University of Balochistan
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The University of Balochistan was established in 1971 in Quetta
, Balochistan
, Pakistan
. It has more than 6,000 students in one campus, 35 different fields of studies and 5 faculties. according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the university is 11th best general category university in Pakistan.
, the Baloch poet, writer and professor of Islamic studies was assassinated on June 01, 2011 at Sariab road, Quetta.
Professor Nazima Talib Mehdi was assassinated on 27 April 2010, when gunmen riding a motorbike sprayed her with bullets. She was Assistant Professor at Mass Communication Department of Balochistan University. She was also an intellectual and poetess and had participated in several Mushaira
s in Quetta and other cities, including literary programs for Radio Pakistan. Later a spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Ms Nazima`s killing.
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
, Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It has more than 6,000 students in one campus, 35 different fields of studies and 5 faculties. according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the university is 11th best general category university in Pakistan.
Death of Prof. Saba Dashtyari
Prof. Saba DashtyariSaba Dashtyari
Ghulam Hussain Saba Dashtyari Baloch commonly known as "Prof. Saba Dashtyari" was a Baloch professor in Islamic studies. Born in 1953 in Lyari district of Karachi in a lower-middle class family, Mr...
, the Baloch poet, writer and professor of Islamic studies was assassinated on June 01, 2011 at Sariab road, Quetta.
Professor Nazima Talib Mehdi was assassinated on 27 April 2010, when gunmen riding a motorbike sprayed her with bullets. She was Assistant Professor at Mass Communication Department of Balochistan University. She was also an intellectual and poetess and had participated in several Mushaira
Mushaira
Mushaira is a poetic symposium. Its a term in Urdu used to describe an event where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.-Forms:A mushaira can take...
s in Quetta and other cities, including literary programs for Radio Pakistan. Later a spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Ms Nazima`s killing.