Balochistan CM Bugti assures opposition on mines, minerals, forest land
• Khetran condemns wrapping of Dr Lehri’s body in banned outfit’s flag • Opposition seeks implementation of madressah bill commitments under 26th Amendment QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti assured the provincial assembly that the opposition would be taken into confidence and briefed on matters relating to mines and minerals and the forest department. He said a meeting would be…
Quetta, Pakistan - Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti addressed a point of order raised by provincial minister and MPA Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, who condemned the wrapping of the body of Dr Hakim Lehri in the flag of a banned organization following the intellectual's untimely death. Dr Lehri, described by Khetran as an institution in his own right, was mourned by Khetran, who would neither attend his funeral nor visit his family due to the flag's association with a proscribed militant group.
Khetran also praised the services of Balochistan's former corps commander and hoped the new commander would emulate his predecessor.
Meanwhile, opposition leaders Younus Aziz Zehri and Asghar Ali Tareen raised the issue of the madressah bill in the House, claiming a commitment to register religious seminaries under the 26th Constitutional Amendment had not been honored and that the government had instead sealed these institutions. PPP parliamentary leader and provincial minister Sadiq Umrani defended his party's efforts to strengthen democratic institutions, the federation, and the military, urging the opposition to present their proposed bill for implementation.
JUI-F MPA Fazal Qadir Mandokhail expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation, calling for an in-camera session to discuss the reasons behind this issue and the measures being taken to address it. National Party MPA Dr Abdul Malik Baloch raised the matter of land ownership rights in Gwadar and Quetta's Mariabad area, urging the chief minister to refer the case to the Member Board of Revenue for a fair decision.
In response, Chief Minister Bugti addressed the land allocation issue, stating that it had been ongoing for a long time and that the government was digitizing land records after 78 years, promising a detailed briefing on the matter. He assured the opposition that it would be kept informed on matters relating to mines, minerals, and forest land, with a meeting scheduled for the following week to discuss these issues in detail.
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