Dr Abdul Malik. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ FILE QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Malik Baloch is expected to present the provincial budget on Thursday (tomorrow) in the Balochistan Assembly. The provincial coalition government under Dr Malik has yet to name the cabinet and in absence of a finance minister the chief minister will present the budget. “If [...]
Ahsan for comprehensive strategy to maintain peace in Balochistan
19/06/2013 By
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal urged the concerned authorities to evolve a comprehensive strategy to improve economy and maintain peace in Balochistan. He said that there is need to formulate a strategy to bring improvement in the economy and law and order situation in the areas of Balochistan. He said [...]
Balochistan cauldron
19/06/2013 By
THE latest bloodbath in Quetta is yet another grim reminder of Balochistan’s dangerous slide into anarchy. The gruesome killing of women students and the subsequent siege of the Bolan Medical Complex indicate the growing stridency of the militants and raises serious questions about our counterterrorism efforts. Beyond any doubt the twin attacks are the work [...]
Balochistan CM to present budget
19/06/2013 By
QUETTA, June 18: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch will present the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 on Thursday. Despite the appointment of the governor and election of the chief minister, the coalition partners could not reach a power-sharing formula which caused a delay in formation of the provincial cabinet. “In the [...]
Opposition leader extends cooperation to solve Balochistan issue
19/06/2013 By
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday extended its full cooperation to the Nawaz Sharif government for ending the role of the establishment in Balochistan and restoring peace in the province. “The rulers have the mandate to restore peace in Balochistan and the opposition will extend all-out cooperation for this purpose,” said Opposition Leader in [...]
Prioritizing Peace in Balochistan
19/06/2013 By
Pakistan has become sadly immune to terrorist attacks in terms of the news cycle but a string of bombings in the volatile province of Balochistan on June 15 of this year were particularly alarming. The attack on the final residence of the founding father of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Ziarat, and a bomb targeting [...]
HRCP sending mission to Balochistan
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LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is sending a high-level fact-finding mission to Balochistan in the wake of Saturday’s terrorist attacks in Quetta and Ziarat.The mission will be headed by Asma Jahangir, Supreme Court Bar Association former president. Condemning the terrorist attacks in Quetta and Ziarat, HRCP said in a press statement [...]
Naveed hopes Balochistan govt to overcome issues
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Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui 11 ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Syed Naveed Qamar hoped that the Balochistan government would take steps to overcome law and order situation in the province. He stressed the need for dialogue to maintain peace in the region. Talking to a private TV channel, Qamar urged to [...]
Rehman Malik admires ISI, MI role in Balochistan
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KARACHI: Former interior minister, Senator Rehman Malik, Tuesday said it has not even been 15 days that the new government has taken the helm and, therefore, it would be unjustified to pin unrealistic expectations to it. “A capable and visionary man has taken charge of the Interior Ministry and he should be given an opportunity [...]
Take Balochistan seriously
19/06/2013 By
The Quetta incident in which nearly 25 people including 14 girl students were killed in a terrorist attack followed by another attack on the hospital where the injured were being treated is very shocking. This is the latest in a series of recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan. Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s residency in Ziarat was earlier [...]