Provincial Assembly of Balochistan

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Provincial Assembly of Balochistan

صوبائی اسمبلی بلوچستان (Urdu)
مجلس صوبائی بلوچستان (Balochi)
List of members of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Coat of arms of Balochistan.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai, PMLN
since 29 February 2024
Deputy Speaker
Ghazala Gola, PPP
since 29 February 2024
Sarfraz Bugti, PPP
since 2 March 2024
Leader of Opposition
Structure
Seats65
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Political groups
Government (57)
  •   PPP (17)
  •   PMLN (19)
  •   BAP (6)
  •   NP (4)
  •   ANP (3)
  •   IPP (1)

Opposition (16)

Elections
Mixed-member majoritarian:
  • 51 members elected by FPTP
  • 11 seats for women,
    3 seats for non-Muslims by PR
Last election
 8 February 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
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Balochistan Assembly House, Quetta-87300
Website
pabalochistan.gov.pk
Constitution
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 65 seats, with 51 general seats, 11 seats reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims. [1] The Assembly has 51 directly elected Members of the Provincial Assembly, representing constituencies from each district, as well as 11 seats reserved for women and 3 for non-Muslims. [2]

Contents

List of speakers

Name of Speaker [3] Entered OfficeLeft OfficePolitical Party
Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai 02-05-197206-12-1976 NAP
Al-Haj Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan06-12-197605-07-1977 NAP
Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar 06-04-198502-12-1988 IND
Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai 02-12-198804-02-1989 PPP
Mehr Muhammad Akram Baloch05-02-198924-04-1990 BNA
Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khosa31-05-199017-11-1990 BNA
Malik Sikandar Khan 17-11-199019-10-1993 JUI-F
Abdul Waheed Baloch19-10-199321-02-1997 BNM
Mir Abdul Jabbar Khan21-02-199712-10-1999 JWP
Jamal Shah Kakar 29-11-200208-04-2008 MMA
Aslam Bhutani 08-04-200826-12-2012 PML
Syed Matiullah Agha31-12-201204-06-2013 MMA
Jan Mohammad Jamali 04-06-201322-05-2015 PMLN
Rahila Durrani 24-12-201516-08-2018 PMLN
Abdul Quddus Bizenjo 16-08-201825-10-2021 BAP
Jan Mohammad Jamali 30-10-202128-02-2024 BAP
Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai 29-02-2024present PMLN

List of Assemblies of Balochistan

No.NameTerm startTerm end
1 1st Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 19721976
22nd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19761977
33rd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19851988
4 4th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 19881990
5 5th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 19901993
6 6th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 19931996
77th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19971999
88th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20022007
99th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20082013
10 10th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 20132018
11 11th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 20182023
12 12th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan 2024present

References

  1. ↑ "Chapter 2: "Provincial Assemblies" of Part IV: "Provinces"". www.pakistani.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ↑ Shahid, Saleem (2022-06-08). "Opposition walks out of Balochistan Assembly to protest bill passage". Dawn . Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Beta Version Former Speakers". Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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