

Sharif NuhaaQ Baloch According to the World Ultra Wealth Report, Pakistan is home to 415 super-rich people and their assets are worth approximately $50bn. Last year, there were 310 Pakistanis in the category with assets worth $40bn. Increase in number of wealthy people in Pakistan proves that affluent people are doing really well. Apparently all this sounds good but the ...

Quetta – 8 mini-power houses run by Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) in Balochistan were shut down due to lack of fuel, on Saturday. Electricity supply to 8 towns was completely suspended due to shutting down of mini-power houses. QESCO uses mini-power houses to generate electricity for 9 towns of Balochistan that are not connected to national electric grid. Mini ...

Yahya Buledi Seeing the current situation of Balochistan everyone is compelled to write and every tongue is compelled to speak up. Enriched with natural resources “Balochistan” is in utter despair. The people living in Balochistan are miserably helpless and the victim of hunger and unemployment. Notwithstanding, plethora of natural resources, its people are worse-off and living a life of abject ...

Quetta – Only 13 applicants from Balochistan have secured loans from much hyped Prime Minister Youth Business Loan scheme, reported Jang Quetta, on Saturday. Youth Loan scheme was started by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2013 to promote youth entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Two batches of applicants have been provided with the loans; first in February 2014 and second in June ...

Sami Parvez Turbat – Internet service in Turbat city of Balochistan is suspended for last two days learnt The Balochistan Point. PTCL management has stated that internet service is suspended because of some problems in fibre optic system. Lack of internet service is affecting the studies of students in Turbat city. Nusrat Nisar, a student of MBA in University Of ...