PM Gilani meets Sardar Mengal
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday met with former Balochistan chief minister and the patron-in-chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal), Sardar Attaullah Mengal, to discuss issues concerning Balochistan, sources said. A leading Pakistani English language newspaper reported on Saturday with the dateline of Islamabad, without clearly saying whether [...]
College lecturer found dead
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Authorities in Baloch capital, Quetta, recovered the dead body of Syed Wali Shah, a lecturer of the Quetta-based Government Agriculture College from his residence on Saturday. Government officials said that the dead body of Syed Ali Shah showed severe marks of torture and bullet shots which suggested that unknown people [...]
Educational institutions, hospitals to remain open today
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: All the educational institutions (Schools and colleges) as well as health centres (Hospital) will remain open six days in a week. It was officially announced here Friday. The decision to observe two weekly holidays was strongly opposed by the Balochistan Assembly which was subsequently withdrawn for educational institutions and the [...]
Two injured in Kalat firing
The Baloch Hal News KALAT: Two persons were injured when unknown armed men opened fire at a container on Kalat National Highway near Sangandas on Friday evening. According to local police, the container carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan was fired at by unidentified armed men. As a result, its driver Ghulam Sarwar and [...]
Raisani pleased over foiling boy’s abduction
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has appreciated the role of Police and people of the area for foiling abduction of five-year boy and arrest of abductors here Friday. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that Police had to work with same spirit to foil abduction for ransom, murders, [...]
Governor Magsi appoints new VC, Pro-VC at UoB
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Balochistan Governor and Chancellor University of Balochistan (UoB), Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, has appointed Dr Abdul Nabi as Vice Chancellor and Dr Mehrab Baloch as Pro Vice Chancellor of the University. Two separate notifications issued by Governor’s Secretariat here Friday said. Till recently Dr Abdul Nabi was serving as Tenure [...]
Begum Shehnaz calls on Governor Balochistan
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Begum Shehnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Social Sector and head of Pakistan Education Task Force Friday called on Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi at Governor House. Provincial Education Minister Tahir Mehmood Khan and other officials of education department were also [...]
Ruqayya urges parliamentarians to mark Mothers’ Day
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Interprovincial Coordination Dr Ruqayya Saeed Hashmi urged the elected representatives to mark World Mothers Day falling on 09th May. Speaking during Friday session of the Balochistan Assembly here, she said in the wake of importance of Mothers Day, it should be marked with fervor to honour the [...]
Attempt to kidnap boy foiled
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: An enraged mob foiled an attempt to kidnap a teenage boy and overpowered the kidnapper, and gave him a good beating before handing him over to the police on Patel Road here on Friday. Police officials said the boy was along with his sister and grandfather looking for auto-rickshaw on [...]
BNF protests disappearances in Balochistan
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: The Baloch National Front (BNF) held a protest demonstration in front of Quetta Press Club against the operation and non-recovery of missing persons here on Friday. Addressing the protest session, Shah Zaib Bloch leading the BNF, said that the secret agencies have arrested hundred of Baloch and are torturing them [...]