QUETTA, Nov 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has nominated Maulana Abdul Wasay parliamentary party leader of MMA in Balochistan Assembly.

The formal announcement in this regard was made by provincial president of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) Balochistan, Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani while speaking at a news conference here on Saturday.

Mualana Mohammad Khan Sherani said that Maulana Wasay would be chief minister if MMA succeeded to form a coalition government in the province.

“We supported the nationalists in forming their government. We also helped the PML establish its government. Now it is their tern, they should support us in forming government in Balochistan,” Maulana Sherani said.

He said that after the announcement of the result of reserved seats for women and minorities the MMA now has 18 seats in the Balochistan Assembly, and PML-Q, which won only 11 seats has 16.

He expressed the hope that the government would help in forming an MMA-led coalition government which would certainly be in the interest of the people.