UNITED NATIONS:Reaffirming it’s support for the full and equal participation of women in UN peacemaking, conflict prevention and peace-building efforts, Pakistan Thursday called for protecting females in situations of conflict and foreign occupation. “Women and girls in these situations are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence, including the use of rape as a weapon of war,” […]
Read MoreQUETTA:A delegation of Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) led by Opposition leader Malik Sikandar Khan Advocate called on Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha here on Friday . The delegation comprised MPAs Sardar Abdul Rehman Khatran, Malik Naseer Ahmed Shahwani, Nasrullah Zira, Mir Asad Baloch, Abdul Wahid Siddiqui, Younis Zehri and Akbar Mengal. The governor […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha Friday said that comprehensive measures were needed to formulate policies for strengthening infrastructure in order to end deprivation and backwardness from the areas of the province. In addition to government initiatives to strengthen the health and education sectors, cooperation and guidance from the European Union and other international organizations […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) foiled a bid of smuggling of narcotics and arrested two alleged smugglers and seized 631 kg chars from their possession on RCD Highway near Hub area of Lasbela district on Friday. According to ANF’s spokesman, acting on a tip off, the ANF team checked an oil tanker and seized 631 kg […]
Read MoreQUETTA:A delegation of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) called on Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan here on Friday. The delegation was comprised Haji Noorullah Lehri, Rehmat Kakar and other BAP workers. During the meeting, the delegation expressed full confidence in the leadership of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan. He maintained that the Quetta Development […]
Read MoreQUETTA:About 12 new coronavirus patients were tested positive while number of total confirmed patients surged to 32188 in Balochistan on Friday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1204752 people were screened for the virus till October 22 out of which 12 more were reported positive. As […]
Read MoreLondon, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):UK Athletics was in chaos on Thursday after its CEO and performance director quit after a disappointing performance at the Tokyo Olympics, the country’s worst in 25 years. CEO Joanna Coates, the former head of England Netball, was only appointed in March 2020 but oversaw Britain’s poorest athletics showing at an Olympics […]
Read MoreBrasília, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):A proposal by Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to dramatically increase welfare payments to the country’s underprivileged groups a year ahead of elections shook markets Thursday and triggered resignations at the Ministry of Economy. The program could cost the government an extra 30 billion reais ($5.3 billion dollars) at a time when […]
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