According to daily Dawn, an online petition filed by a number of Non-Governmental Organisations, has demanded that National Party chief, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, be elected as Balochistan’s chief minister. Gaining strength by the minute, with 182 organisations endorsing the petition, civil society organisations and NGOs have urged Nawaz Sharif, chief of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), to choose a “person of a high caliber,” for Balochistan, activist Fouzia Saeed says.
The National Party chief is one of the three nominees for the slot of chief minister in Balochistan.
Other nominees for the post of CM include Sardar Sanaullah Zehri and Nawab Changez Marri of PML-N.
Hailing from a middle-class background, Dr Baloch’s nomination is considered as a positive step towards improving the situation in the restive province.
But even as Sharif prepares to take oath for the third time as prime minister, gridlock persists in finalising the name of a chief minister for Balochistan.
Calling the previous policy-making for Balochistan as “self-serving”, rights group have demanded that an “accountable person” be chosen for the people of the province.
Dr Baloch has thrice been an MPA in the Balochistan Assembly. He also served as education minister in Nawab Akbar Bugti’s cabinet.
His nomination was also proposed and backed by Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chief of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP).
Courtesy: Dawn.com
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