QUETTA: Netherlands Ambassador in Pakistan Jeannette Seppen and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Representative Cesar Guedes visit Quetta and met Balochistan Inspector General Police (IGP) Ahsan Mehboob to discuss UNODC’s important initiative to reinforce Balochistan’s criminal justice System, with the support of the Netherlands government. Ambassador Jeannette Seppen said, : “Pakistan faces a complex crime situation ...

Staff Reporter QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri Monday said that dark days of Balochistan had gone away as the journey of peace, prosperity and development was underway across the province after great sacrifices of masses and security forces. “A bright and educated Balochistan is my dream and I want to materialize my dream before transition of incumbent ...

Staff Reporter QUETTA: Government employed doctors have been banned from private practice during duty hours. A notification issued today states that Health department government of Balochistan has imposed ban on private practice of public sector in private hospitals across the province of Balochistan in morning time from 0800 to 1400 in best public interest. Read also: Health sector accountability—whose domain? ...

QUETTA: Mishal Pakistan, Australian High Commission and World Food Program briefed the parliamentarians in the Balochistan assembly on the alarming situation in the province. The key focus is to capacitate policy makers for a more harmonized mechanism to ensure service delivery to the citizens. The initiative aims to facilitate the knowledge flow among key stakeholders to “Eliminate Hidden Hunger and ...

QUETTA: Media needs to become part of the development agenda in Pakistan, to ensure transparency and accountability for quality service delivery to the citizens, this was concluded at the session on Smart Policy Making on Eliminating Hidden Hunger, today at the Quetta Press Club. The session was attended by senior journalists, field reporters, media and development professionals, representatives of civil ...

QUETTA: Population ageing is a global issue now and world is experiencing a demographic transition. Increasing longevity is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. However, Population ageing presents social, economic and cultural challenges to individuals, families, societies and the global community. Department of Social welfare, Government of Balochistan and HelpAge international organized a Sensitization workshop here in Quetta on Population ageing ...

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has said that government was standing with its people in any difficult time and would utilize all available resources for the restoration of families affected by torrential rains. “PDMA and local administration should ensure timely provision of relief to affectees,” he directed. He was addressing to a high level meeting held to ...

By: Ubaid Zehri  Khuzdar: The ban on pillion ridding was imposed under section 144 on  15-05-2014 when the second biggest city of Balochitsatn Khuzdar was facing security challenges of  target killings, kidnapping for ransom and  terrorism a couple of years before during the administration of ex-deputy commissioner Waheed shah. It was good step to stabilize the security situation of the ...

ISLAMABAD: Children summer camp in Punjabi and Brahvi languages kicked off here at Shakarparian under the aegis of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa). The objective of the camp is to provide an orientation to children (age group: 6-12 years) about Punjabi and Brahvi languages. Talking to media, Dr. Fouzia Saeed, Executive Director, Lok Virsa said ...

QUETTA: Senator Pakistan Muslim League (N) Agha Shehbaz Durrani passed away following a cardiac arrest in Khuzdar on Sunday. He was brother-in-law of the Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri, and brother of Chairman District Counsel Khuzdar Agha Shakeel Durrani. Agha Shebaz Durrani elected as senator in 2015. The funeral prayer of Shahbaz Durrani was offered in Khuzdar. Governor ...