He admitted that the government writ remained non-existent in certain parts of Balochistan but hoped his government would

manage to establish it soon.On the question of local bodies elections, Dr ali! said his government would follow the orders of the "upreme #ourt and hold elections on a part$ basis. %t the same time, he said delimitation in certain parts of the province could not be held.

On the target !illings of doctors and intellectuals, he said it remained a big loss and his government was wor!ing to end this trend.&'his province has been a conflict (one for the last )* $ears and there are definitel$ certain international actors too who remain active,+ he said, adding, &'heir interference in ,a!istans domestic affairs should stop.+

-t is for the first time in )* $ears that .a middle class government has been formed in the province and credit for this goes to ,rime inister uhammad /awa( "harif, who as!ed the /ational ,art$ to form the provincial government, he said.

&/umericall$ spea!ing, we were short in number and the ,a!istan uslim 0eague-/ could have formed the government. But for the sa!e of peace and to bridge the gap between -slamabad and Balochistan, /awa( "harif supported the /,,+ he added.

-t is a coalition government with three ma1or parties in power, the ,2 %,, /, and , 0 /, and all are on the same page to bring normalit$ to the province, ali! said.Balochistan has two ma1or problems 3 political and economic 3 which need to be tac!led with the support of the coalition partners, the ,2 %, and ,a!istan uslim 0eague /, ali! said. On the political front, militanc$, sectarian terrorism and tribal feuds create the main law and order problems, he said.

&'he insurgenc$ in Balochistan should be seen in a historical perspective4 it is time to wor! within the framewor! of the #onstitution to resolve all issues, though it is easier said than done.+

%bout the rehabilitation of the earthqua!e-hit people of %waran and 2ech districts, he said the provincial government had provided about )5,*** tents, food and other items to the affected families.%bout 6s7*-6s 8* billion is required for the rehabilitation of the qua!e affected people, while Balochistans total budget is 78 billion, he said.

He urged the international communit$ and overseas ,a!istanis to help his government carr$ out rehabilitation and reconstruction wor! in the qua!e-hit areas. He said the government had decided to turn this disaster into an opportunit$ to develop the infrastructure of %waran.

9conomicall$ spea!ing, he said out of ): districts )* were badl$ affected due to povert$ and lagged behind in terms of education, health, and infrastructure.'he chief minister announced 6s5 million for the 2arachi ,ress #lub.