Opinion

Danish Nazeer Despite its geopolitical importance and abundant natural resources, Balochistan has been staggeringly deprived of development due to the state policy towards it. What raises concerns now is the parasitically growing religious extremism in the region. Below are the recent events that alarmingly indicate the seriousness of this threat. Paralyzing the Education Sector In Pakistan’s least inhabited province, successive ...

Syed Ali Shah A survey conducted by the Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (ISPS) says there is only one teacher for every 123 students in Quetta’s Muhammad Khail Punjpai tehsil. This comes as a stark contrast when compared with the Apwa Girls School located in the heart of the provincial capital that has one teacher for every three students. ...

Saher Baloch The area of Baleecha in Tump tehsil is eerily silent. Destroyed mud houses, schools and a virtually vacant bazaar are all that is left in one part of it, which just a week ago housed about 10,000 people. The one or two people on the street scurry away when I approach them. The first thing on the minds ...

By Yousaf Ajab Baloch Balochistan is being marked for increased violence against journalists   where more than 30 journalists have been killed or firstly abducted and later on killed and dumped while performing their profession. This has become an alarming situation for journalists. Balochistan has been transformed into a battlefield for journalist in order to prevent them from covering unabated human ...

Hania Saleem Online shopping has been a huge phenomenon in Pakistan for the past couple of years. Both male and female users have been actively making purchases online. Online stores have gained this popularity due to lower prices, efficient processes, quicker feedback, customer reviews all of which has led to steady trust building in the mind of consumers. Looking closely ...

Adnan Aamir Balochistan is synonymous with problems and security problems. The threats to the lives of political workers and journalists in Balochistan continue to rise. Contrary to claims of the chief Minister Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, the security situation in Balochistan has deteriorated since he has assumed office of chief executive of the turbulent province. Along with security related ...

Huma Yusuf Thanks to political events, in recent months, the narrative about the media in Pakistan has come to resemble the one about politicians: corrupt, compromised and not worth championing. Too much is said about the media’s role in supporting vested interests or furthering various political agendas in exchange for bribes. Not enough is said about the good work journalists ...

Adnan Aamir Political showdown in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, has reached its boiling point. Police attacked the peaceful protestors of two political parties without any provocation. The course of events that followed, from last night onwards, have exposed the brutality of the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The protestors belonged from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). ...

Asif Magsi My fellow journalist, Irshad Ahmed Mastoi Baloch, was killed in broad daylight at his office in Quetta. He was one, of few, brave journalists who would criticise the establishment’s unjust policies towards Balochistan. His fellow trainee reporter, Abdul Ghulam Rasool, and a serving accountant, Mohammed Younus, also lost their lives in the incident. I cannot believe or understand ...

By Bari Baloch QUETTA: Hunger, poverty, frustration and oppression speak volumes in Balochistan especially when a person travels to its interior parts where innocent, gloomy and sad faces of dwellers ask a number of questions about their dismal and pathetic state of affair. Such miseries can easily be seen in districts of Naseerabad and Jaffarabad which are called “green” districts ...