QUETTA: Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has resigned from his post.
The decision comes a day after Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) tendered his resignation to avoid a no-confidence vote.
Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha accepted the resignation soon after Jam Kamal sent it to him. The provincial cabinet was subsequently dissolved after the resignation.
The BAP started preparation for the formation of the government in the province. According to sources, the disgruntled party members have nominated Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo for the slot of the leader of house.
Former Speaker Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali has been named for the position of Balochistan Assembly Speaker after the resignation of Bizenjo. Jamali has already served as chief minister, Speaker of Balochistan Assembly and deputy chairman of Senate.
A session of the Balochistan Assembly had been convened for Monday (today) for voting on the no-trust motion against the chief minister. The BAP members have withdrawn the motion after Jam Kamal’s resignation.
Jam Kamal Alyani is the fourth chief minister who has resigned to avoid a no-trust motion. Earlier, Mir Taj Mohammad Khan Jamali, Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal and Nawab Sanaullah Zehri had resigned when no-trust motions were tabled against them in the house.
