The Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government has decided to revoke the Governor’s Rule in Balochistan and to reinstate the provincial government in the province by March 14.
Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq H Naik told journalists outside the Parliament House that the government had decided to revoke the Governor’s Rule and reinstate the provincial government by March 14, as it was the requirement under the constitution for coming polls.
Naik said setting up a civilian government was the requirement under the constitution, so that the caretaker setup may be introduced in the province prior to the polls.
The imposition of the Governor’s Rule was made through an executive order and would be revoked through the same procedure, he added.
To a question, the minister said no suggestion for summoning the joint sitting of parliament was under review to confirm the Governor’s Rule.
After restoration, the re-instated civilian set-up in the province would elect its own leader of the House.
The Governor’s Rule was imposed in the province after the deadly bombings against the Hazara community that resulted over a 100 deaths.
Following the January the bombings, the Hazara community staged a protest sit-in that spread throughout the country, following which Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf reached Quetta to negotiate with the protesters.
He announced imposing the Governor’s Rule. A visible improvement in the law and order in the province was witnessed after the governor took control of the proivince.
