Prospects of Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo being elected unchallenged brightened as no lawmaker submitted nomination papers in the assembly secretariat till the end of the filing process on Thursday evening. Bizenjo said that removing Jam Kamal had become inevitable and there were some compulsions behind the no-confidence motion against him. He did not elaborate. According to the secretary of the assembly, Tahir Khan Kakar, only Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo had submitted nomination papers – all five sets of them. No one else filed any nomination papers till the time for filing expired at 5pm on Thursday. The nomination papers, he said, would be scrutinized after the deadline for submission of nom.
Quetta AC issues arrest warrants for Aslam Raisani
National
December 31, 2020
QUETTA: An accountability court in Quetta on Wednesday issue bailable arrest warrants for former Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.
Raisani has been accused of embezzling funds allotted to restore the Mehrgarh heritage site and the warrants were issued after he did not appear in court to answer for the charges against him.
Besides Aslam Raisani, warrants have also been issued for a relative, Abdul Nabi Raisani. The court accepted the pleas of Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani and Dostin Jamaldini for exemption from attendance.
The hearing into the case, which is probing allegations of corruption in funds for renovation and rehabilitation of Mehrgarh, was adjourned.