Intimidation: Five NP councillors elected unopposed resign after abduction
NP is the party of Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and part of the ruling coalition in the province.
Balchistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch. PHOTO: REUTERS
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The five National Party (NP) councillors, who were abducted by armed men a couple of days ago from the Kech district, have tendered their resignations as councillors on Tuesday.
NP is the party of Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and part of the ruling coalition in the province.
Zafar Ghulam Haider, Abdul Rauf Taj Mohammed, Ghulam Hussain Balach, Munir Hassan and Abdul Wahid Ibrahim of NP were released by their captors two days ago. They remained in captivity for three days. “We want to resign as councillors,” they told the reporters.
They did not give a clear reason but said they are busy with their personal life. “We are no more councillors and have informed people of our constituencies,” they said.
A Balochistan government official said the councillors were kidnapped by militants, and they have been made to resign under threat.
Kech is one of the militancy-stricken districts in Balochistan where the election commission could not conduct elections in more than 237 constituencies as no one had submitted nomination papers.
The five National Party (NP) councillors, who were abducted by armed men a couple of days ago from the Kech district, have tendered their resignations as councillors on Tuesday.
NP is the party of Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and part of the ruling coalition in the province.
Zafar Ghulam Haider, Abdul Rauf Taj Mohammed, Ghulam Hussain Balach, Munir Hassan and Abdul Wahid Ibrahim of NP were released by their captors two days ago. They remained in captivity for three days. “We want to resign as councillors,” they told the reporters.
They did not give a clear reason but said they are busy with their personal life. “We are no more councillors and have informed people of our constituencies,” they said.
A Balochistan government official said the councillors were kidnapped by militants, and they have been made to resign under threat.
Kech is one of the militancy-stricken districts in Balochistan where the election commission could not conduct elections in more than 237 constituencies as no one had submitted nomination papers.