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Khaliq Achakzai, Ghazala Gola elected speaker, deputy speaker of Balochistan Assembly unopposed

F.P. Report

QUETTA: Captain (retd) Abdul Khaliq Achakzai and Ghazala Gola have been elected unopposed as speaker and deputy speaker of Balochistan Assembly respectively.

Newly-elected speaker and deputy speaker will take oath of their respective offices today (Thursday).

None of the rival parties nominated any candidate to contest the elections of speaker and deputy speaker.

Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) named Captain (r) Abdul Khaliq Achakzai as their candidate for the seat of Balochistan Assembly speaker. 

Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and the party President Shehbaz Sharif have finalized the candidate’s name after consultations with the provincial leadership of the party.

The provincial assembly was due to meet at 3:00 in the afternoon today to elect the speaker as well the deputy speaker. 

PPP, on the other hand, had nominated Ghazala Gola, for the seat of deputy speaker.

The maiden session of Balochistan Assembly was held in Quetta yesterday with Engineer Zamrak Achakzai in the chair in which newly-elected members of the provincial legislature took oath.

Of total 65 members, 57 MPAs attended the assembly’s session, which started at 3:00 pm.

The Frontier Post

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