QUETTA – Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Mohammad AkhtarMengal has set two conditions for becoming a part of forming governments atthe Centre and the province.
The two issues are – recovery of missing persons and declaring Balochistanas the major beneficiary in the development projects being carried outunder the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Moreover, he has also refused to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ChairmanImran Khan at Bani Gala, saying if a meeting was desired in this regard,Imran could meet him at the Balochistan House.Talking to the media outside Balochistan House on Thursday, Mengal saidtheir party could not support any nominee blindly for the Chief MinisterOffice. PTI seeks the assistance of the BNP-M in formation of government atthe Centre.
Talking to newsmen following a meeting with a delegation of PTI, comprisingYar Muhammad Rind and Naeemul Haq, that called on him at Balochistan House,Mengal expressed his gratitude towards PTI for their invitation to become apart of the coalition government at the Centre, adding that he had putforth the issues of Balochistan before the delegation of PTI which includedsafe recovery of missing persons and reservations over CPEC.
He was of the view that the number of missing persons had increased.According to BNP-M sources, Mengal has demanded of PTI chairman to eithermake Rind the next chief minister of Balochistan or give him the authorityto decide for himself.
With regard to formation of government, he said that the JamiatUlema-e-Islam-Fazl was their ally and a decision to join the coalition orsit on the opposition benches would be made after mutual consultation.