January 12, 2007	Friday	Zilhaj 21, 1427

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QUETTA, Jan 11: Three legislators belonging to the Jamhoori Watan Party have joined the ruling PML. Those announcing their affiliation to the ruling party at a public gathering in Sunbatpur on Thursday were former speaker of the provincial assembly and tribal elder of Khoso tribe Mir Zahoor Hussain Khoso and MPAs Mir Saleem Khoso, Mumtaz Hussain Shah and Dr Rubaba Buledi, besides scores of people from from the Khoso and Buledi tribes.

Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf, Deputy Chairman Senate Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali, federal ministers Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, Zubaida Jalal, Saleem Saifullah Khan and Mir Naseer Mengal, provincial ministers Mir Asim Kurd, Ghafoor Lehri and MPA Jaffar Khan Mandokhel were also present at the occasion.

Meanwhile, the PML (Q) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain announced that the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Constitutional Amendments would shortly finalise its recommendations which will be tabled before the Parliament.

He further claimed that the government was making concerted efforts to resolve the problems being faced by the people of Balochistan while recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee headed by Mushahid Hussain were being implemented.

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Saleem Saifullah Khan, said Chaudhry Shujaat, has been assigned to finalize recommendations in collaboration with political parties for a consensus in amending the Constitution.

The PML-Q leader while praising patriotism of Baloch and Pashtoon people stated that there were only few involved in subversive acts as majority believed in integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.

Exploitation of resources is the right of local people, which he reiterated would be safeguarded by his party.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf said that the provincial government was fully cooperating with the federal government to remove the sense of deprivation of local people by bringing it at par with the other developed areas. He criticised those who were against the Centre.

Lauding the decision of the three legislators, he hoped that with the efforts of the elected representatives problems would be resolved to a great extent, especially of Nasirabad district.