QUETTA: A senior leader of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party, Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani, has resigned from the cabinet as a minister and apologised to the people for having been unable to serve them because, according to him, release of funds for his department was stopped by the chief minister.
Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani had withdrawn the portfolio of local bodies and rural development from Mr Bhootani two weeks ago alleging that the department had failed to deliver.
Mr Bhootani announced his resignation at a press conference at his residence here on Friday. “I have submitted my resignation to the governor of Balochistan and he has accepted it,” he said.