Imdad Baloch Balochistan is one of the richest resource states in the South Asia but its inhabitants live in abject poverty. Balochistan has the lowest literacy rate and highest infant mortality rate in all over Pakistan. Despite being a naturally rich province, people of Balochistan suffer due to apathy of Provincial and Federal government. Over US$1 trillion worth of natural ...
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Balochistan: No Woman No Politics
Adnan Aamir Empowerment of women is a barometer for development of any society. Over the course of the last few decades, some progress has been made in creating political space for women in Balochistan. However, the composition of cabinet and elections for local bodies indicate a shrinking space for women in the politics of Balochistan. In October 2013, 15 member ...
Read More »Citizenship For Afghan Immigrants In Balochistan
Adnan Aamir Balochistan is facing a variety of problems, one of which is the influx of Afghan immigrants. One of the most serious problems in this regard is the issue of hundreds of thousands of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) to immigrants in Balochistan. This is a very serious problem because it will result in a change in demographics and ...
Read More »Exclusive Report: Health Sector In Balochistan- Problems And Solutions
Author: Arshad Jan Marri Structure of Health Department: The Health Sector of Pakistan is managed jointly by the Federal Ministry of Health and Provincial Health Ministry of respective province. Constitutionally Health is a devolved subject under the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 promulgated on April 19, 2010. Under these legislative amendments provinces have the right to run their health sector ...
Read More »Travelogue: A Splendid Visit To Hinglaj Mata Temple
Imdad Baloch I awoke up early in the morning for my journey to Balochistan. After bathing, I collected all my important supplies and travelled 260 kilometers. Hinglaj Mata is a famous national park in Hingol. Its real name is Agor and is located 200 kilometers from Ormara & 260 kilometers from Karachi. Hingol is one of the biggest national parks ...
Read More »Plight Of Education In Gwadar
Adnan Aamir Gwadar is one of the better known cities in Pakistan, thanks to its deep-sea port. From Pervez Musharraf to Nawaz Sharif, every ruler has talked about making Gwadar the new regional hub for sea trade. The city has also gained limelight because of the debate over the disputed route of Pak-China Economic Corridor. But behind all of this ...
Read More »Atta Shad: The Literary Giant Of Balochistan
Mariyam Suleman Baloch Twentieth century marks enormous evolution of mankind. A number of anecdotes and events that took place during that era are considered important to human history. Though the world had to endure the great depression of conflicts between various nations leading to blood sheds of millions of people but what can’t be disregarded are the scientific, political, economic, ...
Read More »Injustice to Human Rights in Pakistan
Baloch Khan Highly presented justice is moral excellence of the state that maintains peace and harmony in a state. Justice is regarded as a moral virtue for an individual and for all political and a moral aspects of human life. Modern democratic states are paying full attention towards the provision of justice, maintained of peace, dignity and good governance in ...
Read More »Lyari: Who will be the godfather? – Part 3
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Ahmed Muneeb For Part-1 of this article click here For Part-2 of this article click here Ice: would decrease the strength of wine when put in the cups. The minds tired from all day’s problems would find peace. The hips and curves of the dancers with dark-eyed smiles would make them happy. But this was 1965; Ice ...
Read More »China-Pak Economic Corridor: Game-Changer Facing Controversy
Adnan Aamir In a ground breaking agreement last November, the Chinese government committed to invest over $45 billion in China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC). This corridor will connect Gwadar with Chinese city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang autonomous region, through highways, rail link and oil-gas pipelines. This project was dubbed as a “game changer” by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the ...
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