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Balochistan government fails to provide information of over 1,500 Govt schools in Balochistan

QUETTA: The Balochistan government and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) jointly conducted a survey with regard to the verification of schools, during May 2016 to May 2017, to trace out ghost schools across the province. Over 1,500 schools out of total 10,788 could not be found, officials in education department told source. However, Balochistan Education Minister Rahim Ziaratwal ...

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BalochTech to organize Vision 2017 Software Exhibition in Karachi

KARACHI: The BalochTech, one of the first information Technology based organization from Balochistan, is going to organize a software exhibition in Karachi entitled ‘BalochTech Vision 2017’. The exhibition will begin in September this year. The BalochTech has offered developers to do submit their developed startups, softwares, websites and mobile applications in the Balochtech software exhibition by applying at vision.balochtech.com BalochTech ...

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CM says, Balochistan is set to play its dynamic role in economic development of the country

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has said that Balochistan which is half of the entire country is all set to play its dynamic role in economic development of the country. “The new generation of Balochistan is at forefront for the establishment of peace and promotion of healthy activities. Owing to cooperation of masses, sacrifices of security forces ...

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BNP leader Malik Naveed Dehwar assassinated in Quetta firing

QUETTA:   Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Malik Naveed Dehwar and his guard Zaheer Khan  were killed while one injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at his  vehicle in  Arbab Karam Khan Road Quetta on Thursday. According to the reports unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on the vehicle of the BNP leader leaving him and his guard dead on the spot. Another ...

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Government runs 7 mega projects for improvement of livestock sector in Balochistan

 QUETTA: Balochistan government is utilizing all available resources for promotion of livestock sector in the province and seven mega projects for improvement of livestock are being executed at a cost of 860 million rupees. According to the official sources two point eight billion rupees have been allocated in the current fiscal year for livestock sector. “They said seven mega projects ...

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Islamic State has no existence in Balochistan: Sarfaraz Bugti

QUETTA : Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has on Tuesday revealed that the militant group  Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)  has no existence in Balochistan. He said this  While addressing a press conference along with Balochistan government’s spokesperson in the provincial capital. Sarfaraz Bugti also revealed at the occasion that an intelligence based operation was carried out in ...

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Drug Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants of 9 pharmaceutical companies

QUETTA: The Drug Court Quetta chaired by Justice Abdul Majeed Nasir Members Justice Gul Aalam Khan and Arsalan Khan  issued non-bailable arrest warrants of 9 pharmaceutical companies here on Tuesday after finding them absent during the hearing. The cases of pharmaceutical companies were being heard those have been doing the business of spurious, substandard medicine and some were doing the sale and ...

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 Balochistan budget for 2017-18 to be unveiled on June 15

QUETTA: Balochistan budget for fiscal year 2017-18 with a total outlay of Rs321.67 billion is scheduled to be unveiled on June 15 instead of June 12 as had been announced earlier. Provincial Finance department sources told media  here on Monday that Rs80 billion have been proposed to be allocated under development head while Rs38 billion each will be set-aside for ...

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SGAFP-USAID constructed 11 water storage tanks in UC Nalaint of district Gwadar

GWADAR: SGAFP-USAID funded eleven water storage tanks have been constructed in UC Nalaint of district Gwadar. The project coordinator informed in the project closing ceremony held by Health and Nutrition society (HnNutS) Balochistan in the community hall of Gwadar, on Sunday. HnNutS implemented the project titled “Improving Water Storage Facilities in Union Council Nalaint through Construction of Surface Water Tanks” ...

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Additional Advocate General Balochistan and his mother die in road accident

KALAT: Additional Advocate General Balochistan Muhammad Saleem Baloch and his mother died and four others of their family, including his children and wife, were injured in a road accicent near Kalat city, on Thursday. According to the details, the Additional Advocate General of Balochistan Muhammad Saleem Baloch was travelling from Quetta to Turbat in his personal vehicle when he lost ...

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