30,000 more jobs for Balochistan

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To all the anti-pakistanis (soomri jadugar, skylops, last of the dino etc), mahsoos karo shabash :slight_smile:**

http://www.dawn.com/2006/03/27/top2.htm

30,000 more jobs for Balochistan: No compromise on govt’s writ: Aziz**
QUETTA, March 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says the government has approved 30,000 new posts in various departments, including police and Frontier Corps, in Balochistan. He said at a press conference here on Sunday that the appointments would be made over the next two years.

“We will also try to provide jobs to Balochistan’s youth in various departments of the federal government in addition to their quota,” he said.

The prime minister, however, said the government alone could not provide jobs to people and “we will have to encourage the private sector”.

Balochistan had great potential in mining, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, minerals, livestock and other sectors, where huge investments could be made by the private sector, he said.

He urged the people of Balochistan to keep their minds open and be optimistic about foreign investment in the province, and said that the investors would not take their resources away. “The investment will have positive impact on their life as they will get jobs and their areas will make progress,” he said.

He stressed the need for improvement in the law and order situation, saying that investors would invest in the province only when the environment was conducive.

Speaking at a briefing on development schemes in the province, the prime minister said the government was keen to see that the mega projects were completed at an accelerated pace and it would ensure that they were not delayed because of shortage of funds.

He said the government would ensure optimum utilization of resources provided to the province for the schemes.

He said the government would ensure balance between large and small development projects so that people could get better civic amenities, health and education facilities.

He said Rs2.9 billion distributed among district nazims of the province would be spent on water supply, drainage, dispensaries and school projects and the federal government would monitor utilization of the funds.

He said any hurdle in the implementation of large projects would be removed.

He said Balochistan would get an additional Rs6 billion under the NFC award for its development projects. The province had also been provided a debt relief of Rs2.5 billion and a grant of Rs800 million, he said.

The prime minister also gave a cheque for Rs1 million to the Balochi Academy for compilation of a standard Balochi dictionary.—APP

Amanullah Kasi adds: Addressing the press conference and a meeting of the provincial cabinet, the prime minister said the government believed in resolving issues through negotiations but no compromise would be made on its writ, as a peaceful environment was of utmost importance for investment.

He said the federal government would not allow a state within the state. He said subversive acts were neither in the interest of Balochistan nor of the Baloch people.

Mr Aziz said that the federal and provincial government, and law-enforcement agencies, were doing their job but people should also play their role as there would be no progress without a peaceful atmosphere.

The prime minister accused saboteurs of destroying the peace of Balochistan and said that the elements were enemies of the state and also of the patriotic forces and peaceful citizens of the province.

He said the government would continue to work for progress of the province without compromising on principles and religious traditions.

He said he would like to know who was providing rockets and bombs to the killers of innocent people.

Referring to some recent incidents, the prime minister said some elements were trying to pit people, who have been living in the province for centuries, against each other, but he hoped that the conspiracy would be foiled.

He urged provincial ministers to condemn the saboteurs so that people should know that their representatives were openly raising voice against oppression and excesses.

Expressing concern over the killing of 16 Pakistanis by Afghan security forces, Prime Minister Aziz said the government had lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan over the incident. He said general elections would be held in 2007.

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:Salute: Shaukat Aziz.

Return of Innocent_Smile
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Great decision and I hope it brings good to Balochistan.

Do they have enough qualified folks in the province, or would there be a need to find employees from elsewhere?

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^ Actually they dont have enough qualified people. But our considerate Prime Minister is willing to offer them Jobs regardless of this. I think Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is sincere in his effort to revive Pakistan Economy. Balochistan is the furthest left behind province and so it is being brought up to par with the rest of Pakistan.

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Well if this benefits balochistan, then good for them. Lets see how it turns out.

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Excellent news. :k:

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True, but going by past experience, that is doubtful

http://dawn.com/herald/sep04.htm

Full article available at :
http://www.balochvoice.com/Articles_…of_Gwadar.htm

Jobs in the GPA as well as for the coastal highway projects are usually advertised in only the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad newspapers. Interviews for jobs in the G.PA are held in Karachi while those for the coastal highway in Islamabad**.**Given the poverty and scanty means of transportation in Mekran, both places are inaccessible to the local population.

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Hahahahhaah...........didn't expect anything better from you TRD :)

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But will Balochs get these jobs or will it be given to people from other provinces on fake domiciles? That's a very valid concern concerning past history.

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So much progress, also brings so much jealousy from some quarters. :)

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I note you didn't address the facts raised, because you have no answer for it.

'Sorry' if the truth hurts

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Balcoh rebels (or nationalists) are willing to destroy their own home “instead of building it”. Well every man has a right to either build or destroy. Unfortunately the tribals usually pick the later.

What is going to be the eventual outcome of this?

We have two possibities! really. The best one for Balochis will be some sort of protectorate status like Kurds of Iraq.

And not so good one is obviously them being pulvarized by the law-enforcement agencies.

Annoucements like 300,000 jobs is a great political gesture. However these rebels are not interested in “those kind” of jobs. If those jobs held a reall promise in their eyes, they all would pack their AK-47 and attend night schools.

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10 Dera Bugti students get scholarships

KARACHI, March 31: The Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has awarded scholarships to 10 students belonging to Dera Bugti for higher education. PPL Managing Director Syed Munsif Raza presented cheques to the students at a ceremony at the PPL Head Offices in Karachi, a press release said. The students are currently studying in various universities of the country, including the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Hamdard University, Karachi, and the M.A. Jinnah University, Islamabad.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/01/nat18.htm

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Jobs on merit only plz. Its not our fault in the Baloch choose violence rather then words as there input into the national political and economic discourse.

If you guys had a TAIL
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A renewable energy plan is in the works for over 7000 villages in Sindh and BALOCHISTAN! To be completed by 2007.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/03/ebr20.htm
Renewable energy for remote villages

By Ihtasham ul Haque

WITH the United States declining to help meet Pakistan’s future requirement of 8,800 MW of power by extending nuclear cooperation, the government is finalizing a plan to develop renewable energy resources for electrifying 7,874 villages in Sindh and Balochistan by December 2007.

One of the major objectives of the plan is to avoid growing dependency over the conventional resources especially oil, which are not environment-friendly. Various international organizations and institutes including financial agencies have been encouraging renewable energy technologies for power generation.

The plan, which has been made a part of the “electrification of the entire country in three years” (December 2007), seeks to provide the inhabitants of far flung areas of the two provinces an access not only to electricity but also clean potable water.

The federal government will initially provide Rs343 million to help electrify 7,874 villages. There is no infrastructure available in the remote areas of Sindh and Balochistan to cater for the energy requirements of the dwellers.

The programme aims at development of technological base for manufacturing of equipment to produce electricity indigenously for which the transfer of technology will be sought from the foreign countries. President George W. Bush government is understood to have assured President General Pervez Musharraf that transfer of technology for promoting renewable energy resources will be ensured for Pakistan, both by the Unites States and the western countries.

The demand is overwhelming. There is no developed system to supply energy to the remote areas. Besides, no assessment of demand has been carried out for these areas, which will be done under the programme.

The federal government has directed the Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) to develop comprehensive proposals for electrification of villages located outside 20 km radius of Wapda gird stations. It will help achieve the assigned electricity targets.

The AEDB would implement its plan in a phased manner. Initially, 100 villages will be taken up in central Balochistan and along the Iranian border for providing electricity through renewable energy resources. The project would better equip AEDB to undertake its assignment on a much large scale later as it would provide opportunity for technical evaluation as well as the necessary experience for effective management, implementation and monitoring of such projects in future on a large scale.

The villages in locality would be electrified through solar and wind energy technologies for which the government would be importing necessary equipment. There are two options for solar to complete lighting system with 40 and 80 Watt Mono/Poly Silicon Solar Panel. The solar panel directly converts the sunlight into DC electricity as the free electrons get liberated as they absorb energy in the form of heat energy from the sun.

The electricity so generated is stored in batteries connected with the panel though a charge controller connected with the system to regulate the charging and to check over charging and discharging of the battery. The equipments to be imported are; Solar PV Panels, Charge Controllers, Lights, LED Lights, Batteries and Submersible Pumps.

According to the details, 50 per cent villages will be electrified through solar energy while another 50 per cent will be offered the facility of electricity through wind energy by installing micro wind turbines.

A total of 408.7 kw of electricity is expected to be generated through these sources. Each household will be provided with solar lanterns of five Watt capacity.

The electrification of villages through renewable energy technologies will result in saving almost 50 percent of the cost that may have spent if these villages would be electrified through conventional resources and through the extension of the national grid.

According to the officials concerned, following objectives will be obtained in addition to the electrification of remote villages: improvement in the living standards of the people, increase in working hours due to access to light in the night hours. This will also result in increase in the productivity of the villages and at the end will increase their income, facilitation to the studying children, increase in general public awareness due to orientation to the electronic media.

Also, the use of fossil fuel like kerosene oil will be replaced by renewable energy technologies for lighting. This will reduce the expenses of the villagers and will result in savings. It has been evaluated that the villagers have been spending Rs200-400 for lighting. The variation in the expenses depends upon the locality.

The project is designed in such a way that the users will be required to share some percentage of the total cost to be incurred on one house during the installation phase.

The recurring expenditure will be met through the funds raised from the end users. The beneficiaries will be required to give Rs 1,000 upfront as connection charges before installation/ activation. They will be required to give flat tariff of Rs150 per month as service charges for the first five years. Subsequently, the rate will increase at a rate of Rs50 at interval of five years.

To ensure the sustainability of the programme, financial institutions like Khushali Bank will be involved to provide macro credit schemes to villagers. This would enable them to own the electrification equipment, installed at their houses and thus develop a sense of ownership among them.

The project will be monitored by the Board and will be executed through private parties.

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A renewable energy plan is in the works for over 7000 villages in Sindh and BALOCHISTAN! To be completed by 2007.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/03/ebr20.htm
Renewable energy for remote villages

By Ihtasham ul Haque

WITH the United States declining to help meet Pakistan’s future requirement of 8,800 MW of power by extending nuclear cooperation, the government is finalizing a plan to develop renewable energy resources for electrifying 7,874 villages in Sindh and Balochistan by December 2007.

One of the major objectives of the plan is to avoid growing dependency over the conventional resources especially oil, which are not environment-friendly. Various international organizations and institutes including financial agencies have been encouraging renewable energy technologies for power generation.

The plan, which has been made a part of the “electrification of the entire country in three years” (December 2007), seeks to provide the inhabitants of far flung areas of the two provinces an access not only to electricity but also clean potable water.

The federal government will initially provide Rs343 million to help electrify 7,874 villages. There is no infrastructure available in the remote areas of Sindh and Balochistan to cater for the energy requirements of the dwellers.

The programme aims at development of technological base for manufacturing of equipment to produce electricity indigenously for which the transfer of technology will be sought from the foreign countries. President George W. Bush government is understood to have assured President General Pervez Musharraf that transfer of technology for promoting renewable energy resources will be ensured for Pakistan, both by the Unites States and the western countries.

The demand is overwhelming. There is no developed system to supply energy to the remote areas. Besides, no assessment of demand has been carried out for these areas, which will be done under the programme.

The federal government has directed the Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) to develop comprehensive proposals for electrification of villages located outside 20 km radius of Wapda gird stations. It will help achieve the assigned electricity targets.

The AEDB would implement its plan in a phased manner. Initially, 100 villages will be taken up in central Balochistan and along the Iranian border for providing electricity through renewable energy resources. The project would better equip AEDB to undertake its assignment on a much large scale later as it would provide opportunity for technical evaluation as well as the necessary experience for effective management, implementation and monitoring of such projects in future on a large scale.

The villages in locality would be electrified through solar and wind energy technologies for which the government would be importing necessary equipment. There are two options for solar to complete lighting system with 40 and 80 Watt Mono/Poly Silicon Solar Panel. The solar panel directly converts the sunlight into DC electricity as the free electrons get liberated as they absorb energy in the form of heat energy from the sun.

The electricity so generated is stored in batteries connected with the panel though a charge controller connected with the system to regulate the charging and to check over charging and discharging of the battery. The equipments to be imported are; Solar PV Panels, Charge Controllers, Lights, LED Lights, Batteries and Submersible Pumps.

According to the details, 50 per cent villages will be electrified through solar energy while another 50 per cent will be offered the facility of electricity through wind energy by installing micro wind turbines.

A total of 408.7 kw of electricity is expected to be generated through these sources. Each household will be provided with solar lanterns of five Watt capacity.

The electrification of villages through renewable energy technologies will result in saving almost 50 percent of the cost that may have spent if these villages would be electrified through conventional resources and through the extension of the national grid.

According to the officials concerned, following objectives will be obtained in addition to the electrification of remote villages: improvement in the living standards of the people, increase in working hours due to access to light in the night hours. This will also result in increase in the productivity of the villages and at the end will increase their income, facilitation to the studying children, increase in general public awareness due to orientation to the electronic media.

Also, the use of fossil fuel like kerosene oil will be replaced by renewable energy technologies for lighting. This will reduce the expenses of the villagers and will result in savings. It has been evaluated that the villagers have been spending Rs200-400 for lighting. The variation in the expenses depends upon the locality.

The project is designed in such a way that the users will be required to share some percentage of the total cost to be incurred on one house during the installation phase.

The recurring expenditure will be met through the funds raised from the end users. The beneficiaries will be required to give Rs 1,000 upfront as connection charges before installation/ activation. They will be required to give flat tariff of Rs150 per month as service charges for the first five years. Subsequently, the rate will increase at a rate of Rs50 at interval of five years.

To ensure the sustainability of the programme, financial institutions like Khushali Bank will be involved to provide macro credit schemes to villagers. This would enable them to own the electrification equipment, installed at their houses and thus develop a sense of ownership among them.

The project will be monitored by the Board and will be executed through private parties.

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It has been tried in village in Thar with a lot of success… And costs about 800 dollars per household. The cost seems to be saved over time as its save from buying kerosene or having to find other forms of heating etc…
http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/03/ebr11.htm

Throughout the district of Tharparkar, it’s hard to find any evidence that a government exists. Ghost schools are littered all through the desert while thousands of children remain unable to name a single letter of the Sindhi alphabet. Government health facilities lie in disrepair. People starve for water and fend for themselves any which way they can.

But there is a slight glimmer of hope.

In the Bharmal village, some 15 kilometers north east from the town of Chachro, an interesting experiment has brought great results. About a year ago, the government’s Alternative Energy Development Board, in collaboration with Thardeep Rural Development Program, an NGO, provided electricity to this village of 750 people.

The AEDB installed solar energy equipment in all 109 households in the village at a cost of a Rs 50,000 per household. This village was identified by Thardeep because Chachro is flatter terrain with less trees and that makes firewood harder to come by. An alternative source of cooking fuel was a real need. Moreover, since Bharmal is a village of carpet weavers they often need to work at night by the light from kerosene lamps.

The villagers were charged Rs1000 per household as an advance fee and the AEDB hopes to make up the cost by charging a recurring fee of about Rs300 per household per month. Ramesh, a young man from the village demonstrates how the solar power works and brings out the two large discs from which a solar cooker is powered. “Now we don’t need to hunt for firewood and we save on kerosene too,” he says.

The successful experiment is now to be widened to include solar water pumps and plans are being made to install solar energy equipment in a second village. In a place of plentiful desert sun where just four per cent of rural households have access to electricity, this solar project is a source of hope and inspiration. —NM

BRIDAL PICS.
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As a previous Herald article shows, many of these jobs, even low skilled jobs are only advertised in non-Baloch newspapers, and interviews take place outside Balochistan,making it virtually impossible for the average Balochi to get a job.

If you think that is fair and Balochis are wrong, then it is no wonder they rebel.

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The govt has been doing alot to rectify the issue.. Any recent articles on this or must we continue refering to two year old articles?
Besides, when Gawadar begins to develop, word will spread faster then you think.. You wont need advertising to let people know… How for example did the Baloch know to go look for jobs in Karachi? People will automatically gravitate to where there is oppurtunity with or without advertisming.
And even if they dont find jobs with companies, any entrepreneural spirit is enough to provide huge dividends amongst Balochis if the economic boom to come in Gawadar is anything to go by…

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In case you haven't noticed, the situation in the last two years has gotten even worse, with many Baloch, including middle class university students supporting the BLA as a way to express the discrimination they feel, esp re jobs.