ISLAMABAD: The Baluchistan Assembly stands revived with the expiry of the Presidential proclamation of Dec 31, 1975 under Article 234 of the Constitution, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Malik Mohammad Akhter said today [June 30]. The Minister was asked to explain the Order issued by the Government … under which the Governor of Baluchistan has been directed to assume all functions and powers of the provincial Government. Malik Akhter said the proclamation dated Dec 31, 1975, could not last more than six months. … He said that under today’s order, the Governor has assumed all functions … of the provincial Government which under Article 129 of the Constitution consists of the Chief Minister and the provincial Ministers therefore, he said, it has been provided in the Order that the Chief Minister and the Ministers shall cease to hold office forthwith.

The Law Minister said previously the Baluchistan Government stood suspended for a period of six months. … [As per the] text of the notification … Any reference in the Constitution to the provincial Government or Chief Minister shall, in relation to the province of Baluchistan, be construed as a reference to the Governor. — News agencies

Published in Dawn, July 1st, 2026