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Jamhoori Watan Party MNA Shahzain Bugti, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan, announced on Sunday that would be resigning from the federal cabinet, citing the lack of development in the province.
He made the announcement while addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Earlier today, Bilawal called on Bugti at his residence where the two discussed the political situation in the country.
Addressing the press conference, Bugti said that the government had failed to deliver in Balochistan. “The federal government gave us hope that things will improve but the people have been disappointed,” he said, announcing his resignation from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet.
“We are standing with the Pakistan Democratic Movement and will do whatever we can,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bilawal termed Bugti’s resignation a “brave decision”. The PPP chairman said that the MNA had tried to work with the government during the past three years but it had betrayed the people and the opposition, adding that PM Imran had “used his allies”.
Thanking Bugti, he said that the MNA had sent a message to the people of the country. “The people are looking to us to solve their problems. Balochistan’s issues are complicated and our history has not been fair with the people of the province.”
He asserted that Bugti had taken an “independent decision” which was announced today. “The decision came from the experience of working with these people for three years. Bugti sahab is a brave man and he values his word.”
Commenting on the premier’s “surprise” for the opposition, the PPP chairman said that PM Imran had “lost his power”.
“This is all propaganda and it won’t work because the people of Pakistan know that Naya Pakistan mean inflation and unemployment. The people will not fall into the same trap again no matter what they say.”