Provincial Assembly of Balochistan

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan

صوبائی مجلس بلوچستان
12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Abdul Khaliq Khan, PML(N)
since 29 February 2024
Deputy Speaker
Ghazala Gola, PPP
since 29 February 2024
Sarfraz Bugti, PPP
since 2 March 2024
Structure
Seats65
Political groups
Government (44)
  •   PPP (19)
  •   PML(N) (16)
  •   BAP (5)
  •   NP (4)

Opposition (21)

Elections
Mixed-member majoritarian:
  • 51 members elected by FPTP
  • 11 seats for women,
    3 seats for non-Muslims by PR
Last election
8 February 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Balochistan Assembly House, Quetta-87300
Website
pabalochistan.gov.pk
Constitution
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 65 seats, with 51 general seats, 11 seats reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims.[1] The Assembly has 51 directly elected Members of the Provincial Assembly, representing constituencies from each district, as well as 11 seats reserved for women and 3 for non-Muslims.[2]

  1. ^ "Chapter 2: "Provincial Assemblies" of Part IV: "Provinces"". www.pakistani.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ Shahid, Saleem (2022-06-08). "Opposition walks out of Balochistan Assembly to protest bill passage". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

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