QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to constitute a joint parliamentary board comprising members from both the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) to resolve issues relating to award of tickets to candidates in the forthcoming Senate elections.

Mr Alyani, who is also the president of BAP, said that a joint strategy of the two parties would save their votes from going waste in the Senate elections. It would also provide workable proposals for resolution of issues related to award tickets to candidates.

He said PTI and BAP were coalition partners not only in the Balochistan government, but also in the federal government.

Mr Alyani expressed concern over a recent statement by PTI parliamentary leader Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind about the Senate elections.

He said BAP would contest the Senate elections with its allies.

Published in Dawn, February 24th, 2021