Govt forms committe to woo Akhtar Mengal

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday formed a committee to persuade Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Akhtar Mengal to woo him to take back his resignation from the National Assembly.

According to details, the committee, which includes senior government figures, was established under the direction of a high-ranking government official.

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Mengal resigned yesterday, citing his frustration with the current situation in Balochistan and his inability to fulfil his commitments to his people.

Mengal criticised the government’s failure to address the bloodshed in Balochistan and called for unity among political leaders to tackle the province’s problems. “Everyone should come together on this issue and a meeting should have been called to discuss it,” he asserted.

Mengal also expressed frustration that discussions about Balochistan are often “blacked out” when raised in the assembly, adding, “Whenever you start talking about this issue, it is blacked out.”

He was elected as a Member of the National Assembly from Khuzdar (NA-256) in the February 8 elections and previously served as an MNA in 2018.