Balochistan

Press Release Quetta – Transparency and citizens’ participation in budget making process lacked at district level in Balochistan. Budget Call letters, estimates of expenditures and receipts, consultation with stake holders, websites of all the districts of Balochistan remained nonfunctional during last fiscal year. CPDI demands transparency and citizens’ participation in the budget making process at district level in Balochistan. Balochistan ...

Ali Raza Rind Chagai – Chairman District Council Chagai, Mir Dawood Khan Notezai, took notice Of several leakages in main pipe line of drinking water supply scheme in Siyah Jungle, some 5 kilometers away from Dalbandin. Balochistan Point had reported yesterday about the leakage issue. On Saturday, District Chairman accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Dalbandin Razzaq Sasoli, Public Health Engineering SDO ...

Aziz Ejaz Quetta –Balochistan Government for the first time announced to recruit teachers via National Testing Service (NTS) tests. This announcement was repeatedly admired particularly by the leading political parties who called it a step towards transparency and improvement of educational sector. Beside this Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, the Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan declared it a big achievement for ...

Ali Raza Chagai – Large quantity of drinking water is being wasted due to leakages in main pipelines of Siyah Jungle water supply scheme amid water scarcity in Dalbandin, learnt Balochistan Point. Leakage in water pipelines was discovered when a group of journalists visited Siyah Jungle areas which is situated at a distance of 5 kilometers from Dalbandin. Journalists were ...

Ali Raza Chagai – Levies force has arrested 2 dacoits near Pak-Afghan border, on Thursday. According to official sources the action was headed by Assistant Commissioner (AC) Dalbandin Razzaq Sasoli, who acted on a tip-off. Levies force arrested Muhammad Akbar and his one accomplice. AC Razzaq Sasoli told local journalists that few years ago Muhammad Akbar had escaped from police ...

Quetta – Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik has said that imparting technical training to women would not only create job opportunities for them but it would also reduce poverty in the province. He expressed these views at the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Government of Balochistan, here on ...

Fida Baloch Basima – Basima, the home town of Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) Chairman, is deprived of electricity, learnt Balochistan Point. Basima, a tehsil of District Washuk, is considered to be one of the most deprived and poverty stricken areas of Balochistan. This town lacks all the basic facilities such as schools, colleges, banks, roads and electricity in this ...

Suleman Hashim Gwadar – Chairman Municipal Committee Gwadar, Abid Sohrabi announced 20,000 rupees for Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi Degree College Gwadar during a college function conducted for welcome of new students, on Tuesday. Addressing the students, Chairman Municipal Committee emphasized, “CPEC and other mega projects will bring plentiful opportunities for the youth of Gwadar but the youth should bear in ...

Suleman Hashim Gwadar – Members of Traders Association Gwadar protested against the newly planned 70 feet wide road that will connect Javed Complex to Mullah Fazul Chowk, on Monday A large number of traders and shopkeepers, whose shops will be affected due to proposed expansion, marched from the center of city to Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) main office to protest ...

Adnan Aamir Quetta – Civil Society Balochistan demanded the safe and quick recovery of three girls, abducted from Karachi, during a protest held outside Quetta Press Club on Saturday. A protest demonstration was held to protest the forced abduction of three girls from Karachi who originally belong from Awaran district of Balochistan. Three girls named Surat, Sabina and Nageena were ...