Tag: Balochistan
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Houbara Bustard: busted beyond measure?
It seems that humans and animals alike bear the brunt of maleficent intentions of the uber-rich. Nowhere does this stand truer than in Pakistan, where the Houbara Bustard is the latest in a long series of rare and endangered species on the hunting list of foreign “dignitariesâ€. The Houbara Bustard is a migratory bird whose…
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Nawaz Sharif meet Narendra Modi, Aman ki Asha takes the driving seat?
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who travelled to India for attending the oath ceremony of the newly sworn-in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted with barrage of criticism from the media quarters. Many political analysts were thinking that Mr. Modi has shown a very good gesture by inviting Pakistani premier in his oath taking ceremony and…
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How to help Balochistan Earthquake victims
Recent earthquake in Balochistan has left hundreds dead and thousands displaced. According to reports, more than 300,000 people have been affected over a total of six districts – Awaran, Kech, Gwadar, Panjgur, Chaghi and Khuzdar. A recent image from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) shows the impact of the earthquake in Balochistan. How to help…
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Mir Hazar Khan Khoso selected as Interim Prime Minister Pakistan
As top political parties of Pakistan failed to agree upon a name for the position of Caretaker Prime Minister, the Election Commission has came out with the winner – and its Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan to oversee the nation through Elections 2013. Profile of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso at…
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Nawab Ghous Bux Barozai took oath as the interim Chief Minister of Balochistan
Nawab Ghous Bux Barozai took oath as the interim Chief Minister of Balochistan on Saturday. Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi administered the oath. Nawab Ghous Bux Barozai is the son of senior Pakistan Peoples Party leader Mohammad Khan Barozai, a former chief minister and speaker of the Balochistan Assembly. Initially, the names considered for the…
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Why Balochistan is Burning?
Balochistan is the largest province by area of Pakistan. It occupies 347,190 sq.km areas out of 996,096 sq.km total area of Pakistan. It covers 44% of the total area of Pakistan. But it has smallest population. It population consist only 5% of the population of Pakistan. Balochistan is situated in the south-west of Pakistan. It…
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Balochistan and the Deaf-Dumb Policy
Let us scan through the priority list of our capable leadership in today’s circumstances: – Reopening of Z.A.B case to remove a historical stain from our judicial system, while two weeks back they were seen on roads expressing their non-satisfaction on their verdict and actions. – Claiming to have made remarkable performance in “war against…
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Shahzain Bugti’s Arrest … A New Pandora Box!
Time and time again it has been stressed that Pakistan’s elected government is running out of both time and options, when it comes to the prevailing situation in Balochistan. Where Pervez Musharraf has gifted us with many curses during his reign, in my opinion second to the upsurge in extremism remains the murder of Nawab…
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Massacre in Balochistan …
Media all over Pakistan is flashing with the news of floods, and keeping the magnitude of its destruction in mind one feels that even more resources should be employed to highlight this issue. Having said this, I must say that within this somewhere a news item got disappeared which shouldn’t have been the case. As…
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Nawab Akbar Bugti Killed
Nawab Akbar Bugti, the chieftain of the Bugti tribe, has been killed in fighting with government …