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Quetta: In a decision which is termed as great news by civil society, Balochistan High Court (BHC) has banned the hunting of Houbara Bustard in Balochistan, on Friday. BHC ordered federal government to cancel the allotments of hunting permits to Arab royals in Balochistan. BHC banned hunting of Houbara bustard based on the fact that it’s illegal according to International ...

QUETTA: Provincial ministers Nawab Muhammad Khan Shahwani and woman member of Balochistan Assembly Yasmeen Lehri paid a visit to Brahvi Department University of Balochistan on Friday. The provincial minister  for Services & General Administration Department, Nawab Muhammad Khan Shahwani and woman member of Balochistan  Assembly Yasmeen Lehri met Vice Chancellor University of Balochistan Dr Javid Iqbal, Chairperson Brahvi Department Shabir Ahmed ...

Zafarullah Barech There is hue and cry of laud among the masses of Balochistan for current government and their initiative for announcing vacancies in education department. Likewise departmental tests have been assigned to National Testing Service (NTS) due to its good reputation. The fee reserved for test is 1000 Rs per appearance.  There are 4359 vacancies announced throughout province and ...

Quetta: National Testing Service (NTS) is receiving RS 1000 per job applicant in Balochistan, whereas the same fee is a meager Rs 30 in Sindh. Balochistan government has announced to conduct all recruitment tests on vacancies below 17th grade using NTS. Test for 4359 jobs will be conducted through NTS. This is travesty of justice as majority of the job ...

Tariq Kakar Russia has always desired to rule the world just as Germany and Britain. During the Cold War era, the world was bi-polar. The superpowers were America and USSR. The proxy wars such as Vietnam and Afghanistan and other related events showed that the world countries wanted to be uni-polar. Both countries had obtained nuclear power and an arms ...

Quetta: Unidentified miscreants killed four polio workers, Including 3 women and wounded three others in eastern bypass locality of Quetta city, on Wednesday. According to eyewitness accounts, the vehicle of polio campaigners was intercepted by miscreants in eastern bypass area of Quetta. Masked men opened fire on the vehicle indiscriminately. According to the account of a survivor, government had not ...

Quetta: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP) has said that during the reign of current government in Balochistan, only places that are developing are graveyards. Talking to Online news agency on Tuesday, Mr. Mengal criticized Balochistan government for their failure in protecting the lives of people of Balochistan. “Security situation is worsening day by day and the ...

Quetta: All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDA) has announced to observe black day on 7th December to protest the unnecessary delay in Local Bodies elections. APDA is a political alliance for local bodies which comprises of all major political parties of Balochistan excluding Pashtunkhaw Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) and National Party (NP). The meeting of APDA was held on Sunday in ...

Zahid Ali Baloch Zikris are the oldest settlers of the Makran region of Balochistan, Pakistan, and they have followed this belief system from their ancestors. They can also be found in several other areas of Balochistan, mainly in Awaran, Khuzdar and Quetta. The word “ Zikiri” is referred to those who are following this particular sect. Zikri follow the teaching ...

Quetta:  22 children have died and over 1300 affected this year in Balochistan due to measles because government of Balochistan has failed to release allocated funds to combat measles. According to a report published in Express Tribune, Government had allocated Rs. 137 million for Anti-Measles campaign but it’s yet to be released while innocent children are dying. Experts say that ...