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MMA claims majority to form govt in Baluchistan
Islamabad, Nov 28: Pakistan`s six party Islamist Alliance, which was poised to form the provincial government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), has brightened its prospects to form a coalition government in the neighbouring Baluchistan, the home province of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
Islamabad, Nov 28: Pakistan's six party Islamist
Alliance, which was poised to form the provincial government
in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), has brightened its
prospects to form a coalition government in the neighbouring
Baluchistan, the home province of Prime Minister Mir
Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
The Muthahida Majlis Amal (MMA) consisting of pro-Taliban
and anti-American Islamic parties having 18 members in the 65
member Baluchistan assembly, claimed the support of 35
members, enough to claim simple majority, whereas
pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) headed by
Jamali could muster only around 28.
MMA could now form the government as some of the smaller parties came forward to back it, against the claims of PML-Q.
If MMA manages to win Baluchistan, then it would hold power in two key provinces bordering Afghanistan where a number of Taliban and al Qaeda militants are reportedly hiding.
Bureau Report
MMA could now form the government as some of the smaller parties came forward to back it, against the claims of PML-Q.
If MMA manages to win Baluchistan, then it would hold power in two key provinces bordering Afghanistan where a number of Taliban and al Qaeda militants are reportedly hiding.
Bureau Report