NP will continue to serve people: Baloch

Says fake cases cannot deter party’s struggle

QUETTA: The National Party (NP) on Tuesday elected former chief minister of Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch as the party’s new president and Mir Jan Muhammad Buledi as secretary general.

Speaking after his election during a party congress, the newly-elected president said the NP had always worked for the uplift of the people of Balochistan.

“Our founding fathers continued their struggle despite any difficulty. If someone thinks we will abandon our struggle due to any pressure or fear, he lives in a fool’s paradise,” he said, adding that no one can stop the NP from working for the rights of the people of Balochistan.

Baloch said that ‘fake cases’ could not deter the struggle of the party that had faced martial laws in the past. The party leadership, he warned, would resist ‘all the moves to curb the party’s freedom’.

The former CM said he would take all possible steps to implement the decisions the three-day party congress had taken.

He urged party leaders and workers to promote comradeship in the party and maintain friendship and respect among each other.



“Party’s current leadership is part of a continuous political movement which will protect the national, political and economic interests of Balochistan at every forum,” he added.

Other leaders who were elected on the occasion include Senator Mir Kabir Muhammad Shai as senior vice president, Mir Rajab Ali Rind as vice president Balochistan, Khair Jan Baloch as deputy secretary general, Abdul Rasool Baloch as joint secretary, Fida Hussain Dashti as secretary finance, Dr Ishaq Baloch as secretary information and Yasmin Lehri as secretary woman affairs.

Besides, Muhammad Baloch was elected as secretary oversees, Muhammad Ayub Qureshi as vice president Sindh, Ashoni Kumar as vice president Khyber-Pukhtoonkhawa and Joseph Frances as vice president Punjab.

Abdul Khaliq Baloch and Khair Jan Baloch were elected as provincial presidents, Rehmat Saleh Baloch as vice president, Amin Dost as secretary finance, Ali Ahmed Baloch as secretary information, Mehboob Advocate as secretary law affairs and Dr Shama Ishaq as secretary woman affairs.