Balochistan Assembly: Water Resources Management Law 2026 Approved; Proposal for In-Camera Briefing on Law and Order; Session Adjourned Until October 16 After Quorum Pointed Out
QUETTA (Daily Qudrat Quetta): During the Balochistan Assembly session, members expressed serious concern over the province’s law and order situation, the killing of two brothers in Barkhan, the incidents of kidnapping and killing of women in Khuzdar and Kalat, the spread of drugs and the shortage of police personnel. Speaker Captain (Retd) Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, while seeking reports regarding the incidents in Khuzdar and Kalat, ruled that the relevant DIGs be summoned in person along with the FIRs. The session approved the draft Water Resources Management Law 2026, while the session was adjourned until 3 PM on October 16 after a quorum was pointed out.
During Wednesday’s session, chaired by Speaker Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, MPA Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran had Fateha recited in the House for the departed souls of the two farmer brothers martyred in Barkhan. Opposition Leader Mir Younus Aziz Zehri proposed holding an in-camera session on the overall deteriorating law and order situation in the province, to which the Speaker indicated consultation with the Chief Minister. MPAs Meena Majid Baloch and Jahangir Mengal also reacted strongly to the atrocities and killings against women.
During the session, former Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, on a point of order, raised the issue of low representation of Balochistan’s officers in the federation, the return of 11 section officers and the problems faced by farmers due to the ban on agricultural fertilisers. Zarak Khan Mandokhel demanded the issuance of local certificates to long-settled settlers, on which the Speaker directed that it be brought in the form of a resolution. During the session, the audit reports for fiscal year 2025-26 of the Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management Department, the Kach Delai Action Dam and the Sarakhlah area were also handed over to the Public Accounts Committee.
