Female suicide bomber who targeted Chinese teachers at KU was brainwashed by husband, says IO

The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts (ATC) has accepted a charge-sheet filed by the investigation officer (IO) in the case pertaining to the suicide blast at the University of Karachi that killed three Chinese t...

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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