Editorial: Intermediate Result Debacle

Courtesy: Balochistan Point

As per the result announced by Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BBISE) 71 percent candidate, out of 26,882 that appeared in exams, could not pass it. Those who passed the exams have also scored lower marks, on average. As expected, Intermediate students who were victimized by BBISE took the streets. On 6th September,almost 3,000 students protested outside of BBISE building which led to violent clashes with police.

Poor Province – Extravagant Foreign Trip for 34 Member Delegation

Courtesy: Balochistan Point

Quetta – 34 member delegation of Balochistan assembly will visit USA on a trip that will cost Rs. 35 approximately to the provincial exchequer, learnt Balochistan Point.

Delegation will be led by deputy speaker of Balochistan assembly, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo. Other participants include opposition leader Molana Abdul Wasay, deputy opposition leader Zamruk Achakzai, Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti, Minister for information and parliamentary affairs Abdul Rahim Zairatwal among others.

Quetta: Overcrowding, pollution and mismanagement have turned "Little Paris" into a dump

 Courtesy: The Nation

Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan, was established as a military garrison by British raj. It was planned to accommodate 100,000 people. Today, almost 140 years after its establishment, Quetta is home to approximately 3 million people. Accommodating 30 times more people than its capacity has taken its toll on the city and a lot of municipal problems have surfaced. Compounding those problems is the gross mismanagement of successive provincial governments and incompetent bureaucrats.

Balochistan Government Should Serve The Public Not Land Mafia

Courtesy: The Balochistan Point

Transporters in Quetta city are on strike since 20th April. For more than two weeks, passengers that want to travel to Quetta from interior Balochistan are facing a great deal of misery. Reason for this strike is that Balochistan government is hell bent on shifting all bus stands to Hazar Gunji, a suburb located 32 KM out of Quetta city. The indifference of Balochistan government to the suffering of common people has even forced people to ask whether Dr. Malik is there enemy number one?

How a Bus Stop Row is Crippling Public Transport in Balochistan's Capital

Courtesy: Global Voices

Dr. Malik Baloch is the Chief Minister of Balochistan, Pakistan's largest, least populated and poorest province. Baloch's recent decision to move all bus stops in the city of Quetta to Hazar Gunji, a suburb about 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) away, has enraged many people and prompted drivers to boycott public transit.

In the Name of Educational Emergency

Courtesy: The Nation

According to reports of Educational awareness groups, 2.3 million children are out of school in Balochistan. Literacy rate of the province is a mere 39 percent. In order to increase literacy rate in the province, current government led by Dr. Malik Baloch imposed an educational emergency. Educational budget was increased to 26% of the total budget which is higher than all other provinces. On the face of it all the steps of Balochistan government seem commendable, but a thorough analysis proves that most steps are futile and meant for face saving only.

Avoid Shifting Of Quetta Bus Stands To Hazar Ganji

Courtesy: The Balochistan Point

Quetta is the capital of Balochistan and the only metropolitan city of the province. People from all corners of Balochistan visit Quetta for official business, treatment in hospitals and shopping. Bus services from all the districts of Balochistan transport passengers to Quetta on daily basis. Buses from Baloch belt are parked at a make-shift bus stand in Musa colony on Sariab Road. Pashtun belt buses are parked at a similar make-shift arrangement on Spiny road. In 1990s, idea of a bus stand out of Quetta city in Hazar Ganji areas was floated. A bus stand was constructed but it failed due to lack of proper connecting transport facilities with Quetta city. Now, again efforts are being made to shift the bus stands of Quetta to Hazar Ganji.

Controversies Surrounding NTS in Balochistan

Courtesy: Laaltain Magazine

National Testing Service (NTS) is Pakistan’s premier testing body. Established in 2002, it has since then evolved into a modern competitive testing system. With over 300 bodies as its client, only last year 1.8 million candidates took NTS tests. Main reasons for its success include its self-reliance and autonomous nature which is free from governmental control. However, in Balochistan NTS has been source of controversies lately.

Chief Minister Policy Reforms Unit, In Balochistan, Itself Needs Reforms

Courtesy: The Balochistan Point

Chief Minister’s Policy Reforms Unit (CMPRU) is an autonomous organization established in 2013 to provide research based policy support to Balochistan government. Discovery of errors in its recent publications and structural flaws prove that CMPRU itself needs reforms.

All is Well in Balochistan

Courtesy: The Balochistan Point

All is well in Balochistan if we believe the regular statements issued by Chief Minister of Balochistan, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch. The situation on the ground, however, is totally opposite. Yesterday three terrorism incidents took place in Quetta city. In first incident 8 innocent and poor vegetable vendors belonging from Hazara community were gunned down due to their faith. Second incident targeted a convoy of security forces and the third one was a direct but unsuccessful assassination attempt on Molana Fazal ur Rehman, one of the most influential national leaders of Pakistan. This proves that all is not well in Balochistan.

Balochistan Budget: A Set of Empty Promises

Courtesy: The Balochistan Point

The budget presented by Balochistan government is nothing but a set of empty promises. Ruling coalition of Balochistan consisting of National Party (NP), Pashtunkhaw Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) has badly failed in every sphere of governance. The current budget is just a traditional budget that makes high claims but at the end of the year there will be no change in the lives of people of Balochistan.

Redefining the meaning of failure

Courtesy: ViewPoint Online

In every walk of life and every sphere of governance all we can witness is failure. However, the Balochistan provincial government, headed by Chief Minister Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, has set new benchmarks in failure. 

Government’s Anti-Balochistan Policies

Courtesy: The Baloch Hal

The Dr. Malik-led coalition government comprising of the National Party (NP), PashtunKhwaMAP (PKMAP) and Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz (PML-N) has failed miserably. They have even crossed the limits of failure of Nawab Raisani government in terms of governance. Now, people of the restive province have lost hope in the government. It will not be unfair to say that the policies of current government of Balochistan are anti-Balochistan. Let’s see how.