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Gwadar Port brings 20,000 jobs to locals

APP — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:50:04 +0000

BEIJING – Gwadar, the third deep-water port in Pakistan, now operates three multifunctional piers with an annual throughput capacity of between 50,000 and 70,000 20-foot equivalent units, as well as bringing 20,000 jobs to locals. Jobs in Gwadar – Click Here for latest job vacancies at Gwadar The port will also serve as a trade […]

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Taliban bomber kills 15 at Pakistan polio clinic

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:19:42 +0000

Quetta (Pakistan) – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in a Taliban-claimed attack. The victims, mainly policemen, had been gathering outside the centre to accompany polio workers on the third day of a vaccination […]

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Govt announces cut in prices of HSD, kerosene oil

Web Desk — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:25:53 +0000

The government has slashed the prices of high speed diesel, light diesel and kerosene oil for the next month. Announcing reduction in prices at a news conference here on Thursday, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the price of high speed diesel has been reduced by three rupees to 80.79 from 83.79, light diesel by 8.29 […]

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Security tightened countrywide on new year’s eve

Web Desk — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:39:47 +0000

Special security measures have been taken in the country to avoid untoward incidents on the eve of New Year celebrations. According to reports, Sindh government has banned pillion riding at midnight tonight. In Islamabad, 1500 police officials will be deployed at various parts of the city to ensure every possible security. Meanwhile, security has been […]

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PM lays foundation stone of Mughal Kot Carriageway

Web Desk — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:37:06 +0000

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of Mughal Kot Carriageway of western alignment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) near Zhob on Wednesday. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif laid foundation stone of two mega road projects near Zhob in Balochistan on Wednesday. The first project is of Mughal Kot Carriageway of western alignment of […]

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Pakistan’s Baloch activists take separatist battle online

AFP — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 16:03:16 +0000

Islamabad – Images of burned villages and charred bodies, clips of people screaming for help: with a wall of silence hindering traditional media, insurgents are using social networks to present a narrative of violent abuses by security forces in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province. A simple search for “Awaran Operation” on Twitter is enough to reveal […]

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Gunmen attack on Jiwani airport kills one in SW Pakistan

AFP — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:20:24 +0000

Quetta (Pakistan) – Gunmen armed with automatic weapons early Sunday attacked a small airport in Pakistan’s remote and restive southwest, killing an officer and abducting another, officials said. Up to a dozen attackers torched navigation equipment at Jiwani airport in Gwadar district before entering the building, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. […]

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Pakistan provincial minister among 14 killed in suicide attack

AFP — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 20:46:53 +0000

Shadi Khan (Pakistan) – Two suicide attackers on Sunday killed a Pakistani provincial minister who had campaigned against militants along with at least 13 other people after detonating a bomb at a meeting the minister was attending. “Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada has embraced martyrdom,” said chief rescue official Mohammad Ashfaq. Khanzada, 71, had been […]

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More than 100 Baluch militants surrender in Pakistan

AFP — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 21:09:03 +0000

Over a hundred Baluch militants fighting against Pakistani forces in the separatist-insurgency wracked southwestern Baluchistan province have surrendered and pledged their allegiance to the country, officials said on Sunday. A group of 59 militants including two key commanders appeared before the media, along with senior politicians and government officials from the province, to announce they […]

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Economic development in Balochistan will promote peace and prosperity in Pakistan

Mohammad Ali — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:26:21 +0000

Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that economic development of the province would not ameliorate standard of life of common Balochistani but would be also promote peace and prosperity in the country. We want to come at par with other provinces through progress and prosperity and thus Balochistan should have equal importance […]

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PM inaugurates Pakistan’s largest oil refinery in Hub

Mohammad Ali — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:30:34 +0000

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated Pakistan’s largest oil refinery Byco Oil in Hub industrial area on Friday, with a crude oil refining capacity of 120,000 barrels per day, catering around 39 per cent of country’s energy needs. He also promised that more economic projects will be started in the province. Addressing the inaugural ceremony […]

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NAB Balochistan recovers Rs 4622.15 million: DG

Web Desk — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:57:35 +0000

Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman NAB visited NAB Baluchistan to review the performance of different wings of NAB Balochistan. The Director General NAB Balochistan, Major Retired Tariq Mehmood Malik, briefed the Chairman NAB about the performance of all wings of NAB Balochistan. He informed that NAB Balochistan has recovered Rs 4622.15 million through Voluntary Return (VR), […]

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Balochistan Governor inaugurates Fly Dubai Airline in Quetta

Umar Farooq — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:57:32 +0000

Commencement of flights for Dubai from Quetta would not only provide air travel facilities to the people of the country and Balochistan but it would also pave way for promotion of trade and tourism in the province. This was stated by Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai while inaugurating Fly-Dubai Airline that left for Dubai from […]

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Quetta: Another 4 police men gunned down in target killing

Sikandar Hayat — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:57:28 +0000

QUETTA: Four more policemen including ASI were killed in fresh target killing when miscreants opened fire at their mobile van in Pashtoonabad here Thursday. This is second attack on police mobile in the area in just one week. In the earlier incident four police including an ASI were killed. According to details miscreants riding motorcycles […]

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Gunmen kill four policemen in Balochistan

AFP — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:37:23 +0000

Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead four policemen in Pakistan’s separatist-insurgency wracked southwestern Baluchistan province Thursday, officials said. The shootings took place in the Pashtunabad neighbourhood of the provincial capital Quetta as the police were conducting a patrol in their vehicle. “Four policemen were martyred when their vehicle came under attack from both sides while passing […]

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RAW more active after CPEC agreement: Sarfraz Bugti

Ali Haider — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:15:31 +0000

Balochistan home minister Sarfraz Bugti has said that many foreign intelligence agencies such as India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is behind the recent attacks in Pakistan. In a press conference here in Capital City Police Office in Quetta, he said that these agencies have become more active after the historic Pak-China economic corridor agreement. […]

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12 Convocation of University of Balochistan tomorrow

Mohammad Waqas — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 04:06:12 +0000

Twelveth Convocation of University of Balochistan would be held here Wednesday. Balochistan Governor and Chancellor Muhammad Khan Achakzai would be Chief Guest and Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch would be guest of honour. Degrees would be conferred and Gold Medals on over 770 graduates and foreign PhD degree holders during the Convocation.

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No loadshedding during Sehr and Iftar time: Khawaja Asif

Umar Farooq — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 23:45:32 +0000

Khawaja Asif, the Federal Minister for Water and Power, has said that there would no longer be any unscheduled load shedding in the country during Ramazan this year. Talking to a news channel he said that all the industries are free from load shedding across the country. He also confirmed that there will be no […]

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Nine killed as flash floods hits Khuzdar in Balochistan

Web Desk — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:39:07 +0000

In Khuzdar, nine people were killed and dozens of others went missing when flash-floods and torrential rains hit the Wadh Sarona area. Deputy Commissioner Khuzdar on Thursday said the dead bodies have been recovered and rescue operation is underway to recover the missing persons. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief and sorrow over the […]

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Mastermind of attack on president’s son arrested from Hub

Web Desk — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:18:23 +0000

The alleged mastermind of the attack on the convoy of President Mamnoon Hussain’s son was taken into custody on Wednesday during FC’s operation in Hub area of Balochistan. According to a spokesperson for the Frontier Corps (FC), the commander of a banned organisation was arrested along with two other terrorists. The suspects were also reportedly […]

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