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A VIEW of a Pak-Afghan border crossing near Badini. B.K. Yousafzai
AS Badini is an old route, it used to be the abode of passing Pashtun tribal nomads in the old days. At the time one of the nomads was Badin as I am told by the locals who live in the remote town. This is why the place was named Badini, as many places in Balochistan are named after people. Today it makes up a huge, dried kind of a valley on both sides of the fenced Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Comprising several tiny villages, Badini not only lacks power supply or cellular network but also basic necessities of life. Interestingly, it used to be lively after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, as a tiny bazaar had sprung up here following the arrival of Afghans, including the refugees.
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Punjab govt withdraws Rs50m funds from Turbat hospital project
National
February 11, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab government has withdrawn funds from Punjab’s project of a general hospital in Turbat, Balochistan, already earmarked under current fiscal year’s Annual Development Programme (ADP). Punjab government withdrew Rs50 million, allocated under this year’s ADP of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department (SHC&MED), which were meant for establishing a 100-bed general hospital in Turbat. During his visit of Balochistan in July last year, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had announced establishment of a 100-bed hospital in Turbat and a complex for pilgrims in Taftan at a cost of Rs1 billion. An amount of Rs750 million was allocated for the construction of hospital in Turbat, while an amount of Rs250 million was to be spent on the complex for pilgrims at Pak-Iran border in Taftan. Buzdar had also handed over a cheque of Rs1 billion to the Balochistan Chief Minister
QUETTA, Feb. 3 (Gwadar Pro) - The capacity of Gwadar Shipyard under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be much greater than Karachi Shipyard and would be significant for the improvement of Balochistan’s economy, Federal Minister for Defense Production Zubaida Jalal said Tuesday afternoon.
She said Gwadar Shipyard would be owned by the provincial government of Balochistan which was being acquired by the federal government under equity.
She expressed these views while addressing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Balochistan and Federal Governments regarding Gwadar Shipyard at the Chief Minister Secretariat.
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan, Provincial Ministers including Mir Muhammad Saleem Khosa, Mir Arif Jan Muhammad Hasani, Parliamentary Secretary for Information Bushra Rind and concerned provincial and federal officials were present on the occasion.