BAP's Abdul Quddus Bizenjo elected Balochistan Assembly speaker

QUETTA (92 News) – Balochistan Awami Party candidate Abdul Quddus Bizenjo elected as new Balochistan Assembly speaker. Bizenjo secured 39 votes while his rival Muhammad Nawaz secured only 20 votes. Muhammad Nawaz was niminated by the joint opposition formed by Muttahida Majlis Amal and Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal). Earlier, Bizenjo has served as the 16th chief minister of Balochistan from 13 January 2018 to 7 June 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from November 2002 to May 2018. He also served as the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly of Balochistan from 2013 to 2015 and remained the member of the provincial cabinet between 2002 and 2013, as the minister of livestock.