QUETTA: Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that Balochistan government has reactivated more than 164 closed basic health units over the past 20 months. He took to social media platform X to highlight his government performance in health sector. He said in his X post that all these 164 were closed due to various reasons. […]
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QUETTA: Pakistan Railways has approved a major upgradation of the of the 600-kilometer long Nokundi–Sibi railway track, officials said, highlighting the strategic importance of the Reko Diq project. Divisional Superintendent of Railways, Imran Hayat Khan, told reporters that the railway tracks will be imported from abroad. He said work on the Nokundi–Sibi railway track upgradation
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QUETTA: Balochistan is facing severe climate pressures as unusually low rainfall pushes large parts of the province into drought. Water management failures are worsening the crisis. A recent report by the Asian Development Bank’s Development Asia highlighted the water crisis in Balochistan and stated that the province’s cultivable land has shrunk to just 7.2 percent.
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ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited establishment of the Islamabad Model Jail, as Ali Akbar has been appointed the facility’s first Senior Superintendent. Ali Akbar met with Inspector General (IG) Islamabad Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi in a special session to discuss the immediate operational requirements of the new prison. During the meeting, both the IG Prisons and IG
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has barred the organization of unrelated political gatherings within the premises of government offices and educational institutions. The decision follows a petition mentioning that political activities at such venues violate constitutional provisions and disrupt the regular functioning of academic and administrative operations. Furthermore, Justice Sahibzada Asad Ullah delivered a
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PESHAWAR: The Provincial health officials have sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in HIV cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, revealing that nearly 40,000 people may currently be living with the virus, while 15 to 20 new infections are being reported each day. The figures were shared on Monday during a World AIDS Day press conference at
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ISLAMABAD: The Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, has said that providing jobs is not the government’s primary responsibility, focusing on the need to shift the long-standing perception that the state must directly employ citizens. He noted that Pakistan’s growing IT sector and freelance economy are creating new opportunities for young people, making skills development more
KARACHI: Sindh police have announced what officials describe as the largest anti-narcotics operation in the province’s history, seizing more than half a ton of drugs and arresting multiple suspects linked to an alleged inter-provincial trafficking network. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) carried out coordinated operations in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Pak Colony, recovering 508 kilograms of narcotics.
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QUETTA: The District Coordination Committee of Nasirabad convened under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Captain (R) Zulfiqar Ali Qarār to review ongoing and upcoming development initiatives under the Balochistan Social Development Initiative (BSDI). The meeting brought together representatives of the Provincial Assembly, district department heads and officials from intelligence agencies, indicating broad institutional participation in
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QUETTA: The Balochistan government has taken a step for the welfare of media professionals by formally launching the province’s first Journalist Housing Scheme. In this regard, the government officials described the initiative as a vital effort to provide secure, dignified and permanent housing for working journalists and the families of those who lost their lives
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