QUETTA – Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai has called a session of the provincial assembly for electing the next chief minister on January 13 (Saturday).
Nawab Sanaullah Zehri on Tuesday stepped down as Balochistan Chief Minister, a day after Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi advised him to resign amid political crisis.
PM Abbasi and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif during a meeting following the resignation decided to ask the opposition parties to nominate their candidate for the seat, however, the opposition has refused to field its candidate.
Media report suggest names of Saleh Bhutani and Jan Mohammad Jamali – both provincial lawmakers of the PML-N – are being considered for next chief minister.
Failing to address the reservations of his cabinet members who tabled a no-confidence vote against him, Zehri forwarded his resignation to Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai who accepted it without any delay.
The resignation came hours before the Balochistan assembly was set to vote over the no-confidence motion tabled against Zehri by the lawmakers.
The motion, which was submitted on January 2 by Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Syed Agha Raza, was signed by a total of 14 parliamentarians.
