Articles by Saleem Shahid
β’ Energy, PDMA and BSDI receive major allocationsβ’ Rs28.35bn earmarked for energy sector; development spending exceeds Rs58bn
QUETTA: The BalochisΒtan Assembly on Saturday approved the provinceοΏ½...
β’ Opposition leader Zehri slams Rs206bn development package as inadequateβ’ Ministers defend tax-free plan as realisticβ’ Budget papers withheld from journalists, public for first timeβ’ Dr Malik...
β’ Development spending cut to Rs291.55bn; no new taxes in resource-strapped provinceβ’ Federal transfers remain mainstay of provincial financesβ’ Balochistan expects Rs...
β’ Over one million acres were recovered in 2025, with estimated gains of Rs1,370bn
β’ In 2026, around 260,000 acres were retrieved across Quetta, Sibi, Sherani, Hub, Lasbela and Gwadar, valued at R...
QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet has approved the dissolution of all local bodies institutions in the province on Feb 8 next year upon completion of their constitutional term, with fresh local governme...
QUETTA: Police are investigating the motive behind the acid attack on a doctor from Civil Hospital Quetta, whose attacker was killed as he tried to flee, officials said on Monday.
Dr Mahnoor Nasir, wh...
QUETTA: A female doctor at the Provincial Civil Hospital in Quetta was seriously injured on Saturday when an employee of the hospital allegedly threw acid on her, police said.
A senior official of the...
QUETTA: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai has petitioned the Balochistan High Court against the registration of a case against him in ChaΒman over his recent con...
QUETTA: Police have registered a case against Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and PkMAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai, on charges of allegedly spreading hatred against state institutions a...
QUETTA: Pakistan RaiΒlways resumed train operations from Balochistan on Saturday, restoring services after a three-day suspension, railway officials said.
According to the officials, train operations...
