Dialogue with insurgents: Dr Malik offers olive branch again
Says his government will eradicate the menace of corruption from all departments in the province.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch reiterated his government’s stance on negotiating with Baloch militants and said his government wants peace in the province. He repeated this offer while talking to the media after meeting Pashtoonkhuwa Milli Awami’s Chief and MNA Mehmood Khan Achakzai at his residence on Sunday. The chief minister said Mehmood Achakzai is his political companion and the visit to his residence was aimed to wish him greetings of Eid. Responding to a question, the CM said provincial cabinet has been completed and the government is moving ahead in accordance with the constitution. “My government will eradicate the menace of corruption from all departments in the province,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 21st, 2013.
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch reiterated his government’s stance on negotiating with Baloch militants and said his government wants peace in the province. He repeated this offer while talking to the media after meeting Pashtoonkhuwa Milli Awami’s Chief and MNA Mehmood Khan Achakzai at his residence on Sunday. The chief minister said Mehmood Achakzai is his political companion and the visit to his residence was aimed to wish him greetings of Eid. Responding to a question, the CM said provincial cabinet has been completed and the government is moving ahead in accordance with the constitution. “My government will eradicate the menace of corruption from all departments in the province,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 21st, 2013.