Balochistan govt nominates Kaiser to represent province in NFC

Published July 23, 2020
Balochistan finance minister says Kaiser Bengali will make a strong case for the province. — Dawn/File
Balochistan finance minister says Kaiser Bengali will make a strong case for the province. — Dawn/File

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Wednesday nominated leading economist Kaiser Bengali as the non-official member of the National Finance Commission Award to represent Balochistan in meetings for the award.

Balochistan Minister for Finance Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi confirmed the nomination of Mr Bengali and said it was a good choice to plead Balochistan’s case in the NFC.

“Mr Bengal will present a strong case of Balochistan in the NFC meetings,” Mr Buledi said, adding that the province had prepared a strong case to get its due share in the NFC.

He said Balochistan was enjoying constitutional cover for its share in federal resources.

Mr Bengali, he said, also represented Balochistan in the 2009 NFC Award and then he had been appointed by former chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch.

Earlier, Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan had nominated former information minister Javed Jabbar to represent Balochistan in the NFC award, but he faced strong opposition from the opposition parties.

Lawyers’ organisations and MNA Muhammad Aslam Bhootani challenged Mr Jabbar’s nomination in the Balochistan High Court, saying that Mr Jabbar did not belong to Balochistan and he had no knowledge of the province.

Later, Mr Jabbar resigned from the post.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2020

Follow Dawn Business on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for insights on business, finance and tech from Pakistan and across the world.

Opinion

Editorial

‘Source of terror’
29 Mar, 2024

‘Source of terror’

ALTHOUGH dealing with the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan is a major political, security and strategic...
Chipping in
29 Mar, 2024

Chipping in

FEDERAL infrastructure development schemes are located in the provinces. Most such projects — for instance,...
Toxic emitters
29 Mar, 2024

Toxic emitters

IT is concerning to note that dozens of industries have been violating environmental laws in and around Islamabad....
Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...