CM Balochistan transfers five deputy commissioners in province

QUETTA: The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfraz Bugti, transferred on Thursday five Deputy Commissioners (DC) in the province.

According to a private news channel report, CM Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti has approved the transfer and instructed the Deputy Commissioners of Sibbi, Panjgur, and Gwadar to report to the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD).

Furthermore, the CM has appointed Jahanzeb Shaikh, who is currently serving as Deputy Secretary of the Interior Department, as the new Deputy Commissioner of Sibbi.

As per the report, Zakir Ali, the Deputy Commissioner of Qila Abdullah, has been reassigned to Panjgur, while Hamudul Rehman, the Deputy Commissioner of Ziarat, has been transferred to Gwadar.

Earlier in this development, Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that a parliamentary committee would be formed to deliberate on violence and insurgency in Balochistan and resolve the issue permanently.

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He said the committee would be tasked with devising a consensus roadmap for the government to deal with the insurgency and terrorism in Balochistan and engaging those disgruntled elements who wanted to shun violence.

Its recommendations would be forwarded to the federal government for taking effective measures to eradicate the menace from the province forever, he added.