Governor Balochistan Zulfiqar Magsi resigns
Governor Balochistan Zulfiqar Magsi resigns after Nawaz Sharif announces new governor will be from PkMAP.
Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi. PHOTO: EXPRESS/BANARAS KHAN/FILE
Governor Balochistan Zulfikar Magsi on Sunday officially resigned from his seat, Express News reported.
Magsi, governor of the province since 2008, had submitted a resignation two years ago, but President Asif Ali Zardari had declined it.
He resigned after the nomination for the new governor of the province was announced.
Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif announced that the new governor for Balochistan will be from the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP).
Addressing a joint press conference in Murree, he added that National Party (NP) President Dr Abdul Malik Baloch was nominated for the slot of provincial chief minister.
Magsi, governor of the province since 2008, had submitted a resignation two years ago, but President Asif Ali Zardari had declined it.
He resigned after the nomination for the new governor of the province was announced.
Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif announced that the new governor for Balochistan will be from the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP).
Addressing a joint press conference in Murree, he added that National Party (NP) President Dr Abdul Malik Baloch was nominated for the slot of provincial chief minister.