Tag Archives: Provincial Autonomy

Quetta – Civil society of Balochistan has vowed to resist the closure of operations of Save the Children in Balochistan. Decision by Save The Children to close all its operations in Balochistan has been severely criticized by Civil society in Balochistan. “As a result of closing operations in Balochistan, hundreds of people would lose their jobs and billions of rupees ...

Adnan Aamir On May 28, all political parties of Pakistan reached a consensus on the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) in the All Parties Conference (APC). Although it’s good news but it comes as a big surprise because the federal government didn’t concede anything major to win over the support of political parties of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). ...

Adnan Aamir On May 16, an all-parties conference (APC) was conducted under the auspices of the Awami National Party in Quetta. All the major political parties of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attended the conference. The participants urged the restoration of the old (original) route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In the same conference, participants reiterated that they appreciated the ...

Quetta – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is  treating Balochistan as a step-child said the members of Balochistan assembly, on Friday. Members of Balochistan assembly criticized PIA for replacing Boeing planes with ATR-72 aircrafts which are smaller in size and can carry fewer passengers. Provincial minister for information, law and parliamentary affairs, Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal said that people of Balochistan in ...

Adnan Aamir The word Balochistan is synonymous with deprivation in Pakistan. There isn’t a single federal department that is not depriving Balochistan of its legitimate rights. Now, Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have also joined the ranks of the organizations that are directly responsible for deprivation in Balochistan. A huge number of citizens from Balochistan visit Middle ...

Islamabad – Among the pool of 40 federal secretaries there is not a single one from Balochistan, reported The News. Federal secretaries are grade-22 government servants controlling federal ministries and only subordinate to their respective federal minister. Out of 40 federal secretaries, 22 are from Punjab, 11 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 3 from Sindh, 2 each from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad ...

Quetta – President of Awami National Party (ANP) questioned federal government that prosperity of Baloch and Pashtoons not prosperity of entire Pakistan, on Saturday. Asfandyar Wali was addressing the All Parties Conference (APC) convened in Quetta by ANP to resist efforts to change the alignment of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC). Asfandyar Wali said that Federal government is making CPEC controversial ...

Quetta – Balochistan High Court (BHC) has taken notice of shifting posts of Additional Attorney General (AAG) from Balochistan to Punjab, on Wednesday. BHC has sent notice to federal secretary for Law and Justice for violating the recruitment laws. A post of AAG and secretary were approved for Balochistan but transferred to Punjab where recruitment has also taken place. BHC ...

Adnan Aamir Sajid Baloch works as a construction worker in Dubai and visits his family in Balochistan, once in six months. He used to fly directly from Quetta, his hometown, to Dubai through Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights. Life was easy for him back then but not anymore. When he visited his home in April this year, He had to ...

Quetta – Federal government is taking decisions that are depriving Balochistan of its legitimate rights, learnt The Balochistan Point. Federal government had stopped release of funds of Rs. 15 billion that were approved during visit of Prime Minister to Quetta last month. This issue was raised by Provincial Minister Sardar Aslam Bizenjo in Balochistan Assembly on Monday. “I have been ...