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Aziz Ejaz Quetta: Laptop distribution ceremony of second phase of Prime Minister’s Laptop scheme was held in University of Balochistan (UOB), today. Federal Minister for States and Frontier Region, General (Retired) Abdul Qadir Baloch was the chief guest of the ceremony. Other dignitaries included Dr. Hamid Achakzai, Provincial Minister for planning and Development and HEC director Akbar Kundi. 300 students ...

Junaid Ahmed Gwadar is a developing port city on the southwestern warm waters of Arabian Sea coastline of Pakistan, in Balochistan territory. It is the central station of Gwadar District and, in 2011, was notofied as the winter capital of the province of Balochistan for that year only. Uptil 1958 Gwadar was under Oman’s control, but was handed over to ...

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar: Following the announcement of BNP’s protest against the extra judicial arrests of its activists, the Member of provincial Assembly (MPA) of Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Meer Hammal Kalmati held a press conference on Wednesday. Assuring to raise the issues of the Balochs in the Provincial Assembly, Meer Hammal Kalmati condemned the arrests of its activists ...

QUETTA:  Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on Tuesday monitored the security of Ashura processions in person through CCTV cameras in command and control room established in Inspector General (IG) Police office. Chief Minister Balochistan accompanied by Provincial Home Minister Mir Sarfiraz Bugti, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Nasir Janjua, GOC Major General Aftab Ahmed, Chief Secretary Balochistan Saifullah Chatta, IGFC ...

By   Shireen Gul On October 10, Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi both were awarded Nobel Peace Prize, for their work promoting children’s rights. Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the second Pakistani to become a Nobel laureate after Abdus Salam who also shared the prize in 1979 with US nominee Steven Weinberg for ...

QUETTA: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP) has said that Baloch are left with no option but to approach the International court of Justice (ICJ) to seek justice. Akhtar Mengal issued a press statement on Monday in which he stated that establishment is using policy of victimization to push Baloch to the wall. Kidnapping and dumping of ...

QUETTA: Mobile phone service has been blocked in 8 districts of Balochistan including Quetta by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on request of Balochistan government. Mobile phone service will stay suspended on 3rd and 4th November from 9 am to 9 pm. Apart from Quetta, Mobile phone service has been suspended in Bolan, Mastung, Sibi, Naseerabad, Jaffararbad, Loralai and Zhob districts of ...

Shezad Baloch QUETTA: Losing hope against the tide of lawlessness, at least 15,000 people have migrated from the districts of Makran, Kharan and Awaran, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said. “It is a rough estimate because there has been a huge migration of local Baloch from Turbat, Panjgur, Gwadar, Awaran and Kharan districts,” the head of HRCP’s ...

Monis Ali Whenever a Baloch demands the separation of Balochistan from Pakistan, Pakistanis instantly accuse other countries of persuading him/her. Recently, I read a report accusing our neighbouring country, India, of persuading the Baloch to fight for the independence of Balochistan. However, what I want to declare is that the Baloch are not being being persuaded to fight. Instead, they ...

QUETTA: Winning the hearts and minds of Baloch is the only solution of the Balochistan problem, said Siraj ul Haq, Amir of Jamaat e Islami (JI) on Saturday. Siraj Ul Haq made this statement while talking to media after meeting Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of Jamhoori Watan Party and son of Nawab Akbar Bugti. “Instead of pushing [Baloch] people ...