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Area Support Network encourages women to take part in political discourse and decision making

By: Anwar Baloch  QUETTA: The second meeting of the Area support network held in Quetta, under the Fempower project on Tuesday 15th December. This event was organised by Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre. The main objective of the Fempower project is to encourage female participation in politics. While the objectives of the Area Support Network are to coordinate between different ...

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Women Balochistan: A Social Landscape Platform

 By: Khalid Hussain Baloch  Women Balochistan was established in May 2019. Its social forum helps raise the talents of Balochistan’s women with a common aim and commitment to address human misery with a special focus on vulnerable segment of society i.e for women. Women Balochistan is a researching organization which produces opportunities for Seminars, conferences, workshops and trainings, having confidence ...

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Awards distribution ceremony held at Phoenix Public School Kalat

Kalat: Mid-term examinations result and awards distribution ceremony was held at Phoenix Public School Kalat. Not only the successful students were awarded prizes in this ceremony but also the students performed speeches, songs, tableau and Balochi dress show. The event was presided over by Phoenix Public School and Academy director Yousuf Ajab while the special guest was young scholar Qasim ...

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UNHCR celebrated World Refugee Day with refugees

QUETTA: ‘UNHCR celebrated World Refugee Day with refugees who shared their stories, poetry, songs and challenges with the audience.   The World Refugee Day 2021 theme is inclusion, which emphasizes the advantages to both refugees and their host countries of integrating refugee populations into national health, education, and employment systems. The Governor of Balochistan Justice (Retired) Mr. Amanullah Khan Yasinzai was ...

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IDA Women and CSOs Urged Political Parties to Create Women Friendly Space in their Parties

Mastung: An Advocacy meeting on creating women friendly spaces in political parties held at District Council Hall District Hall Mastung, here on Monday 12 April 2021. The event organized by Health And Rural Development (HARD) Balochistan with assistance of Commonwealth Foundation International. Approximately, 60 men and women key decision makers attended the event from various political parties; Balochistan National Party, ...

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QUETTA: HARD Balochistan organizes one day “Policy Engagement Sessions with Parliamentarians” on  Gender Based Violence

QUETTA: The Health and Rural Development (HARD) Balochistan organized one day “Policy Engagement Sessions with Parliamentarians” related to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Reproductive Health And Rights (RHR) in Pakistan, here on Wednesday at Serena Hotel Quetta. The event organized with the support of Awaz Foundation Pakistan which is struggling and raising voice with the collaboration of its 48 partners ...

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Pakistan to Cross Rs. 100 Billion eCommerce Trade in 2021.

QUETTA: 16 September 2021 – Extreme Commerce Pakistan’s first EdTech company specializing in e-commerce and digital trade education and practices to train Pakistani youth to sell on Daraz platform. Extreme Commerce and Daraz signed a memorandum to improve eCommerce and digital trade literacy in the country. Although, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are ...

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BNP nominates Professor Tahira Ehsas Jattak for recent senate elections

QUETTA: Balochistan National Party(BNP) has nominated Professor Tahira Ehsas Jattak for recent senate elections. Professor Tahira Ehsas Jattak(Tamgha-e-imtiaz) is the first educationalist activist from Jahalawan for which she has been entitled as “GODI-E-JAHALAWAN”. Professor Tahira Ehsas Jattak has authored more than twenty books specifically in Balochi, Brahui and Urdu literature. She has received many excellence awards at provincial and national ...

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QUETTA: Women Action Forum presents charter of demand to Govt of Balochistan

QUETTA: Women Action Forum (WAF) or Khawateen Mahaz-e-Amal is a national group of women established in 1981. It is a non-hierarchal, non-governmental organization and is not affiliated with any political party. WAF does not accept funding from government, non-government and any international agency. WAF was formed to respond to implementation of the Hudood Ordinance penal code and to strengthen women’s ...

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Online/Zoom meeting presided over by Chief Executive Officer PPHI Balochistan

By: Yahya Reki: QUETTA: Chief Executive Officer PPHI Balochistan Aziz Ahmad Jamali Chaired online/zoom review meeting on Thursday. The meeting was attended by District Support Managers of (PPHI) Balochistan. While briefing about provision of healthcare services District Support Managers apprised that (PPHI) is providing mother and child, first aid, road rescue services by MERC’s and Telehealth services in far-flung areas of ...

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