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Project Launched on ‘Strengthening Women’s Participation in Democratic Governance in Pakistan’

KHUZDAR:  There are 33% of seats are reserved in local government and 17% in provincial assemblies and national assemblies which are significant legislation has been passed in Pakistan that gave the legal rights to women to participate in political and electoral processes. Instead of this tremendous progress, there are still 11.7 million more men on the electoral role than women. ...

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The dismal education system in Balochistan

By: Mehlab Kashani Balochistan is considered as the least developed province of Pakistan, despite being the largest province in terms of area. It is not only least developed in educational sector but in every walk of life .It is both socially and economically not developed. The literacy rate in Balochistan is low. The quality of education is seemed totally destroyed ...

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Social Media Ethics

By:  Masmoom Shahwani Advancements in science and technology have been blessings for men in more ways than one. They have helped shrink space and save time by improving means of communication and transportation. However, every new system, advancement or invention that has to do something with human activity has to conform with the standards of right and wrong. It is, ...

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Noshki: BNPMC Team conducts seminar on “Mother and Child Nutrition”

By: Saeed Yousuf NOSHKI: Programme Manager Balochistan Nutrition Program Dr. Ali Nasir Bugti  has said that Balochistan Government under the dynamic visionary leadership of Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sana Ullah Khan Zehri, and Minister Health Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch with guidance of Secretary Health Balochistan Mr. Javed Anwer Shahwani, team Balochistan Nutrition Programme for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) is utilizing ...

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A year passes, Gwadar’s Zehro Point bridge still awaits repair

 By: Sharif Ibrahim National Coastal Highway bridge at Zero Point about 25 km from Gwadar city has developed some cracks, causing inconvenience to the commuters. Traffic on the bridge remains suspended due to the cracks for more than a year. People are using an alternate route under the bridge which takes longer than the normal bridge crossing time, causing huge traffic ...

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Letter: Lack of libraries in Kech

Library is the place where one goes to study and brush-up his or her knowledge.  Unfortunately in Turbat there is lack of libraries which creates problems for students.   The government of Baluchistan is requested to solve this major problem and provide the students with libraries in Turbat. Sobia Shahnawaz, Turbat. Published in The Balochistan Point on January 1, 2018

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Letter: Need of quality education in Balochistan

By getting good education we can accomplish our targets. Good teachers, engineers, doctors and  researchers become successful people in our society due to quality education. Education plays a great role in the development of a country. But the quality of education in our governmental schools is very poor. So, the government needs to take serious action to provide us well ...

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Buleda under miseries

By: Abdul Wahab Buledi Buleda is one of the far-flung tehsils of district Kech and It is located at the southwest of Balochistan. The distance from Buleda to Turbat city is approximately 47 kilometers. People of this region are amicable and hospitable as a part of their unique culture and tradition. For the past 25 years Buleda is continuously sending ...

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Editorial: Balochistan Point honoured with two prestigious awards in 2017

Despite lack of resources Online Journalism has been gradually developing and introducing energetic and professional journalists with their quality contents. Balochistan Point is one of the first online newspapers in Balochistan which is working without any bias towards any race, religion or political ideology.  The volunteers of The Balochistan Point launched it to keep reporting on human rights abuse, political, ...

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The wave of crime in democratic state

By: Anwar Zaib After the independence of Pakistan and the different waves of constitution possessed Pakistan to adopt democratic system for the new burning state and after adopted the federal system of government for the state. For better understanding we should know first about federal system. In federal system the powers are distributed among the center and federating units and ...

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