Quetta: The National Party NP has announced it will actively contest the upcoming local government elections in Quetta’s Zarghun Town, with party leaders launching a sharp critique against what they termed “political traders” who have failed the city.
A large party meeting was held in Mariabad under the chairmanship of Provincial President Aslam Baloch, attended by senior leaders including Chengiz Hai Baloch and Yasmin Lehri. Dr. Ramzan Hazara confirmed the party’s full participation in the local polls from Mariabad and Hazara Town.
In a fiery address, Chairman Aslam Baloch accused the current provincial representatives of corruption and mismanagement, claiming that “real political representation” was traded through ‘Form 47’. He questioned how Quetta had “turned into ruins” despite electing 13 MPAs and 3 MNAs, including senators, and receiving substantial development funds.
“The annual MPA fund of ten billion rupees and the Quetta project of forty billion are questionable on the corruption and character of these so-called representatives,” Baloch stated. He alleged that smugglers, businessmen, and drug mafia elements had invested “crores of rupees” to reach the assemblies, distorting politics and perpetuating public suffering.
Calling for unity among “oppressed classes and oppressed nations,” Baloch declared it time to “oust these corrupt elements from politics.” He positioned the National Party as the organization capable of uniting marginalized groups through its “positive political thinking” to challenge the established political order in Balochistan.
A day earlier National Party has declared it will vigorously contest the upcoming local government elections in Quetta’s Chiltan Town (PB-44), positioning the vote as a battle to reclaim its political stronghold from “unrepresentative” figures imposed through disputed means.
The pledge was made during a major party meeting chaired by Balochistan President Aslam Baloch. The gathering, attended by a large number of workers and senior leaders, served to rally the party’s base. Baloch asserted that the constituency is a traditional stronghold of the National Party, claiming that their rightful representation was “snatched” and given to others through the controversial ‘Form 47’ following the general elections.
In a sharp critique of the current situation, Baloch linked the “imposed” leadership to a decline in the province’s fortunes. “After the imposition of unrepresented people, the law and order situation in Balochistan is very bad, the economy is ruined and corruption is on the rise,” he stated. He accused institutions of being “engaged in the business of collecting extortion” and described the province as a “boarding house for corrupt elements.”
