Tag Archives: Balochistan

Last week, the Pakistani nation celebrated its 71st Independence Day with national enthusiasm and fervor. Balochistan, the country’s largest province with respect to area, is still facing a law and order problem in some of its remote areas due to …

The risk perception — risks to life, assets and public and private properties — has been higher and widely prevalent in Balochistan where the incidents of suicide bombings and attacks on public and private properties have witnessed a phenomenal growth …

The revival and development of two refinery projects, proposed one at Gwadar and other at Hub, in coastal Balochistan have their own strategic importance. Both are significantly linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) worth $60 billion. Gwadar port is …

The company was formed in January 1995 as a public listed company. It started its first oil refinery with a capacity of 30,000 barrels a day at Hub, Balochistan with commercial production starting from July, 2004. The capacity was later …

The upcoming government-led by Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who has taken absolute majority after July 25 elections-2018 is committed to invest in human resources. Human development remains the key in tackling the huge poverty challenge in …

For obtaining health capital in Balochistan, there is a dire need to resolve basic and pressing issues related to the health sector. The health indicators in Balochistan like infant and mother mortality, are poorer than any other province. Major causes …

Forestry is an important sector, which has been the victim of sheer negligence of economic planners in Balochistan. No serious efforts were made toward forestry development and its promotion in the province. Fact of the matter is that forestry in …

As the Gwadar Port has immense importance not only for trade with Central Asian Republics (CARs) but also for the development of Pakistan and of course Gwadar has the potential to become a hub of major economic and commercial activities …

Pakistan may seek help from China, its closest friend in order to develop automobile industry in Gwadar. Presently, China’s vehicle market is the world’s third-largest behind the United States and Japan, but the after-market segment is in its relative infancy. …

Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socio-economic indicators in the province amply reveal that it is far and far behind from the other provinces and it needs more …