Abdul Khaliq, Ghazala elected as Balochistan PA speaker, deputy

Apart from Abdul Khaliq and Ghazala Gola, no other member has submitted nomination papers

By APP

March 01, 2024

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Abdul Khaliq Achakzai (L) and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Ghazala Gola (R). —Facebook/ Ghazala Gola/ Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

QUETTA: Captain (retd) Abdul Khaliq Achakzai of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Ghazala Gola of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) were Thursday sworn in as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly.

The Balochistan Assembly elected Achakzai as Speaker and Ghazala as Deputy Speaker unopposed.

The newly-elected speaker and deputy speaker took oath during the assembly session at 3:00pm.

Apart from Abdul Khaliq and Ghazala Gola, no other member has submitted nomination papers.

Ghazala Gola made history by becoming the first-ever woman deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly.