BMC entry tests on January 3rd at Sarena Hotel
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: The entry test for admissions in the academic year of 2009-2010 at BMMS and BDS classes at the Bolan Medical Collage would be held on Sunday, officials said. Officials in the sole medical college of Balochistan, the Baloch Medical College, said entry tests of the students who have already submitted [...]
Classes at Turbat sub-campus of Balochistan University from January 1st, 2010
The Baloch Hal News TURBAT: Classes at the newly established sub-campus of the University of Balochistan (UoB) in Turbat district will kick off with the commencement of the new year. According to the administration of the sub-campus of the University of Balochistan in Turbat, classes will start on January 1st, 2010. All male and female [...]
Target killing aimed at to destroy peace, education of province: Kurd
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Federal Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development Hammayun Aziz Kurd on Thursday condemned the target killing of functionaries of the Education Department and said that some elements were out to keep the province deprived of goods teachers and quality education. Talking to media persons during his visit to the election [...]
College students protest over lack of teachers and facilities
The Baloch Hal News DALBANDIN: A large number of students hailing from Government Inter College Dalbandin on Saturday took out a protest rally demanding government for immediate provision of teachers and other facilities to their college. The rally led by Chairman Students Action Committee Aftab Baloch and other students, kept marching various roads of the [...]
NFC Award meeting remains ‘inconclusive’
By Nauman Tasleem LAHORE: Representatives of all provinces could not succeed in forging a consensus over the contentious issues of horizontal-resource sharing during a meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) award on Thursday. Sources said Balochistan would get around two percent more, however, the share of the other three provinces would decrease marginally. They [...]
Raisani wants provincial government’s control over Reko Diq gold project
Baloch Hal News ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Highlighting the need for conceding the right of ownership of the Balochs on Reko Diq in order to mitigate the unrest in Balochistan, Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Raisani has asked the federal government to take immediate measures to address the grievances of the people of Balochistan. He made this [...]
No Baloch among 20 NBP foreign posted bankers
By Our Correspondent QUETTA: Baloch bankers have been completely ignored by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in its recent foreign postings. Every year, the NBP sends several senior bankers on international postings in order to acknowledge their services, provide them a new challenging work atmosphere and develop their professional skills. This year, the county’s [...]
Balochistan’s booming mobile phone industry
By Malik Siraj Akbar Balochistan’s large terrain and scattered population has not deterred cellular companies from their drive to reach maximum customers in the rural areas of the province. Cellular companies say the investment dynamics in telecom sector have dramatically changed over the past few years. “You can no longer confine the telecommunication facilities to [...]
Provinces lock horns over NFC formula
KARACHI: Although federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin was optimistic about progress on the National Finance Commission (NFC) award, the final outcome was still a far cry as the parties were unable to conclusively decide on vertical distribution of resources and to engage on bridging the gap on horizontal distribution. In a briefing after the first [...]