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Quetta:  Personnel of Balochistan constabulary (BC) was gunned down in Kuchlak, a precinct of the provincial capital on Sunday. According to the reports, unknown armed men, ridding on two-wheelers, opened fire on Chaman Highway which left BC personnel Muhammad Ashraf badly injured. He was shifted to the hospital soon after the incident where he succumbed to his injuries. The dead ...

QUETTA: Around 15 districts of Balochistan plunged into darkness overnight when a technical fault hit the Guddu-Sibi electric transmission line on mid-Saturday night. According to the details, 15 districts of Balochistan suffered a total blackout when the technical fault caused the trip on Guddu-Sibbi transmission line. The power breakdown brought thorny problems for the people on Sehri timings during the holy ...

QUETTA: The Tehsildar of District Lehri was killed in an exchange of firing with the robbers, on Saturday while 6 robbers were also arrested. Addressing to a press conference at Levis Station Sibi, the Deputy Commissioner Sibi Suhail-ur-Rehman said that the incident of motorbike snatching were a matter of routine in the ‘B’ area of Sibi. “According to the information that our ...

QUETTA: Judicial Magistrate Ziarat Jam Saka Dashti has been set free by his kidnappers and safely reached home, on Friday evening. Talking to media, Deputy Commissioner Pishin Bashir Bazai, said that Judicial Magistrate Jam Saka Dashti has been set free near Ziarat cross on Friday evening and has reached his home safely. DC, however, didn’t share any further details but confirmed that Jam Saka ...

Finally, the news came; Arsalan Iftikhar resigned from the position of Vice chairman Balochistan investment board. This decision came in the backdrop of mounting pressure on Balochistan government for appointing a controversial person for a sensitive job. The party of chief minister Dr. Malik, National Party, also criticized the appointment of Arsalan Iftikhar. The resignation was not unexpected and it ...

QUETTA: Two bullet riddled bodies were recovered from Panjgoor district of Balochistan, on Thursday. According to the details, the local administration recovered two bullet riddled dead bodies of unknown person in Tusp area of Panjgoor. The bodies were shifted to the nearby hospital where they were identified as Ilyas and Rasool Jan. According to the police, both the deceased were ...

QUETTA: Lawyers boycotted the court proceedings, including high and all sub-ordinate courts, on second consecutive day against the non-recovery of Judicial Magistrate Ziarat, on Thursday. According to the details, the boycott call was given by various lawyers’ organizations against the kidnapping of Judicial Magistrate Ziarat Jama Saka Dashti and the call is extended till Friday (today). The district, and session ...

QUETTA: At least two bullet riddled bodies were recovered from Saranan area of Pishin on Wednesday. According to the Levies sources, acting on a tip-off, Levis force recovered two bullet riddled bodies near a graveyard in Saranan area of Pishin. “Both the bodies were blind-folded and shell of pistol bullets were also found nearby the bodies.” Levies sources said The bodies ...

QUETTA: As many as 12 foreigners were arrested by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from Gwader Coastal Highway. According to the details, during a routine checking, FIA netted 12 foreigners who reportedly wanted to enter into Iran illegally. FIA handed over the foreigners to the local administration. By Staff Reporter Published in The Balochistan Point on July 2, 2014

QUETTA: Chief Secretary Balochistan Saifullah Chata has said that the secretaries play a vital role in the provincial governments and therefore the secretaries should be role-modals. Chief Secretary said this talking to an introductory session of the secretaries here on Wednesday. He said that he had performed his duty in different areas of Balochistan including Sibi, Jafferabad, Lorali, and Civil ...