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Interview by Adnan Aamir Akhtar Mengal is the Chief Organizer of Balochistan National Party (BNP). He served as Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan from 1997 to 1998. He is son of Sardar Attaullah Mengal who served as the first CM of Balochistan from 1972 to 1973. Presently, Sardar Akhtar Mengal is staying in Quetta for Political activities. The Balochistan Point ...

Quetta – Principal of Ghazi Abdullah Khan Institute, Faizullah Achakzai and other members of civil society have demanded that National Testing Service (NTS) test for quality education institutes should be cancelled and retaken. Mr. Faizullah Achakzai along with members of civil society said this while addressing a press conference on Saturday. NTS recently conducted admission tests for 8 institutes of ...

Quetta – Balochistan Development Forum (BDF) being conducted by government of Balochistan, under auspices of Chief Minister’s Policy Reforms Unit (CMPRU), is a futile exercise and it’s meant to bestow favors on certain individuals said Molana Abdul Wasay, Opposition leader in Balochistan Assembly. Molana Wasay was a former minister in Balochistan government from 2002 to 2012 and he is also ...

Quetta – A lady councilor of Balochistan National Party (BNP) was killed in Gwadar district when police fired to disperse the protesters, reported Express Tribune. According to Express Tribune report, People were protesting outside the house of a policeman in Juna Line area of Ormara Tehsil. The reason of the protest is shrouded in mystery and it’s not known with ...

Abdul Baseer Zarkoon Recruitment process in Government Departments of Balochistan has always been criticized by the job seekers and they have alleged that jobs are sold to the highest bidder. Over the years, different governmental department tests were challenged in the court of law by the contesting candidates for being impartial and favoring certain contenders. In these circumstances, the governmental ...

Quetta – Chief Minister’s Policy Reforms Unit (CMPRU) is an autonomous organization established in 2013 to provide research based policy support to Balochistan government. Discovery of errors in its recent publications and structural flaws prove that CMPRU itself needs reforms. On 8th December 2014, CMPRU launched a set of publications that it has produced after extensive research work. One particular ...

Bari Baloch Balochistan covers 43 per cent land mass of Pakistan and its enormously rich in mineral resources, having a long coastal belt. However, it has only 0.2 per cent forest cover of total forestry of the country. Consisting of arid plains, deserts and rugged mountains, Balochistan is unique in terms of forests as it has been bestowed with world’s ...

QUETTA – Unemployed graduates in Balochistan are waiting for internships two years after submission of applications. Federal government had announced an internship program for youth of Balochistan in 2013. Government of Balochistan accepted applications for internship of graduates of all the districts. Thousands of unemployed graduates submitted applications of internships in their respective Deputy Commissioner Offices. Almost two years have ...

QUETTA – Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan, Dr. Malik Baloch, is involved in horse trading of councilors during ongoing Local government elections, alleged All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDA) on Monday. APDA is an alliance of seven political parties of Balochistan excluding National Party (NP) and Pashtunkhaw Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) for local government elections in Quetta. Leaders of APDA held ...

Adnan Aamir QUETTA – 1.8 million children in Balochistan are out of schools disclosed, Sardar Raza Barech, Advisor to Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan on education, on Monday. Mr. Barech made the revelation while speaking at a program titled “Education Governance” that was organized by Mishal Pakistan in Quetta Press Club. Advisor to CM shared interesting facts about education in ...