Governor's rule in Balochistan on the cards

FRONTIER POST

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has principally decided to dismiss the Balochistan government and clamp governor’s rule in the province. The prime minister Sunday evening visited Quetta and held a meeting with the Governor Balochistan Nawab Zualfiqar Magsi. It has been learnt that PM has taken this decision after consultations with the legal experts. It must be recalled that many political leaders, including Imran Khan, had demanded of the government to dismiss the government of Balochistan. MQM Chief Altaf Hussain also telephoned the PM and urged him to impose governor’s rule in the province. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been consulting various political leaders in the regard, including PML-Q leader Ch Shujjat, who has Sunday evening suggested that Balochistan should be handed over to army. CM Balochistan Aslam Raisani is presently abroad of on a tour. The demand for dismissal of Balochistan government gained momentum after the sit-in by the families of the people killed in the Quetta blasts, who refused to bury the dead till the acceptance of their demands.