Islamabad, March 29, 2022 (Online): Mohammad Aslam Bhootani, an independent Member National Assembly from Balochistan parted ways with PTI-led coalition govt and joined hands with the opposition trying to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan through a vote of no confidence, on Tuesday.
The announcement was made by Mohammad Aslam Bhootani, an independent MNA elected from the Gwadar-Lasbela NA-272 constituency, at a joint press conference with top opposition leaders Asif Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, JUI-F’s Ghafoor Haideri, BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal and PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq.
Addressing a joint presser, Bhootani said that he took the decision after meeting with former Zardari with whom he had old family relations.
“I and my family have very old relations with Asif Ali Zardari and I cannot ignore him,” Aslam Bhootani said.
Bhootani was elected as an MNA after obtaining 70,000 votes — the highest in Balochistan. He joined the PTI-led government in 2018 when Imran Khan came to power.
Bhootani earlier been the deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly in 2002 and also held the post of speaker in 2008. He is the younger brother of the former caretaker chief minister of Balochistan Muhammad Saleh Bhootani.
Bhootani’s support for opposition benches comes a day after Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), an ally of the PTI government announced to quit the PTI govt.
In a joint presser, BAP lawmakers assured opposition parties of their support ahead of the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan.
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