Shahzain Bugti named PM’s aide on Balochistan reconciliation
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) head Shahzain Bugti has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan, a notification said Wednesday.
“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,” a notification from the Cabinet Division said.
The appointment comes two days after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that he was mulling to hold talks with disgruntled Baloch nationalists.
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.
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.
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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