Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi on Monday dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.
A notification has also been issued in this regard.
According to the notification, Aslam Raisani will remain as Balochistan’s chief minister till the appointment of a caretaker chief minister.
Balochistan Assembly became the first provincial assembly to be dissolved ahead of the general elections.
Earlier, Chief Minister Aslam Raisani sent an advice to Governor Zulfiqar Magsi to dissolve the provincial assembly.
Raisani advised the provincial governor to dissolve the assembly as per the understanding reached during his meeting the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday.
Meanwhile, political crisis in the province deepening with each passing day as confusion over the appointment of caretaker chief minister continues to persist.
Speaker of the provincial assembly has allotted opposition seats to 23 members. Speaker had earlier said that Maulana Abdul Wasay of JUI-F would be notified as the opposition leader but his notification was withheld following tough resistance by some members of the assembly.
On the other hand, the PML-N is claiming that it has the support of 40 members of the provincial assembly. While 19 provincial ministers, who have resigned, have formed an alliance and they have refused to accept Maulana Wasay as the opposition leader.
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