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Pakistan Observer
February 6, 2018
QUETTA : The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday nabbed former Balochistan food minister Mir Izhar Hussain Khoso over his alleged involvement in embezzlement of Rs280 million. ... He was elected from the provincial assembly constituency (PB-27) in Jaffarabad in 2013 elections.
UrduPoint News
February 6, 2018
Provincial Ministers, Members Provincial Assembly , Chief Secretary Balochistan, Provincial Secretaries and Civil and Military officials also attended the program. The Chief Minister said that today's celebrations were named to Kashmiris and we prayed to Almighty Allah to give success them in achievingÃÂ ...
SAMAA TV News Pakistan
February 2, 2018
According to a notification issued by ECP, the commission has called upon the members of the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan province to elect the senate seven members from general seats, two members from the seats reserved for women and two membersÃÂ ...
Daily Times
January 23, 2018
During what was expected to be a rather mundane assembly session, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, former Chief Minister (CM) of Balochistan gave his resignation amid ... Similarly, the Governor, under Article 112, shall dissolve the Provincial Assembly if so advised by the Chief Minister and the Governor is alsoÃÂ ...
DAWN.com
January 15, 2018
QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has rejected a perception that the newly-elected chief minister of Balochistan will dissolve the provincial assembly and the coming Senate elections will be sabotaged. Speaking at a press conference along with Chief MinisterÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
January 15, 2018
He said Balochistan had been facing a host of administrative and political issues and added that the 'upheaval' in the provincial assembly would somehow embolden some elements who were working against Balochistan interests. Responding to a question, the minister said the statement of the IndianÃÂ ...
The News International
January 15, 2018
Out of the blue, its entire “parliamentary party” in the provincial assembly has been 'hijacked', leaving with no representation in it although all of its defecting twenty-one lawmakers were elected on its ... What it got in Punjab, KP and Balochistan did not present it as a national party that it happily used to be.
DAWN.com
January 14, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Lahore, the capital of the largest province in the country, will get five more provincial assembly seats after the fresh demarcation of ... In Balochistan, the provincial capital Quetta currently has six seats, but with its share of 9.40, it is all set to receive another three seats, taking the total to nine.
Channel NewsAsia
January 14, 2018
Abdul Qudoos Bezenjo, former deputy speaker of the provincial assembly and member of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) party, was sworn in as third chief minister in four years in the restive southwestern province. Resource-rich Baluchistan is plagued by violence, perpetrated by bothÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
January 13, 2018
Bizenjo, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), was voted in as the third chief minister of Balochistan in four years in a session of the provincial assembly. He was elected after former CM Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri stepped down from his post on the day a no-trust motion moved byÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
January 13, 2018
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday is set to elect a new leader of the House in Quetta. The assembly session will begin at 11:30am. The Balochistan Assembly secretariat on Friday had said that during today's provincial assembly session, the new provincial chief executive will be elected.
Geo News, Pakistan
January 12, 2018
QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q)'s Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo submitted his nomination papers for the provincial chief minister to the Balochistan Assembly secretary today. The nomination papers, which had to be submitted before 3pm today with the secretary of the assembly, will beÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
January 11, 2018
... the new chief minister. On Wednesday, opposition parties in the Balochistan Assembly announced they would not field a candidate for the leader of the House. Maulana Abdul Wasay, leader of the opposition in the provincial assembly, said the opposition would not join the new provincial government.
The Express Tribune
January 10, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurganzeb has dismissed speculation that upcoming Senate as well as parliamentary elections might be postponed due to the ongoing political convulsion in Balochistan. “Despite all such rumours, Senate andÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
January 10, 2018
"Opposition won't let government dissolve. No constitutional crisis will start in Balochistan," he assured. Zehri's decision came after he was reportedly advised by Prime Minister Abbasi to resign ahead of a no-confidence motion which was to be taken up against him in the provincial assembly.
DAWN.com
January 9, 2018
The opposition lawmakers were expected to table a no-confidence motion against CM Zehri in the provincial assembly today, with Speaker Raheela Durrani presiding over the crucial session. Zehri has reportedly been asked to resign ahead of the session to spare the PML-N further embarrassment on theÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
January 9, 2018
The prime minister had travelled to Quetta on Monday as a no-confidence motion against Zehri gained momentum and was said to have the support of majority lawmakers of the assembly, leading to fears of the chief minister's removal from office. Speaking to Geo News prior to the resignation, BalochistanÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 9, 2018
... attack took place hours after the provincial chief minister, Sanaullah Zehri, resigned, although there was no indication that the blast was connected to provincial politics. Zehri quit after some members of his PML Nawaz party rebelled against him to back a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly,ÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
January 7, 2018
“PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will visit [Quetta to] address grievances of PML-N legislators who are leaving CM Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri [in the lurch]. PML-N's position in Balochistan is worsening day by day,” added the sources. At least 14 Provincial Assembly lawmakers, including Zehri'sÃÂ ...
ARY NEWS
January 7, 2018
KARACHI: As Balochistan assembly to take up a no-trust motion against Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri on Jan 9, Prince Ahmed Ali Ahmedzai – an ... by the provincial cabinet members, advisers and secretaries began this week after a no-trust motion against Zehri moved in the provincial assembly.
DAWN.com
January 7, 2018
Mudassir Rizvi of the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen), when contacted, said he did not foresee any crisis in the wake of no-confidence motion against the Balochistan CM. He said after the passage of the 18th Constitution Amendment, the process of dissolution of a provincial assembly had becomeÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
January 6, 2018
Moreover, Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri faces a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday requested the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to take back his support from the no-confidence motion.
Geo News, Pakistan
January 5, 2018
Moreover, Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri faces a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday requested the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to take back his support from the no-confidence motion.
Geo News, Pakistan
January 5, 2018
QUETTA: The political crisis seems to be worsening in Balochistan in the aftermath of the no-confidence motion put forth by as many as 14 members of the provincial assembly (MPA) against the Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri and subsequent resignations of two members of his cabinet – MirÃÂ ...
Daily Times
January 4, 2018
Lahore: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Maula Bakhsh Chandio has blamed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif for the current political crisis in Balochistan saying Nawaz forcefully tried to enter the politics of the province. A crisis situation has emerged ever since NawazÃÂ ...
ARY NEWS
January 4, 2018
... the central leadership of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is expected to arrive in Quetta on Thursday (today) to address grievances of the disgruntled lawmakers. The formation of committee came on the heels of a no-trust motion moved in the provincial assembly against Balochistan ChiefÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
January 2, 2018
“We the undersigned Members of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, do hereby move a resolution of Vote of No Confidence, against the Chief Minister, Government of Balochistan, under Article 136 of the Constitution of Pakistan, read with Rule 19-B of the RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCTÃÂ ...
Trend News Agency
December 10, 2017
The ceremony took place on the lawn of the Balochistan provincial assembly in city of Quetta on Saturday. "I will hug all that who believe in integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan but will not tolerate (those) who will challenge the writ of the State,” Zehri said at the ceremony, which marked the downing of gunsÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
December 31, 1999
Balochistan has a population of 12,344,739. It has been given a quota of 771,546 in the National Assembly and 242,054 in the provincial assembly. The province — which has an area larger than its population needs — will have 16.01 shares in the National Assembly and 51 in the provincial assembly.
Pakistan Today
December 31, 1999
QUETTA: Speaker Balochistan Assembly, on Wednesday, asked governor Balochistan to call a provincial assembly session for electing a new leader of the house. According to the Balochistan Assembly sources, the speaker asked the governor to summon a session of Balochistan assembly under ArticleÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
December 31, 1999
In the document submitted to the Balochistan Assembly speaker, the parliamentarians wrote: “We the undersigned Members of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, do hereby move a resolution of Vote of No Confidence, against the Chief Minister, Government of Balochistan, under Article 136 of theÃÂ ...
SAMAA TV News Pakistan
November 1, 2017
... of seats in Sindh Assembly by five and Balochistan Assembly by three. ... A bill regarding the NA and provincial assembly seats is likely to be ...
The Express Tribune
November 1, 2017
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution regarding the establishment of a Provincial Finance Commission for ...
DAWN.com
October 28, 2017
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly adopted a resolution on Saturday seeking an increase in the national and provincial assembly seats of the ...
The Express Tribune
October 27, 2017
QUETTA: Balochistan jails presented a horrendous picture of child abuse, with a provincial lawmaker claiming that almost all the juvenile ...
Daily Times
October 26, 2017
Balochistan has been the target of “hybrid warfare” for decades. ... by the Speaker of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly Ms Rahila Durrani, ...
DAWN.com
October 25, 2017
He said that the provincial assembly had passed several resolutions but the federal government was not paying any heed. He added that a ...
DAWN.com
October 23, 2017
QUETTA: Balochistan is an integral part of Pakistan and Balochistan ... He claimed that people sitting in the current provincial assembly were ...
Times of India
October 16, 2017
... Assembly, 50 members of Sindh Assembly, 38 provincial assembly members of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 11 legislators of Balochistan have ...
IFP News
October 15, 2017
Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani, the speaker of Provincial Assembly of Pakistan's Balochistan, and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza ...
Daily Times
December 31, 1999
QUETTA: Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Yasmin Lehri said the role of teachers is important for implementation of laws to achieve lasting ...
The News International
December 31, 1999
QUETTA: Durable peace is not possible in Balochistan without promoting ... Ms Zubaida Jalal, Member Provincial Assembly Ms Yasmin Lehri, ...
Mehr News Agency
December 31, 1999
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Rahila Durrani, ...
DAWN.com
September 11, 2017
The leader of the opposition in the provincial assembly, Maulana Abdul Wasey of the JUI-F, initiated the debate on the resolution and said thatÃÂ ...
Eurasia Review
September 10, 2017
Population growth has been highest in Balochistan (12,344,408; a.g.r.: ... disturb the rural-urban quotas of provincial assembly seats and jobs.
Daily Times
September 10, 2017
PkMAP is a crucial part of ruling PML-N lead coalition in Balochistan, while ... of the region except its representation of KP provincial assembly.
Daily Times
August 28, 2017
Some of the 3.37 percent growth in population of Balochistan may be ... the national Assembly as well as in the respective provincial Assembly.
The Express Tribune
August 28, 2017
According to the recent census, Balochistan's total population stands at ... and provincial assembly seats representing the other five divisions.
Pakistan Observer
August 23, 2017
Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has said that Balochistan was rich in ... Member Provincial Assembly Asim Kurd Gello, Advisor to CM NawabÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
August 13, 2017
Of these power clans, 110 are in Sindh, 56 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 45 in Balochistan. Over and above, there are seven legislativeÃÂ ...
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