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By Shahzad Baloch QUETTA: Ironically, many in Balochistan are more familiar with the reporters and anchors of BBC Urdu radio and All India Radio than Pakistan Radio. They know their names and when to tune in for which programme. Even those who don’t understand Urdu or Hindi listen to these two stations, relying on people [...]
By Cyril Almeida ISLAMABAD: The killing of Habib Jalib Baloch on July 15 has sent a wave of concern across Balochistan and Islamabad that the insurgency in the province has entered a dangerous new phase. Mr Jalib was the secretary general of the Balochistan National Party led by Akhtar Mengal, a moderate party considered to [...]
1. Objective of the Assessment The objective of the rapid assessment was to visit the affected communities/ areas, Assess the situation, collect firsthand information of the damages/ destruction and analyze the situation so that different organizations/ stakeholders can decide and strategize for response to this disaster. 2. Assessment Team Sikander Brohi Director Participatory Development Initiatives [...]
By Muatasim Qazi PANJGUR: A migratory pest continues to ravage the date plants in the district despite repeated attempts from the provincial ministry of agriculture to contain it. The pest (bug), identified as Dubas Bug, causes a disease in the plants that is known as Sherago locally. The bug bites into the branches of the [...]
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Journalists from different districts of Balochistan have appealed to the government to ensure the smooth implementation of the Freed of Information Act (FOIA 2002) for the provision of accurate information to every citizen of the country, including the journalists, in order to improve the quality of journalism in the country. [...]
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) sub office in Quetta said here on Wednesday that the UNHCR-assisted voluntary repatriation of registered Afghans holding Proof of Registration (PoR) card had resumed since March 22, 2010. “Registered Afghans, living in Pakistan, who choose to voluntarily repatriate with UNHCR assistance during [...]
By Amineh Soghdi in Asia Times Online KERMAN, Iran – The arrest of Iranian Sunni Islamic militant Abdulmalik Rigi means the end of his Jundallah (Army of God) group, some analysts believe, and has been widely welcomed in the southeastern Sistan and Balochistan province where it operates. Rigi was captured after a Kyrgyz passenger plane [...]
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Quetta Time hangs lazily over New Kayhan, a small village of about 4,000 people on the western outskirts of Quetta city, in south-western Pakistan. Signs of life are few and far between here. A tractor towing a water tank on wheels crawls slowly across the arid, sandy valley, bringing [...]
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Quetta In April 2009, Pakistani forces arrested a Taliban militant from Afghanistan carrying documents for his high command. He said this was based in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta. The man – codenamed Khattab by his Taliban group – was initially detained at a checkpoint on the northern [...]
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: At least eight persons, including women and children, were injured in Quetta on Sunday after a gas slander exploded unexpectedly while another victim of a similar explosion from Ghandawa thesil of Jhal Magsi district died in a Karachi hospital after succumbing to her injuries. According to the details, eight members [...]
Photos of Suicide Blast at Finance Minister’s Home By Mazhar Ali Khan
ZHOB: An old man selling plastic pots to earn some living for his family in the streets of Zhob. (Photo Rafi)
Exclusive Images of Quetta Blast By Musa Farman
Today in Pictures by Mazhar Ali Khan August 26
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Today in Pictures By Mazhar Ali Khan
Panjgur Students Protest Against FC
