Barrick Gold CEO calls on Balochistan CM

Quetta: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Barrick Gold Company, Mark Bristow, along with his team called on the Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Saturday. Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Kethra...

Unpacking Mengal’s Resignation: Where Are Balochistan’s Voice(s)?

The resignation of Sardar Akhtar Mengal has created a stir in Islamabad. The number of vlogs, television programs and interviews by journalists who believe that he ‘knows Balochistan’ are a plenty. Frankly as I write this, I...

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Govt notifies 137 names put on Fourth Schedule for alleged links to BLA, TTP

QUETTA: The deputy commissioner has issued a list carrying the names of 137 people placed by the government on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act. According to a notification issued on Tuesday, political activis...

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Bugti orders appointment of teachers for inactive schools

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti Tuesday directed the Pishin district administration to hire teachers on contract basis to resume educational activities in the schools that have been inactive due to shortage...

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Education crisis

Over 3,500 schools in Balochistan are currently non-functional due to a shortage of teachers. The province is estimated to be in need of around 16,000 teachers, on top of the current strength. Since the new government came to po...

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CM Bugti honours slain teacher Nazima Talib

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has announced that a department of Government Girls Postgraduate College in Quetta, will be named after the professor who was gunned down by militants in 2010. Prof Nazima Tali...

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