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Letter: Price Hike In Turbat

Prices of goods of daily usage are increasing day by day in Turbat. Especially the prices of edible items are sky rocketing. Shopkeepers are increasing the prices of all products at their will and district administration is nowhere to be seen. Holy Month of Ramzan has started and the shopkeepers have started their exploitative practices with it. In civilized societies ...

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Letter: Lack Of Drinking Water In Suburbs Of Turbat

Water is the second most important thing for life on earth after oxygen. However everyone is not lucky to get access to drinking water. Gushtang, a town 2 kilometer away from Turbat city is facing acute scarcity of water. Weather is very hot in Turbat and that has resulted in increase in demand of water. Lack of availability of water ...

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Tump: Electricity Supply Disconnected For Last 10 Days

Shoaib Durrazai Turbat – Electricity Supply to Tump Tehsil of district Kech remains disconnected for last 10 days. A fault was developed in Grid station of Tump 10 days ago which resulted in suspension of electricity to Temp Tehsil. Quetta electricity Supply Company (QESCO) management has completely ignored the electricity fault at Tump grid station. In protest people of Tump ...

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No Electricity In Turbat For 43 Hours

Sami Parvez Turbat – People of Turbat suffered 43 hours continuous electricity supply suspension from Saturday to Monday. Sources privy to the matter told The Balochistan Point that electricity of Turbat was disconnected by people of Tump Tehsil of district Kech. Electricity transformer of Tump was out of order from last few days and Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) didn’t ...

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University Of Turbat Facing Plethora Of Problems

Sami Parvez Turbat – University of Turbat (UOT) the only university in Makran division of Balochistan is facing plethora of problems, learnt The Balochistan Point. UOT was established as a sub-campus of University of Balochistan in 2009 and it was upgraded to a University by incumbent Balochistan government in 2013. UOT has been dubbed as a change agent for its ...

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Kech: Establishment Of Youth Development Authority Urged

Shoaib Durrazai Turbat – Institute for Development and Human Rights (IDHR) district Kech has demanded from Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan to establish youth development authority in the district. IDRH representatives stated that half population of Turbat consists of youth and there is no organization for the welfare of Youth. “Youth Development Authority will help the youth in computer technology training, ...

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Turbat: Internet Service Remains Suspended For Last 2 Days

Sami Parvez Turbat – Internet service in Turbat city of Balochistan is suspended for last two days learnt The Balochistan Point. PTCL management has stated that internet service is suspended because of some problems in fibre optic system. Lack of internet service is affecting the studies of students in Turbat city. Nusrat Nisar, a student of MBA in University Of ...

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Kech: Doctors Protest Kidnapping Of Fellow Doctor

Sami Parvaz Turbat – Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Kech chapter observed boycott of Out Patient department (OPD) in hospitals to protests the abduction of Dr. Amir Baksh in Quetta. Members of PMA Kech boycotted duty in OPD and protested against the incident of kidnapping of yet another doctor in Balochistan. The abducted doctor originally belongs from Kech district Dr. Amir ...

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Letter: Internet Connectivity Problems In Turbat

Turbat which is one of the largest cities of Balochistan is suffering from internet connectivity problems. Presently, most of the official work like online banking, bill management, money transfer and news reporting are carried out through internet. Constant disruption in internet connectivity causes people to face a diverse range of inconvenience in their daily routine. Residents of Turbat pay their ...

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Custodial Killings: Two Suspects Die In Custody Of DPO Turbat

Quetta – Two suspects were found dead in the custody of District Police Officer (DPO) Turbat on Tuesday. Saddam Baloch from Panjgur and Nasir Baloch from Turbat were arrested on suspicions of robbery on Monday night by police in Turbat. Both men were locked in guard room of DPO which is not an authorized detention center. On Tuesday morning dead ...

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