Interim CM claims holding ‘peaceful elections’

Caretaker Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki has said that the interim set-up worked with diligence to ensure good governance and fulfilled its responsibilities assigned for the execution of daily official affairs along with the mandate of conducting transparent and impartial elections in the province.

The CM, while addressing a dinner hosted in honour of the secretaries of all departments and the Balochistan IG police on Friday night, said that the restoration of peace was a big challenge for the caretaker government as the problems and conditions of the province were completely different, which could not be compared to those of other provinces of the country in any way.

Domki said, “The provincial government has successfully implemented its strategic initiatives for the provision of health, education, and other basic facilities to the population spread over a wide area to ensure the socio-economic development of its people despite the lack of basic infrastructure in remote areas.”

The caretaker provincial government, with the support of senior and hardworking officers, played a key role in reducing the problems of the people by completing the pending projects, he said, adding that in all the extraordinary circumstances of Balochistan, the caretaker provincial government ensured the holding of peaceful elections as well as the rights of Balochistan being defended at every forum.

“The caretaker government has completed the pending projects of public nature, including the Quetta development package, rehabilitation projects in flood-affected districts, and means of communication to provide relief to the masses,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 25^th, 2024.