QUETTA: Leaders of the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) have launched their election campaign, inaugurating party offices and holding corner meetings across the city with a pledge to address Quetta’s persistent civic and economic crises.
Senior party officials, including Chairman Abdul Khaliq Hazara and General Secretary Ahmed Ali Kohzad, alongside nominated candidates and women leaders, addressed gatherings in Barai Chaltan and Zarghun Towns. They asserted that their candidates are intimately aware of public hardships, having “always been among the people.”
The leaders painted a stark picture of urban decay, citing severely dilapidated roads, blocked drainage systems, and chronic shortages of electricity and gas. They argued that these issues, compounded by rampant unemployment, inflation, and poverty, necessitate a “sincere and people-friendly leadership” to bring about change.
“Quetta city and province have been the center of various experiences for decades,” the leaders stated, implying a history of unfulfilled promises. They called for steps guided by a “clear vision” for the city’s rehabilitation, reconstruction, and development.
Appealing for a public mandate, the HDP leadership pointed to its past performance as a record of credibility. They expressed confidence that citizens would entrust the party’s candidates with a “clear majority” to lead Quetta’s rebuilding. The enthusiastic public turnout at the campaign events was termed a “good omen” for the party’s electoral success.
Meanwhile a critical week-long polio vaccination campaign is set to launch across Balochistan on Monday, December 15, 2025, aiming to protect over 2.66 million children under five years old.
Inam-ul-Haq, Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Balochistan, announced the drive, warning that the poliovirus remains present in the province’s environment, posing a constant threat of lifelong paralysis to unprotected children. He stressed the campaign’s urgency in building population immunity and eliminating the virus .“Protecting children’s health is a shared responsibility. If even one child misses the polio drops, all children are at risk,” Haq stated, making a direct appeal to parents. He emphasized that neglecting vaccination can lead to permanent disability.
