CM Balochistan Jam Kamal 'RESIGNED'

According to the State channel, CM Balochistan Jam Kamal resigned from his position today.

CM has sent his resignation letter to the governor of Balochistan.

Earlier, the vote of no-trust motion against Jam Kamal was delayed till October 25 after four of the members of the estranged BAP members went missing.

Member Balochistan Assembly Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran had tabled the motion during the provincial assembly session presided over by Speaker of the assembly Abdul Quddus Bizenjo.

The disgruntled members of the assembly stood on their seats to announce their support for the motion.

Abdul Rehman Khetran said that due to poor governance of the chief minister, frustration, unrest and unemployment prevailed in the province, while the performance of institutions has also been affected.

The disgruntled members had claimed that it has the required number to send Jam Kamal packing as 14 members of his own party are signatories on the motion. However, Jam Kamal was hopeful that the move will fail and said that few members cannot stop the development of the province.

Acting president of the BAP Zahoor Buledi had filed an application to the Inspector-General of Police in Balochistan for the safe recovery of a number of missing members of the provincial assembly. He had stated that 34 out of 65 members of the Balochistan provincial assembly had taken refuge at the residence of the Speaker in the aftermath of the four MPAs going missing.

Buledi also alleged that the missing MPAs were being “tortured” into supporting the government of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan. The BAP leader placed the responsibility for the disappearance of these MPAs on the government.

Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani is a Pakistani politician who was the 16th Chief Minister of Balochistan from 19 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since August 2018.

Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and served as Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from 2013 to 2017 and again from August 2017 to March 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.