PM Imran Khan appoints Shahzain Bugti as special assistant
ISLAMABAD, JUL 7: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday appointed Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief and MNA Shahzain Bugti as his special assistant on reconciliation and harmony in Balochistan.
The Cabinet Division, in a
notification, said: "The Prime Minister [...] has been pleased to appoint
Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti MNA as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on
Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan, with immediate effect. He shall hold
the status of Federal Minister."
The appointment comes on the
heels of the government working on holding talks with "disgruntled"
Baloch leaders who are not associated with India.
Federal Minister for Information
and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, a day earlier, had said Balochistan would soon
be a "cradle of peace" in the country, adding that those involved in
Lahore's Johar Town blast — who the government earlier said have links with
India — have been arrested by authorities.
PM Imran Khan, two days back, had
said he was mulling over speaking to the insurgents in Balochistan, as the
situation in the province had changed, and Pakistan was moving towards a better
future.
The premier, addressing an event
in Gwadar, had said the insurgents might be upset with the state due to some
past grievances or India might have used them to spread terror in Pakistan.
The newly appointed SAPM was elected from Dera Bugti's NA-259 constituency. His party is also an ally of the PTI-led government in the Centre.
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