QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly has taken action to address public grievances over essential services, summoning the heads of the water and gas authorities to explain persistent shortages.
During the assembly session, Malik Naeem Bazai, a member of the Awami National Party (ANP), raised the critical issue of water scarcity in the Kuchlak area. In response, the Assembly Speaker directed the Managing Director of WASA (Water and Sanitation Agency) to appear before the assembly this Friday to provide an explanation.
The session also addressed concerns about gas supply. Member of Assembly Haji Ali Madad Jatak highlighted the ongoing problem of low gas pressure, noting that he had previously raised the issue during the summer, but it remains unresolved. With winter approaching, the concern over gas shortages has intensified.
Following this, the Speaker also summoned the General Manager of the Sui Southern Gas Company to appear on the same day to account for the gas shortages in Quetta.
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Meanwhile the Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the killing of Waleed Saleh Baloch, the brother of National Party leader and MPA Mir Rahmat Saleh Baloch.
Speaker retired Captain Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, who presided over the session, announced that an in-camera session on the province’s worsening law and order situation would be held soon, with the date to be confirmed within a day or two.
At Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti’s request, the speaker adjourned the House after members adopted the joint resolution.
Moving the resolution, National Party President Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch expressed deep sorrow over the incident and demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible. He said unidentified assailants murdered Waleed Baloch during a wedding ceremony in Panjgur, adding that law and order had deteriorated to the extent that people no longer felt safe traveling on highways.
