Barrick Gold starts work on Reko Diq project

QUETTA: The Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation has formally launched work on the Reko Diq project in Balochistan, the company’s head announced on Sunday. In a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s secretariat on Sunday...

Political hara-kiri

Akhtar Mengal’s resignation has turned the spotlight on Balochistan alright, but not in a way that would do any justice to his sacrifice of falling on his own sword once he was convinced that his seat in the National Assembly ...

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Grim example

The struggle to eliminate extremism from society and create a more tolerant nation cannot succeed without the state’s firm commitment to achieving this goal. But when representatives of the state themselves are found to be inv...

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Gwadar: imported coal-fired project faces axe

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to scrap 300 MW imported coal power project at Gwadar and the Chinese company, M/s CIHC Pak Power Company (Pvt) Ltd (CPPCL) is unwilling to move ahead until further upward revision in tariff, ...

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Two security men martyred in Mastung, Kalat attacks

QUETTA: Two personnel of Levies Force were martyred and three others, including a senior officer, were injured when a group of tribesmen opened fire near a Levies station in Daringarh area of Mastung district on Friday. In a ...

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Misconstrued Narratives

In the first eight months of 2024, the relentless efforts of Pakistan’s security forces captured the attention of the nation and the world. The fierce battle to reclaim peace from the grip of terror unfolded in the rugged terr...

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