The Abysmal State of Education in Balochistan
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai Liaqat Ali, 14, belongs to Balochistan’s Chaghi District. He has never been to school. The reason is because his native village, Siya Rake, which is two kilometers from Reko Diq gold and copper project, does not have a school. Like the other village boys of his age, he grazes goats and [...]
Wilderness School: One British Council Decision Has Far Reaching Impact
From Mohammad Zafar of Express Tribune QUETTA: Balochistan, a province already lagging behind in health and education, has suffered yet another setback. In a startling move, the British Council has announced that it will no longer administer the O’level exam in Quetta, citing security concerns. A primary affectee of this decision is the Wilderness School – [...]
Fresh Financial Crisis Hits University of Balochistan
From Pakistan Observer QUETTA: The financial condition of the University of Balochistan has reached at an alarming situation due to shortage of funds from Higher Education Commission. Talking to Online, the Vice Chancellor of University of Balochistan Rasool Bux Raisani stated that monthly salary of the teachers and other working staff of the university is [...]
Directorate of Education Issues Fresh Guidelines for Private Tuition Centers
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: The Directorate of Education and Colleges Balochistan has asked all private tuition centers in the province to renew their expired non-objection certificates (N.O.Cs) and follow certain newly underlined guidelines in order to avoid official action. The Directorate said here on Wednesday that all private tuition centers should renew their N.O.C.s [...]
Book Review: Loneliness, Death and the Sunset of Jemari
By Fazal Baloch Jemari ay Rokapt ( The sunset of Jemari) (Balochi Novel) By Munir Ahmed Badeeni New College Publications Quetta 111 Pages. Rs. 200 Balochi literature has not had a fiction writer as prolific as Munir Ahmed Badini, who, in the span of the last six years, has penned down around one hundred [...]
Teachers In Turbat Threaten to Go on Strike Against Stoppage of Salary
The Baloch Hal News TURBAT: The District Teachers Association in Turbat District has threatened to shut down all public schools from December 15 in protest against the nonpayment of teachers’ salaries for more than a month. A spokesman for the Government Teachers Association on Thursday said all public schools were closed down on December 13 [...]
Meet Balochistan’s First Rhodes Scholar!
From Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: In a country where dreams are killed every passing minute, a young man from a remote village of Balochistan has apparently beaten the odds. Rafiullah Kakar, 23, is all set to live “a dream come true”. He is the 2013 Rhodes Scholar for Pakistan. The Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford [...]
A Baloch Teacher’s Journey to American Schools
By Mohsin Moosa It is believed that teaching is the best profession because it teaches all other professions. I simply love being a teacher.Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the world’s most developed country to explore its people, schools and students. In August 2012, I was one of the lucky teachers from Panjgur, [...]
Baloch Students in London Form a New Association
The Baloch Hal News LONDON: A new organization called Baloch Students and Youth Association (UK) has been formed in a gathering of the Baloch students and activists in London. In a detailed initial statement issued by the central spokesperson of the organization, it was said that in a gathering attended by the majority of the Baloch students and [...]
CM Raisani Inaugurates School in Sariab
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani has inaugurated a new school building in Sariab area. According to a handout issued here on Friday, the Chief Minister, along with Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd Gilo, Information Minister Mir Yunus Mullazai and Minister for Works Ali Madad Jattak, inaugurated new premises [...]