Quetta: Opposition MPs from Bal Road Chitchen Provincial Assembly reward border constituencies, strikes from Bal Road Chitchen Provincial Assembly meeting in protest Continue to close The border between Iran and Pakistan, despite a resolution passed by the provincial parliament a few days ago, demanding that Pakistan and Iran reopen their borders.
Shortly after the congress meeting began on Friday, KMT MPA Rehmat Saleh Baloch stood in a position of order, noting that despite provincial parliament members and a few days ago, the border with Iran remained closed.
He said Bal Lu Chinchez is facing insecurity, mass unemployment and mass unemployment due to border trade closure with Iran. “The closure of the Pakistan-Iran border forces 45,000 families to starve. Border trade has been underway in 1957. Until the reopening of the Iranian border, we are elected members of the border area will have a signature strike.”
Jui MP Mir Zabid Ali Reki, who belongs to Mashkel, said that if the government insists on keeping the border closed, an alternative must be provided. He also warned that opposition MPs would not allow parliament to operate without reopening the borders. Jui’s Ghulam Dastagir Badini also asked the federal and provincial governments to grant legal cover for border trade.
The speaker of the Bal Luzhi Provincial Council retired Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai, who said there was an appropriate tax system in Chaman and asked if it should be extended to other crossing points.
After the speech, border area lawmakers went on strike to protest the continued closure of border trade. Later, the Speaker ruled that Minister Salim Hosa should meet with the Chief Minister to discuss the issue, and then a committee should be established to discuss the issue with the Prime Minister. After the spokesman’s ruling, protesters ended the strike and rejoined the parliamentary session.
Posted at Dawn on September 27, 2025
