DERA MURAD JAMALI: Former speaker of Balochistan Assembly Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali said on Monday that the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) was formed in reaction to injustices with Balochistan.

He was speaking at a programme related to his election campaign in Usta Muhammad of Nasirabad district on Monday.

Mr Jamali is contesting elections for the Balochistan Assembly’s constituency PB-14 (Jaffarabad II) on a ticket of BAP.

He criticised successive governments in Islamabad for imposing their decisions on the province. He said BAP would work for Balochistan’s development.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2018

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