Sajida awoke with the first ray of the morning sun, instinctively glancing over at the innocent face that lay asleep next to her. As she lay back down on the bed, she began to softly stroke her one-year-old son’s head affectionately. From the windows, the sun had now begun to illuminate much of the hall […] The post Basic Facilities Lacking In Balochistan Women’s Prisons appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
On 26 August 2023, as heavy rain poured over the Kachhi district, 220,000 cusecs of flood water passed through the Pinjra bridge on river Bolan, along the National Highway connecting the Balochistan to Sindh. The bridge was swept away, cutting off the province from the rest of the country. As floodwater entered nearby Dhaddar city, […] The post Flood Reconstruction Efforts Struggle To Rebuild 58 Bridges In Balochistan appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela on Sunday morning. According to footage widely shared on social media, dozens of people were combing through the wreckage and ambulance workers were carrying dead bodies out of the debris. Assistant commissioner Lasbela Hamza Anjum confirmed the incident, […] The post 41 Killed As Quetta-Karachi Bus Falls Into Ravine In Lasbela appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.