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quetta
Every story Skardu Times has filed on quetta, newest first.
Balochistan dismisses 72 more doctors, total reaches 200
Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti says Rs410m has been deducted from salaries and 11,000 staff issued show-cause notices, while the Express Tribune reports 102 dismissals.
ANP calls Quetta multi-party conference over Achakzai arrest
Jamaluddin Rishtya says the charges against the Balochistan ANP president are fabricated and invites parties, lawyers and traders to the November 6 meeting
Balochistan High Court Summons Officials Over Quetta Water Shortage
The order follows complaints that drinking water is not reaching parts of the provincial capital, but the names of those summoned were not disclosed.
Balochistan doctors announce province-wide strike from November 1
The PMA's provincial chapter backs the walkout over FBR and Balochistan Revenue Authority taxes it calls unjust, after a joint meeting in Quetta.
Three shot dead near Quetta's Pood Gali Chowk
Police sources quoted in television reports said the attackers fled the scene and a search operation is under way; none of the dead has been identified.
Balochistan launches vocational training programme in Quetta
More than 240 women are enrolled in beauty services and embroidery courses, with the province aiming to train over 720 young people in the city.
Karachi police arrest couple in international drug network
East police say the two received narcotics sent by bus from Quetta and arranged their onward shipment to Australia, where a ringleader sold them.
Baloch rights group seeks probe into Quetta killing as protest continues
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee says Adeel Baloch was killed extrajudicially, while families of missing persons keep up a sit-in in Quetta, The Tribune reported.
Customs seizes 6.162 kg gold in Balochistan smuggling bid
The contraband, worth about Rs25 crore, was intercepted at Shela Bagh with Frontier Corps assistance on 21 September, officials said.
Mother kills two children, injures herself in Quetta
Balochistan Pulse reported the knife attack left both minor children dead and the woman wounded; no names or ages were given.
Balochistan prepares to launch first Jinnah Peoples Train
The 32 km Kuchlak-Sariab route has seven stations and will serve Quetta and its surroundings, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced.
Railway Workers Repair Tracks Ahead of Sariab-Kuchlak Train Link
APP shows repair work at a station; Balochistan Pulse reports the Jinnah People's Train will serve Sariab and Kuchlak after the upgrade.
Quetta hosts 81 teams at football gold cup
Baloch Club Nushki beat Afghan Club Chaman 1-0 in the opening match at Ayub Sports Complex, with Rs3 million for the winners.
Sindh and Quetta residents back new provinces as only solution
Express News reports say citizens view smaller provinces with their own chief ministers as the answer to administrative problems and corruption.
Quetta opens first research centre for deaf children
The facility, set up with federal and provincial cooperation, currently serves around 350 hearing-impaired boys and girls with education and technical training.
