Sir: Unemployment is one of biggest problems faced by the people of Balochistan. The available statistics about poverty and unemployment say a lot about the state of affairs in the province. According to a report published by Social Policy and Development Center in 2013, our 45.68 percent of people live below poverty-line in Baluchistan. That percentage is increased over the course of last year. This means that more than the half of the population of Baluchistan earn less than $1.25 per day and it is not because the people of Baluchistan are not able or not interested for doing jobs or cannot perform well. This is all because the government is not ready to facilitate the people of Balochistan. In Balochistan, major causes of unemployment are nepotism and bribery, which is playing havoc to our people. Most people don’t have enough money to bribe the relevant authorities and get a job, therefore the unqualified rich is always the winner. The culture of bribery in government departments should end and all appointments should be made on merit. FOZIA Delta Published in Daily Times, June 29th, 2017.