QUETTA: Members of the Balochistan Assembly will elect speaker and deputy speaker of the house on Thursday.

The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) is all set to clinch the slot of speaker of the Balochistan Assembly.

It has nominated former chief minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo as its candidate for the post.

Sardar Babar Khan Musakhel is the consensus candidate of BAP, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Awami National Party, Hazara Democratic Party, BNP-Awami and Jamhoori Watan Party for the office of deputy speaker.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2018

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