Name Of Province: | Balochistan, Pakistan |
Seat Of Government: | Quetta |
Name Of Governor: | Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail |
Name Of Chief Secretary: | Shakeel Qadir Khan |
Legislative Assembly: | Balochistan Assembly |
Speaker: | Abdul Khaliq Khan (PML-N) |
Member In Assembly: | 65 |
High Court: | Balochistan High Court |
Chief Justice Of High Court: | Muhammad Hashim Kakar |
The Government of Balochistan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|حکومتِ بلوچستان) is the provincial government of the largest province of Balochistan, Pakistan in Quetta. The head of the province is the Governor, who is nominated by the President of Pakistan. The chief executive of the Government of Balochistan is the Chief Minister who is elected by the Balochistan Assembly and the administrative head of the province is the Chief Secretary of Balochistan who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The province of Balochistan in Pakistan contains most of historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch. Neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan ve Sistan to the west, Afghanistan and the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea. The principal languages in the province are Balochi, Pashto, Brahui, and Persian.
Governor | Abdul Wali Kakar | |
Chief Minister of Balochistan | Sarfraz Bugti | |
Chief Secretary | Shakeel Qadir Khan[1] |
The government of Balochistan consists of 26 Departments and some allied offices. These 26 Departments are headed by Provincial Secretaries. The Provincial Secretaries are headed by Chief Secretary Balochistan. Presently there are 18 Ministers who look after 27 Departments.
See main article: Balochistan Assembly. Balochistan's provincial assembly consists of 65 members out of which 11 seats are reserved for women while 3 are reserved for minorities.