Health officials directed to stay put
PESHAWAR: In response to the current emergency situation, directives have been issued to District Health Officers (DHOs) and Medical Superintendents (MS) to obtain prior permission from the Director General of…
Balochistan cabinet formation ‘imminent’
QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet formation is poised for completion within the next 48 hours, according to Shahid Rind, the spokesperson for the Balochistan government. Despite Mir Sarfaraz Bugti assuming the…
Two provinces in for more rainy days
QUETTA: With another spell of Pakistan’s menacing early season ‘nor’easter’ start battering Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and much of Balochistan from Wednesday – a region already scarred by deadly extreme weather this week…
Balochistan declares emergency as western winds loom
ISLAMABAD: As the nation braces for a new wave of western winds beginning Tuesday, the Balochistan government has declared a rain and urban flood emergency. The National Disaster Management Authority…
Balochistan cabinet to take oath after Eid-ul-Fitr
Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said that the provincial cabinet will take oath after Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement issued here, Shahid Rind said that there is a consensus among the…
11 Bogies of freight train derailed near Chaghi
A total of 11 bogies of a freight train traveling from Quetta to Zahedan has derailed in Chagai district of Balochistan. According to the details, a total of 11 bogies…
Security forces kill terrorist, injure two others in Panjgur IBO
Security forces killed a terrorists and injured two others during an intelligence-based operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday. The killed militant…
BAP’s political clout dwindles in Balochistan
QUETTA: The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), once enjoying its heyday as the harbinger of change in the provincial political realm, now finds itself in choppy waters after the February 8…
All eyes on Senate elections now
QUETTA/ PESHAWAR/ KARACHI/ LAHORE : With a new president and prime minister now heading the federation, all attention has turned towards the upcoming Senate elections, with forty-eight members set to be…
Bilawal says PPP needed to form federal, Punjab, Balochistan govts
PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has asserted that the federal, Punjab and Balochistan governments cannot be formed without the PPP. Talking to talking a private news…