The opposition in Balochistan has complaints that the government does not take it into confidence on the development program of the province.
This led opposition parties to stage a sit-in outside Chief Minister House last week. They alleged that Jam government was not taking them on board while finalizing the 2020-21 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).
Members of the opposition parties in the Balochistan Assembly led by Opposition Leader Malik Sikandar Khan took out a protest.
Carrying placards and banners, hey marched on Zarghoon Road and gathered in front of the official residence of the chief minister. They chanted slogans against the provincial government and staged a sit-in there.
Malik Sikandar Khan claimed that the government had committed to taking the opposition on board for the development of Balochistan but despite promises, the coalition government led by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani had not taken them into confidence while preparing PSDP 2020-21.
He said that provincial ministers and non-elected people belonging to the ruling party were interfering in their constituencies despite their protest.
Since the rally passed through the Red Zone, police and personnel of other law enforcement agencies had been deployed at the entrance of the zone area. However, the opposition MPAs entered the Red Zone and reached outside the CM House.
Another report said the opposition parties also alleged that the government had arrested MPAsAkhtar Hussain Langove, Malik Naseer Shahwani, and Ahmed Nawaz Baloch.
After hearing reports about the arrest of the three MPAs workers of the Balochistan National Party blocked Sariab Road, Qambrani Road, and Spiny Road putting barricades, burning tyres, chanting anti-government slogans, suspending traffic for hours.
A spokesman for Balochistan Government Liaquat Shahwani refuted the news of the arrests. Balochistan government didnt give any directive to arrest opposition members.
He further said the opposition violated Section-144 by attempting to barge inside the Red Zone but police spoke to them politely instead of using force to intercept them

The steel-cutting ceremony of a Milgem class corvette or small warship, being constructed for the Pakistan Navy by Turkey was held at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) last week.
The managing director of KS&EW, Rear Admiral Ather Saleem, was the chief guest on the occasion.
A contract for four Milgem class corvettes for Pakistan Navy with concurrent Transfer of Technology (ToT) was signed with ASFAT Inc, a Turkish state-owned defense contractor firm, in 2018.
The ToT entails the construction of two corvettes in Turkey and another two at KS&EW.
The steel-cutting ceremony held at the KS&EW on Tuesday was for the first Milgem class corvette being indigenously constructed at the Karachi Shipyard in collaboration with the Turkish defense firm.
The Milgem class corvettes will be state-of-the-art surface platforms equipped with a modern surface, subsurface and anti-air weapons, sensors, and a combat management system.
These ships will be among the most technologically advanced platforms of the Pakistan Navy and will significantly contribute to maintaining peace, stability and balance of power in the Indian Ocean region.
Speaking on the occasion, the general manager for shipbuilding, Commodore Mohammad Jahanzeb Ahsan, said that the technical support for the indigenous mega-project had been provided by ASFAT Inc.
He underscored the deep-rooted friendship with Turkey for joint collaboration in the field of indigenous warship construction with the Pakistan Navy and other organizations.
The ceremony was attended by officials of the Pakistan Navy as well as dignitaries and representatives of ASFAT Inc, Turkey

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (EZDMC) has approved launching of four new economic zones across the province.
The statement EZDMC said the approval was given at the 36th meeting of the board of directors. The zones include in Ghazi, Chitral, Jalozai and extension of the Nowshera economic zone.
It merits mentioining that after official announcement of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), around 37 zones were proposed as “Special Economic Zones” in all provinces of Pakistan. Out of these 9 SEZs are prioritized to be established in each province and other federal areas of Pakistan.
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country’s national borders, and their aims include increased trade balance, employment, increased investment, job creation and effective administration.
The Ghazi economic zone would be spread over an area of 89.9 acres, Chitral 40, Jalozai 257.5 and Nowshera 76.25 acres.
The statement said that EZDMC had possession of the strategically located land for the proposed economic zones and would soon complete formalities to initiate work on the projects.
The launching of the economic zones was a pivotal step that would not only create industrial growth and job opportunities for locals but also spur economic activity slowed down by Covid-19-induced lockdown.
The statement said that these zones would bring billions of rupees wohh of investments and provide job opportunities to over 25,000 people.
These zones will have electricity and a well-developed infrastructure which will facilitate investors looking forward to setting up their industries close to their base or near raw materials, it said.
CEO EZDMC Javed Khattak stated that this was a crucial step as the province needed to attract investment and boost economic activity.
With these new zones, economy of the region will flourish and job generation will be achieved which is one of the primary tasks of the company, Khattak said