Category: Quetta

QUETTA:A team of Balochistan Food Authority raided three baking plants at Khushal Road, Pushtoonabad and sealed them.

On the directives of Bashir Ahmed, Director General, Balochistan Food Authority, the team raided three baking plants at Khushal Road in a drive against the sale of unhygienic food items.

During raid, bakery products were found unhygienic and contaminated. Owners of the plants failed to produce any kind of registration certificates, thus, the three baking plants were sealed.

QUETTA:Balochistan Medical Store Association and All Balochistan Medicine Traders Association has announced boycotting pharmaceutical companies that have increased prices of their products and urged doctors not to prescribe the products of these companies.

According to details, Balochistan Medical Store Association and All Balochistan Medicine Traders Association in collaboration with Markazi Anjuman-e-Tajiran Balochistan arranged a one-day protest camp at Jinnah Road against the unjust increase in price of medicines.

Owners of medical stores said that they would not keep medicines of those pharmaceutical companies in their medical stores that have increased cost of their products.

Office bearers of All Balochistan Medicine Traders Association said that increase in the cost of medicines was tantamount to snatching the right of life from the masses. It was decided to chalk out a protest against the unjust increase in prices of medicines.

QUETTA:At least eight people, including children and women were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Chaman area on Sunday.

According to details, a fast-moving passenger bus was overturned at western by-pass in Chaman. As a result, eight people, including children and women were injured.

Soon after the accident, rescue teams reached at the scene and shifted the injured passengers to Bolan Medical Complex for treatment, where two injured were stated in critical condition.

QUETTA:Landslide in a coal mine at district Duki of Balochistan killed one miner.

According to details, a miner Abdul Rehman son of Muhammad Askar Achakzai, resident of Afghanistan died owing to landslide in a local coal.

The body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Duki where after completion of medico-legal formalities it was handed over to the heirs who took it to Afghanistan for burial.

QUETTA:Doctors here Saturday boycotted Out Door Patient Departments (OPDs) and General Operation Theatres (OTs) of government-run hospitals.

The doctors are observing two-day strike on the call of Doctors Action Committee.

The patients hailing from far flung areas suffered a lot due to absence of doctors in OPDs. Indoor patients admitted in the hospitals also faced a lot of problems.

However, doctors discharged their duties in private hospitals and clinics.

The protesting doctors are that latest health facilities be provided to government-run hospitals, and their doctors be saved from attacks of patients and their attendants.

QUETTA:An Election Tribunal headed by Justice Abdullah Baloch of Balochistan High Court heard an election petition belonging to the result of PB 47.

Abdul Rasheed Baloch of Balochistan Awami Party was elected as MPA from PB-47 during by-election and his victory was challenged before the election tribunal.

During hearing, statements of plaintiff and witness were recorded and cross examination on their statements were also completed.

Nadir Chilgri Advocate appeared before the court on behalf of plaintiff while Kamran Murtaza Advocate and Noor Jan Buledi Advocate appeared before the election tribunal on behalf of MPA Abdul Rasheed Baloch.

Later, hearing of the election petition was adjourned until April 27.

QUETTA:Doctors associations have demanded enforcing a law similar to the law enforced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so that protection may be provided to doctors of Balochistan. In this regard, PMA, YDA, YCA, BMTA, and BDF here Thursday announced to observe protest on Friday and Saturday during which OPDs and Operation Theatres in government-run and private hospitals will remain closed while Emergency and Labour Rooms will remain opened. These views were expressed by Doctor Fareed Sumalani, Chairman, Doctors’ Action Committee in a press conference held at Press Club Quetta.

He said that attacks on doctors have become a routine matter, creating the sense of insecurity amongst the doctors. He said that although it is the responsibility of government to provide facilities in its hospitals, but doctors are being beaten owing to non-availability of facilities. He said that previous week doctors were attacked at Trauma Centre of Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Burn Centre, BMC Complex, amd Sheikh Zaid Hospital, adding that a senior doctor was attacked in his private clinic and he is still admitted in hospital.