Tag: Balochistan

Army determined to facilitate Balochistan in every possible way: Lt Gen...

Southern Command Commander Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa has reiterated the military’s commitment to facilitate Balochistan in “every possible way”, a private media outlet reported...

ECP decides to start fresh delimitations across country

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided to start fresh delimitations across the country for local body elections. According to the commission, the...

Balochistan Assembly without opposition leader since August

The Balochistan Assembly has been functioning without an opposition leader since the lawmakers took oath in August, a report published in local media pointed...

Balochistan to not give ownership rights of Gwadar’s land to private...

  Balochistan government has decided not to give ownership rights of Gwadar’s land to the private companies, rather it would be leased out. This was stated...

Pakistan to become hub of regional, int’l trade: Sanjrani

GWADAR: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani has said Pakistan is poised to become a hub of regional and international trade as a result of its strategically...

Poor road infrastructure causing deaths in Balochistan: minister

ISLAMABAD: Provincial Minister for Communication Mir Tariq Magsi on Sunday, while admitting the rise of death toll in road accidents in the province, said the...

More than 1,300 public schools remain non-functional in Balochistan

More than 1,300 government-run primary, middle and high schools were found to be non-functional in various parts of Balochistan including Quetta, a private media...

Balochistan committee to take up Saindak lease issue with Centre

An eleven-member committee has been formed by the Balochistan Assembly to take up the issue of the lease of the Saindak gold-copper project to a...

Groundwork set for decisive by-election

--11 national, 24 provincial assemblies seats to be decided by 9.23 million people, including 7,364 eligible I-voters --Army to secure by-polls by deploying troops inside and...

September terror attacks left 34 dead in KP, Balochistan: report

A total of 34 lives were claimed in 17 terrorist attacks in September, while 35 incidents of violence of different types were noted which...

Haji Mohammad Khan Lehri appointed Balochistan CM’s adviser

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Tuesday appointed member provincial assembly (MPA) Haji Mohammad Khan Lehri as his adviser. According to an official notification...

PM committed to welfare of Balochistan: Qasim Suri

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan's government is committed to the welfare of people of...

Tremor shakes Balochistan

QUETTA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9  hit Balochistan on Thursday but no loss of life and property was reported. Geology Survey Centre said that...

Moderate earthquake jolts Karachi

KARACHI: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Karachi and parts of Sindh and Balochistan on Wednesday. According to National Seismic Monitoring...

ICJ to hear Kulbhushan Jadhav case from February 18 to 21

The United Nations' top court has fixed February 18-21, 2019, for the public hearing of convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav case between Pakistan and...

Balochistan considering making Chinese language compulsory in matric

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government is considering teaching the Chinese language in government schools up to matric level keeping in view the mega development projects associated with...

PM Khan likely to visit Balochistan next week

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will depart on Balochistan visit on Saturday, sources told Dunya News. As per initial details, PM will preside over a...