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Baloch Cultural Day Today

Sami Parvez Quetta: Baloch Cultural Day would be observed in various districts of Balochistan and federal capital Islamabad on March 2(Today).  Different cultural activities have been scheduled to observe the day. Cultural events, seminars, rallies and exhibitions have been arranged on this occasion. Every year on 2nd of March Baloch Cultural Day is celebrated with the aspiration to draw attention ...

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China Overseas Port Handling Company has Failed to Functionalize Gwadar Port

  Suleman  Hashim  Gwadar: China Overseas Port Handling Company (COPHC) has failed to functionalize Gwadar port. New deals have greatly affected trading activities of Gwadar port, the leadership of All Gwadar Shipping and Clearing Agents Association expressed their concerns in a press conference at Gwadar press club on Friday. President of All Gwadar Shipping and Clearing Agents Association(GSCAA),  Abdul Raheem ...

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Empowering Youth through Education and Skills Development is key to Sustainable Development: UNHCR

Quetta: Empowering youth through education and skills development is key to stability and sustainable development, said UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner Mr. George Okoth-Obbo while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Women Technical Training Centre in Loralai district in Balochistan. UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner Mr. George Okoth-Obbo stressed the need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to empower youth through education and ...

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Reflection of Balochi In the Mirror of History

By: Mariyam Suleman  A unique treasure based on words used as the basic tactic of communication, a Language may perhaps be as essential as the other necessitates for life to sustain. It is a tool to communicate our thoughts, expressions, believes, opinions and ideas. During the early times, a language was only a mean of communication for daily basis. But ...

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Baloch Students Protest against Attack on Students in Punjab by Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba  

Sami Parvez Quetta: Baloch Students held rallies and processions in Punjab, Quetta and Uthal against the attack and torture of number of Baloch students in Punjab University by Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, a students’ group of religious organization. According to the details, Baloch Students protested against a clash between Baloch students and the activists of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in which number of Baloch ...

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Balochistan Seeks Rs 30 Billion Dues from Sindh on Head of Hub Dam Royalty

Quetta:  Members of the Balochistan Assembly (BA), unanimously passed a resolution, asking Sindh government to  pay Rs 30 billion outstanding dues to Balochistan on head of royalty of Hub dam. The assembly session chaired by Speaker Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani   on Thursday evening, passed resolution asking Sindh government to  pay Rs 30 billion outstanding dues to Balochistan on head of royalty ...

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No FIR Registered against Perpetrators in Saqiba’s Suicide Case

Quetta:   No First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against perpetrators in Saqiba’s suicide case after passage of four days. Saqiba Hakeem, a teenage girl student of Government Girls Degree College, Muslim Bagh ,Killa Saifullah district  who committed suicide on Friday after the college principal refused to send her examination form to the intermediate education board. According to the details ...

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Quetta Blast Kills 10, Injures 25 Others

Quetta: At least 10 people were killed and 25others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber targeted a security forces’ vehicle near the premises of the heavily guarded Quetta district courts on Saturday. Four of the dead were paramilitary soldiers while seven were civilians, officials said citing initial reports. According to the details, the security convoy comprising a truck and two ...

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Senior Journalists launch Pakistan Online Media Association

LAHORE: Pakistan Online Media Association (POMA) was formally launched here on Thursday with the aim to equip Pakistani journalists with prolific tools and expertise to stay aligned with the tech savvy and fast-paced world. The new body comprises of several senior journalists. Daily Pakistan Web Editor Nauman Tasleem has been elected the chairman Pakistan Online Media Association (POMA). “At a ...

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Over 70 Percent People Appointed on Balochistan Domicile have Fake Certificates: Senator Usman Kakar

Islamabad:  Appointment of over 70 percent people on Balochistan domicile with fake certificates is further creating sense of deprivation among the educated people of the most backward province of the federation. These remarks were made by Senator Mohammad Usman Khan Kakar in a briefing of Senate’s Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas on Wednesday. The committee was chaired ...

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