Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran removed from Balochistan cabinet
QUETTA: Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran of the PML-N has been removed from his position as Balochistan’s minister for public health engineering.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 132(3) of the Constitution, the Governor of Balochistan, on the advice of the chief minister, has ordered the removal of Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran from the office of Minister for Public Health Engineering with immediate effect,” said a notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department on Monday evening.
Khetran was unavailable for comment on his removal, as he is currently out of the country.
According to sources, differences between Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Khetran had emerged over several issues.
The rift reportedly deepened over time, ultimately leading to his removal from the provincial cabinet.
Sardar Khetran is the second provincial minister to be removed from the cabinet.
Earlier, former minister for agriculture and cooperative societies Mir Ali Hassan Zehri of the PPP was also removed on the advice of the chief minister.
Zehri contested the Balochistan Assembly election February 2024 from PB-22 Hub and remained third in the election.
Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2026
