Muhammad Akbar Notezai

I LANDED in Gwadar in the scorching heat of July. After checking in at a decent motel near the beach, I encountered ... Published 24 Jul, 2021 07:23am

Situated on the outskirts of the Balochistan capital, Hanna Lake is a man-made reservoir in the far corner of the Quetta valley. Updated 21 Jul, 2021 08:21am

Agriculturists say government apathy, climate change are largely responsible for turning green patches dry. Updated 05 Jul, 2021 08:25am

Over the years, human smuggling rackets in Balochistan have transported hundreds of thousands of Afghans to the Iran border Updated 30 May, 2021 12:54pm

THE authorities have started to fence the 900-kilometre border with Iran in Balochistan. I was recently in Mashkhel,... Published 16 May, 2021 05:43am

Most of the population in Balochistan is dependent on trade with Iran; the border fencing is now squeezing them economically. Updated 21 Apr, 2021 08:45am

Unidentified men on a motorcycle had thrown a bottle filled with acid at Bagum and her younger sister 10 years ago. Updated 09 Apr, 2021 07:59am

In past year alone, 102 coalminers have lost their lives in Balochistan in 72 accidents. Updated 24 Mar, 2021 08:02am

Iranian lawmaker says three people killed in town near Pakistan border. Updated 25 Feb, 2021 07:43am

Comprising several tiny villages, Badini not only lacks power supply or cellular network but also basic necessities of life. Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:02am

Quetta’s transgender community still seeks inspiration from one of their own who died in 2002 … because he helped them live a... Updated 07 Feb, 2021 01:47pm

The illegal transportation of oil/diesel from across the border is not smuggling but business. Updated 02 Feb, 2021 08:29am

A critical, informative and argumentative collection of essays on the changing face of media in Pakistan... Published 31 Jan, 2021 07:06am

Persecution and injustices have continued to haunt the Hazaras, generation after generation. The sit-ins may have come to an end Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:55am

Pall of gloom hangs over Hazara Town after the arrival of the coal miners’ bodies from Mach. Updated 04 Jan, 2021 08:23am

Abdul Khaliq has been in the book-selling business since his matriculation. Updated 29 Dec, 2020 08:23am

A book on the thorny issue of Balochistan’s underdevelopment by a Baloch former bureaucrat, writer and politician, despite his... Published 29 Nov, 2020 06:55am

There are seven Medical Emergency Response Centres each with a gap of 70 to 80 kilometres along the Quetta-Karachi road. Updated 02 Nov, 2020 10:05am

A fictional Urdu novella reflects the sentiments and fears of the people of Gwadar about their future... Updated 13 Sep, 2020 07:18am

Sexual harassment has been endemic at the University of Balochistan since well before last year’s video scandal. Published 12 Sep, 2020 10:26am