Tag: Balochistan
Twelve schools attacked overnight in Diamer District
News Analysis | In what seems to be acts of vandalism and arson a dozen schools half of which are girl’s schools have been attacked...
Grand opposition alliance to stage second APC today
News Analysis | Albeit the 2018 primary elections did not end up in a hung parliament as the opposition was hoping, a grand opposition alliance...
PM in-waiting IK’s victory speech and the promises he made
News Analysis | The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan addressed the Nation, in what can be dubbed as his victory...
PTI led coalition government or PML-N+PPP coalition government?
News Analysis | Pakistan is set to enter into much-anticipated general elections 2018 amid qualms raised by different political parties whether the polls will be...
CM Punjab; Indeed a caretaker, discusses polling day security
News Analysis | Following the Peshawar and Balochistan attacks, precautionary measures to be taken have posed as a dire need for Pakistan. The general elections...
Rehman Malik expresses security polling concerns for politicians following recent blasts
News Analysis | Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s member and leader stated that a foolproof security should be provided to candidates during the election campaign, at...
A matter of growing insecurities: Terror during elections
News Analysis | Killing around 132 people and injuring 180 people in two separate terrorist attacks, security threats exacerbate as elections approach. On Friday, 13th...
Dawn of Accountability in Pakistan: Nawaz, Maryam arrested, sent to jail
News Analysis | The ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have finally returned back to Pakistan. A 16-member team of National...
Mastung blast: Social media pays tribute to deceased patriot Siraj Raisani
News Desk | The political candidate Siraj Raisani from Balochistan Awami Party was killed in a deadly suicide blast that shook the city of Mastung...
A Nation oblivious to manifestos
Dr. Kalsoom Sumra | The heading of this critique says it all - the bitter reality about the importance of manifestos in the realm of...
Paving roads for 5G internet in Pakistan’s digital landscape
News Desk | GVS: Did you know much about technology before becoming the Minister of State for IT? I have actually spent more than 20...
A Cup of Tea
Hasan Nadeem | Tea is one of the oldest beverages in the world, still used today after centuries. Tea is the only beverage which shares...
Angry protests at Bani Gala must not deter Khan’s resolve to...
News Analysis | The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) local leaders, from different constituencies, are continuing their protest in front of the Party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala over...
Six dead after militants attack Pakistan border posts
AFP | Six militants have been killed after a thwarted attack on Pakistan army posts along the country's border with Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. Five...
A soldier’s romance with martyrdom
Samson Simon Sharaf | Colonel Sohail Abid Raja our little soldier boy was commissioned in First Sindh Regiment (Fakhar e Sindh). We called him Raja...
PTI’s Plan for first 100 Days: Analyzing its strengths and weaknesses
News Analysis | The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finally presented its agenda to be completed within the first 100 days of government — if the...
Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister: Who & How?
Kanwar M Dilshad | The formal process of choosing the caretaker prime minister kicked off in mid-April, following a meeting between the Prime Minister Shahid...
FIA formulating a million rupee action plan to curb Human smuggling...
News Analysis | Interior Ministry has formulated a plan and forwarded a summary to Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi to approve the measures and allocate funds...
Pakistan’s World of Cement: Opportunities and Challenges
News Desk | Cement is arguably the most important, and widely used, building material in the modern age. It’s used in homes, in office buildings,...
Ice-breaker visit of Modi to China; India still insecure about CPEC
News Analysis | Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), to which Pakistan and India became a party in 2017, on the lines of increasing regional cooperation on...
3 Chief Ministers walkout of National Economic Council meeting due to...
News Analysis | Chief Ministers of three provinces — Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, walked out of the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC)...
PM Abbasi raised voice to ensure justice for people of occupied...
News Analysis | Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi has raised the voice of people residing in occupied lands and stressed the utmost need for...
Mustikhan reveals RAW links to Balochistan insurgency
News Analysis | https://twitter.com/alizahidihsan/status/985418810407772160 A prominent ‘Baloch activist’ has claimed that he heckled former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his 2015 US tour, at the...
“Diversity of Pakistan is our strength,” says Army Chief
News Analysis | Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has, yet again, stated that Pakistan’s enemies are trying their best to divide and weaken the country....
Former Baloch separatist leader says CPEC will change fate of the...
News Analysis | The former separatist leader and President of the recently formed Overseas Pakistani Baloch Unity, Dr. Jumma Khan Marri, has said that the...
3 MNA’s leave PML-N after PM Abbasi remarks
News Analysis | Three members of the national assembly from Balochistan have decided to leave the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz after remarks by the Prime Minister...
PTI must change tactics to enlarge its vote-bank in Balochistan
News Analysis | Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan had to face humiliation following a brawl between two rival groups of the party during a...
Mian Raza Rabbani: Rudder of the Constitutional Ship
Saud Bin Ahsen | Straightforward, knowledgeable blended with a broad outlook and ability to think beyond party lines Mian Raza Rabbani has acted with utmost...
Pakistan approves another 34 projects under CPEC
News Analysis | The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approved 34 projects worth Rs.365 billion under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Five projects...
PML-N’s change of heart: Nawaz shifts focus from ‘institutions’ to political...
News Analysis | A change of heart was seen by the father/daughter duo at the Sangla rally on Saturday. Shifting from their standard anti-judiciary and...
First Senate Chairman from Balochistan: Its Significance
News Analysis | The Senate of Pakistan has elected its first ever Chairman from Balochistan yesterday. Mir Sadiq Sanjrani became the 8th chairman of Senate...
Sadiq Sanjrani elected as Chairman Senate
News Desk | An enemy of my enemy is my friend. This was visible after the unsavory alliance of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan...
PML-N looks favorite to win Senate Chairmanship after PPP snubbed Rabbani
News Analysis | The race for appointment of Senate Chairman has intensified. Political maneuverings is on rise in the capital to scramble through to acquire...
Pakistan keeps on winning
News Analysis | At a rally at Albany, New York during his campaign for presidency, Donald Trump promised that the American people were going to...
COAS inaugurates desalination plant in Gwadar
News Analysis | Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa laid the foundation of a water desalination plant in Gwadar on Sunday. Speaking on...
PML-N perplexed over loss of Senate seat in Punjab
News Analysis | Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the Senate elections held on 3rd March with 15 seats but their victory was spoiled with the...
