New chief minister of Balochistan
Balochistan’s political chessboard has been rearranged

As a largely consensus candidate picked to fill the shoes of Nawab Zehri and Dr Abdul Malik, Bizenjo will have a remarkably short tenure — ranging from a few months to half a year at most. He will at least have a chance to live up to his commitment on good governance. His pledge to focus on its main ingredients — education, health and maintenance of law and order — will be tested over and over again given the volatility of the province. Whether or not there is any grain of truth to the alleged charges against his predecessor, Bizenjo stands to gain from the experience. Being a unanimously elected candidate, he can make good on his pledges thanks to the unqualified support of assembly members in running the administration.
Although Bizenjo’s share of the vote in the 2013 polls was both small and questionable, he has won plaudits as an assembly member. Several leading opposition politicians see him as the architect of peace in the restive Awaran district. We hope this is true for his own sake.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 14th, 2018.
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