Provincial Assembly of Balochistan explained

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Legislature:12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Coa Res:100px
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Abdul Khaliq Khan
Party1:PML(N)
Election1:29 February 2024
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader2:Ghazala Gola
Party2:PPP
Election2:29 February 2024
Leader3 Type:Leader of House
Leader3:Sarfraz Bugti
Party3:PPP
Election3:2 March 2024
Leader4:Mir Younus Aziz Zehri
Party4:JUI (F)
Members:65
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:Government (44)

Opposition (20)

Vacant (1)

Voting System1:Mixed-member majoritarian
  • 51 members elected by FPTP
  • 11 seats for women,
    3 seats for non-Muslims by PR
Last Election1:8 February 2024
Next Election1:2029
Session Room:Pakistan Provincial Assembly Balochistan House.jpg
Meeting Place:Balochistan Assembly House, Quetta-87300
Constitution:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Native Name Lang:ur
Logo Pic:File:Provincial_Assembly_of_Balochistan_logo.png

The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 65 seats, with 51 general seats, 11 seats reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims.[1] The Assembly has 51 directly elected Members of the Provincial Assembly, representing constituencies from each district, as well as 11 seats reserved for women and 3 for non-Muslims.[2]

List of speakers

Name of Speaker[3] Entered OfficeLeft OfficePolitical Party
Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai02-05-197206-12-1976NAP
Al-Haj Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan06-12-197605-07-1977NAP
Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar06-04-198502-12-1988IND
Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai02-12-198804-02-1989PPP
Mehr Muhammad Akram Baloch05-02-198924-04-1990BNA
Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khosa 31-05-1990 17-11-1990 BNA
Malik Sikandar Khan Advocate17-11-199019-10-1993JUI-F
Abdul Waheed Baloch19-10-199321-02-1997BNM
Mir Abdul Jabbar Khan21-02-1997 12-10-1999 JWP
Jamal Shah Kakar29-11-200208-04-2008MMA
Aslam Bhutani08-04-200826-12-2012PML
Syed Matiullah Agha31-12-201204-06-2013MMA
Jan Mohammad Jamali04-06-201322-05-2015PML-N
Rahila Durrani24-12-201516-08-2018PML-N
Abdul Quddus Bizenjo16-08-201825-10-2021BAP
Jan Mohammad Jamali30-10-202128-02-2024BAP
Abdul Khaliq Khan29-02-2024presentPML-N

List of Assemblies of Balochistan

No.NameTerm startTerm end
11st Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19721976
22nd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19761977
33rd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19851988
44th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19881990
55th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19901993
66th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19931996
77th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan19971999
88th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20022007
99th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20082013
1010th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20132018
1111th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20182023
1212th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan20242029

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapter 2: "Provincial Assemblies" of Part IV: "Provinces" . 2022-08-04 . www.pakistani.org.
  2. Web site: Shahid . Saleem . 2022-06-08 . Opposition walks out of Balochistan Assembly to protest bill passage . 2022-08-04 . . en.
  3. Web site: Beta Version Former Speakers . 2022-08-04 . Provincial Assembly of Balochistan . en-US.