59 Balochistan Assembly members take oath in maiden session

Newly-elected members of the Balochistan Assembly took oath in the inaugural session of the House on Saturday.

Speaker Matiullah Agha presided over the session.

According to reports, 59 new members of the 65-member House were administered oath on Saturday.

The election of speaker and deputy speaker of Balochistan Assembly will be held on June 4.

The election for the leader of House is scheduled to be held on June 7.

Meanwhile, PML-N Balochistan President and aspirant for the chief minister’s slot Sanaullah Zehri said decision about the province’s chief minister province would be made in the next couple of days.

Talking to reporters on Saturday before the oath-taking ceremony, Zehri said other parties who got majority in KP, Punjab and Sindh had been allowed to form the government and the same formula should be applied in Balochistan.

He said being leader of the majority party, members had expressed their confidence in him.

The PML-N has emerged as the largest party with 18 seats, PkMAP with 14, National Party with 11, JUI-F with eight, PML-Q with five, BNP-Mengal with two and ANP, Majlis-e-Wahadatul Muslimeen and BNP-Awami with one each.

The PML-N, PkMAP and National Party have agreed to form a coalition government in the province but the chief minister’s office remains the major bone of contention. Being president of the majority party, Sanaullah Zehri is vying for the post, while Dr Abdul Malik of the National Party is also in the field with the backing of Mehmood Khan Achakzai, head of PkMAP.