QUETTA: The Governor of Balochistan, Muhammad Khan Achakzai, has summoned the winter session of the provincial assembly on Friday (today). A notification issued by the assembly’s secretariat said it would be the first session after the election of Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani as speaker of the legislature.

Meanwhile, the assembly issued an order banning the entry of armed guards of MPAs to the assembly’s premises during the session. “There is complete restriction on carrying weapons on the assembly premises under privileges of the Balochistan Assembly Act-1975 Clause 11,” the notification said.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Enrolment drive
Updated 10 May, 2024

Enrolment drive

The authorities should implement targeted interventions to bring out-of-school children, especially girls, into the educational system.
Gwadar outrage
10 May, 2024

Gwadar outrage

JUST two days after the president, while on a visit to Balochistan, discussed the need for a political dialogue to...
Save the witness
10 May, 2024

Save the witness

THE old affliction of failed enforcement has rendered another law lifeless. Enacted over a decade ago, the Sindh...
May 9 fallout
Updated 09 May, 2024

May 9 fallout

It is important that this chapter be closed satisfactorily so that the nation can move forward.
A fresh approach?
09 May, 2024

A fresh approach?

SUCCESSIVE governments have tried to address the problems of Balochistan — particularly the province’s ...
Visa fraud
09 May, 2024

Visa fraud

THE FIA has a new task at hand: cracking down on fraudulent work visas. This was prompted by the discovery of a...