Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Leader of the Opposition Malik Sikandar Kakar reached a consensus as they nominated Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki as the caretaker chief minister of Balochistan, sources claimed on Tuesday night.
The incumbent chief minister and the leader of the opposition agreed upon Domki’s name, sources said, just before the given time for finalising the name of the interim CM.
The nomination has come on the heels of a meeting between caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, Balochistan former CM Jam Kamal and Domki. Kamal and Domki called on the newly-appointed interim PM in Islamabad earlier on Tuesday.
Subsequently, PM Kakar visited the residence of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
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Though the official statement said Kakar met the Maulana to express his condolences over those martyred in a suicide attack in Khar, Bajuar at the JUI-F Workers’ Convention, sources said the purpose of the meeting was also to convince the JUI-F on the Balochistan caretaker CM’s name.
The sources further added that the JUI-F agreed on Domki’s name after it was promised that the party would be accommodated in the caretaker setup.
Tuesday was the last day for consultation about the caretaker chief minister as Monday night’s meeting had been inconclusive.
