Alauddin Marri takes Oath as Balochistan caretaker CM

QUETTA, Jun 08 (APP):Alauddin Marri on Friday took oath as caretaker chief minister of Balochistan.
Governor Balochistan Muhammad Khan Achakzai administered oath to the caretaker chief minister at a ceremony also attended by Former Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, Inspector General of Police Balochistan Moazzam Jah Ansari, bureaucrats and senior lawyers.
Alauddin Marri was chosen by the Election Commission of Pakistan after the Opposition and the government failed to reach consensus on any name for the interim chief minister.
After oath taking ceremony the Interim Chief Minister for Balochistan Alauddin Marri talking to APP said that conducting of free and fair elections in Balochistan province was his top priority. He urged citizens to fully cooperate with interim government in that regard.
He said that government’s major concern was to increase the voters’ turnout during the general election across the province.
He said caretaker government would take all possible measures for conducting general election 2018 in a peaceful and pleasant environment.
The Caretaker CM said he was fully cognizant of the public issues and assured to resolve the problems within his constitutional powers.