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Kalat: In the acute shortage of electricity and suspension of natural gas in Kalat city the people have been shivering in sub-zero weather as gas supplies decreased with falling temperature. According to the details Kalat,one of the historic cities of Balochistan, 136 Km away from Quetta, has been witnessing  low gas pressure for the last couple of months, however, the  acute ...

Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar : Committee to counter the striking issue of water crisis in the port city and the surrounding areas has condemned the action of local councilors, in a press conference, this Saturday for their double standards during severe catastrophic situation. “During a local government session last week Chairman Municipal Committee Gwadar formulated a committee to support the Public ...

Khuzdar:  At least eight people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a deadly accidents at Ornach area of district Khuzdar on Saturday. According to the details eight passengers were killed when a coach collided with an oil tanker at Ornach Khuzdar district of Balochistan. The coach was going to Karachi from Khuzdar. Levies force reached the scene and ...

Islamabad: Group of leading archaeologists would visit various regions of Balochistan during January 2016. It was informed during a meeting of delegation led by Chairman of the Inter University Consortium and Vice Chancellor University of Haripur Dr. Nasser Ali Khan with Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch here at Balochistan House Islamabad According to the details under the auspices of ...

Hassan Baloch Nok Kundi: Schools at Nok Kundi are in a poor condition and the classrooms in some schools can collapse anytime. This was revealed by a group of journalists who visited three different schools in Nok Kundi on Monday. Staff reporter of Balochistan Point was also a part of the delegation. Balochistan is under an educational emergency since January 2014 and ...

Quetta: The Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (B-TEVTA) held a Media Sensitization Session on importance of Technical Vocational Education and Training in Balochistan. The purpose of this session was to sensitize the media personnel about the role, mandate, and functions of Balochistan TEVTA. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Zamran Marri, Director B-TEVTA informed the participants that 58% of population ...

Quetta: Speaking to the media cell of People’s Primary Healthcare Initiatives (PPHI) the advisor to Chief Minister Balochistan for finance Mir khalid Langove appreciated the role of PPHI  in general and in Kalat particular. He expressed his satisfaction over the initiatives taken by PPHI; mainly, he appreciated the process of monitoring of health centers. He said that as a result of the best ...

EDITORIAL Dawn IT was only with the greatest of reluctance that Sanaullah Zehri, provincial PML-N leader, ceded the chief minister’s office to Abdul Malik Baloch of the National Party in 2013. It took the personal intervention of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and, as emerged a year later, a written pledge that Mr Zehri would in fact ascend to the chief minister’s ...

Sami Parvez Turbat: Two-day business gala event was conducted in University of Turbat (UoT), on Monday and Tuesday this week. Business Gala contained 35 stalls of products, from different departments of UoT, such as Food, Books, Games, Balochi Cultural products, Fish Aquarium, Sweets, Cosmetic and Barbecue amongst others. This was the third annual Business gala of UOT; first one was conducted ...

Quetta: A launching Ceremony of Two Brahui books researched by Dr. Liaqat Sani on ‘Modern Brahui Poetry and   literary contributions of Khalifa  Gul Muhammad Noshkiui’, was held at Balochistan University auditorium  on 9th December 2015. Mr.Javid  Iqbal , Vice Chancellor of  Balochistan University  graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Prominent  writers and poets  Dr. Shah Mhammad Marri, Muhammad Pana Baloch, Qazi ...