Balochistan caretaker cabinet takes oath

QUETTA: The eleven-member cabinet of caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan Allauddin Marri was sworn in on Tuesday.

Governor Balochistan Muhammad Khan Achakzai administered the oath to cabinet members in a ceremony at the Governor House.

Those who were sworn in included Abdul Salam Khan, Manzoor Hussain, Imam Buksh Baloch, Malik Inayat Kasi, Farzana Baloch, Agha Umar Bangulzai, Naveed Kalmati, Khalil Ahmed, Faizullah Kakar, Nasrullah Khilji, and Khurram Shehzad.

On June 08, Mr. Marri took oath as the caretaker chief minister of Balochistan in a ceremony in the provincial capital.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nominated him as the caretaker CM after the outgoing government and opposition failed to pick a consensus candidate for the slot.

The former provincial government had suggested the names of Sardar Shoukat Popalzai and Alauddin Marri for the post of caretaker chief minister while the opposition had nominated Mohammad Aslam Bhutani and Ashraf Jahangir Qazi.