The coalition, consisting of Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), National Party (NP), and Hazara Democratic Party (HDP), has been actively protesting across Quetta and other towns in the province for the past two weeks, highlighting concerns of
Leaders from a coalition of Baloch, Pashtoon and Hazara nationalist parties accused the process of being marred by corruption, and called for a wheel-jam strike today (Sunday), as reported by Dawn.
"Our protest will continue against the alleged rigging, but we have opened highways considering the difficulties facing the people," said the leader of a protesting party, adding that no roads are blocked now
In Balochistan, political, nationalist, and religious parties continue their protests against alleged election rigging, including delayed announcements of winners and changing of results.
While addressing a public meeting in Sariab, he added, "Now these people are saying that the missing people are in Afghanistan or in other countries, you cannot deny that state institutions are directly involved in missing persons."
Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), expressed dissatisfaction with the response of the caretaker government to the demands of the families of 'missing persons' who had returned to Quetta from Islamabad, as reported by Dawn. The families had conducted
As the Pakistan electoral body rejected over 3000 nominations for upcoming elections, Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal emphasised that a well-planned conspiracy led to the rejection of his and other party candidates' nomination papers and pushed the
Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reopened corruption cases against 65 accused including three former chief ministers of Balochistan, ARY News reported.
Meanwhile, PML-N’s key ally in Balochistan, Akhtar Mengal who heads the Balochistan National Party, in a letter to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, expressed dismay over the appointment of Kakar without consultations with allies.
In a letter written to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Mengal stated, "You have nominated such a person as the caretaker prime minister whose appointment has closed the doors of politics for us," according to Geo News report.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi and independent lawmaker from Balochistan Aslam Bhootani among others are being considered for the position of country's caretaker Prime Minister.