13-member committee for Balochistan APC

Prime Minister Gilani has constituted a 13-member committee to contact the country’s political leadership for convening an All Parties’ Conference (APC) to discuss the Balochistan situation.
The Prime Minister House on Tuesday said the committee would comprise Leader of the House in the Senate Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, Kashmir Affairs Minister Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, Textile Industry Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Religious Affairs Minister Khursheed Shah, Science and Technology Minister Changez Jamali, Communication Minister Dr Arbab Alamgir, State for Industries Minister Ayatullah Durrani, Senators Mian Raza Rabbani, Jahangir Badar, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nazar Muhammad Gondal and Samsum Ali Bokhari.
The committee would contact political leadership in the country. They have also been tasked with talk to both sections of the parties--the ones present in representative house and also those who have no representation in the parliament.
The committee's contacts would determine when the moot is to be called.
It merits mentioning that the Baloch leaders especially those who are in exile have expressed no-confidence over government’s handling of Balochistan issue and have also announced not attending the conference.
ISLAMABAD: Bashir Baloch, Feb 22, 2012
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