Quetta receives rains

QUETTA:Quetta received good rains, turning weather cold. The rain began at night and continued intermittently. It disrupted routine life as rainwater inundated many low-lying roads and streets of the provincial capital.

Eight injured in Kalat bus accident

QUETTA:Eight people including two women sustained injuries when a passenger coach faced an accident at Kalat on Monday. The injured were shifted to Agha Khan University Hospital, Karachi, sans one critically injured woman who was referred to Quetta.

President reaches Quetta

QUETTA:President Dr. Arif Alvi reached Quetta on Monday. He was received at the airport by Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai, Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, provincial ministers, members of Balochistan Provincial Assembly and other dignitaries.

Customs seize smuggled medicines

QUETTA: Customs Quetta claimed to have foiled bids of smuggling contraband medicines amounting to Rs60mn. According to spokesman of Customs, in two different actions, a large quantity of foreign contraband medicines was seized. He said Collector Customs Preventive Iftikhar Ahmed received secret

Smuggled goods worth Rs10mn seized

QUETTA:Department of Anti-smuggling of Collectorate of Customs Quetta seized smuggled goods including tyres, clothes, beetle nuts, cigarettes, auto parts, petrol, diesel, non-custom-paid vehicles and other foreign goods worth Rs10mn in different raids conducted during the month of October, said spokesman of Collectorate

Inbuilt mechanisms must to improve governance: Jam Kamal

QUETTA:Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal has said in order to make our system effective, better mechanism is required, adding for improvement in performance of departments, it is inevitable to increase their capabilities. These views were expressed by him while addressing the visiting

Three alleged terrorists gunned down in Quetta

Quetta:A team of counter-terrorism department (CTD) and other law enforcing agencies killed three alleged terrorists here after an encounter. As per details, the law enforcers signaled a suspected vehicle to stop. However, alleged terrorists in the vehicle opened firing. In crossfire, three

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