Baloch youth to be inducted in Army, FC

As many as 8,500 Baloch youth would join armed and paramilitary forces of Pakistan of which about 4000 individuals hailing from far-flung areas of the province serve the Pak Army .

Commandant, Command and Staff College Quetta Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani was speaking at concluding ceremony of Balochistan Mela in connection with Pakistan Day celebrations on Sunday. He said the step would help resolve their problems.

Balochistan Home Minister Zafarullah Zehri, other ministers, civil, military officials and a large number of people attended the ceremony.

On the special directives of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the youth from Balochistan are being recruited with special relaxations in age and other requirements, Lieutenant General said adding with the induction of 8,500 more Baloch youth in the Army and FC the total number of recruitment from Balochistan in the span of one year would reach 12,500.

He noted that Army had launched several projects with the help of provincial government in various fields including health, education and irrigation sectors of the province to improve the life style of the people living here.

Earlier, Kahlid Rabbani gave away appointment letters to the 40 passed out students of Balochistan Institute of Technical Education, while these letters to 260 other students had been dispatched to their postal addresses.