{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of Balochistan, Pakistan}} {{Infobox legislature | background_color = Black | name = Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | native_name = {{nobold|{{resize|{{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|صوبائی اسمبلی بلوچستان}}}}}} (Urdu)<br/>{{lang|bal|مجلس صوبائی بلوچستان}} (Balochi)}} | transcription_name = | legislature = List of members of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | coa_pic = 200px | coa_res = 100px | coa_alt = | house_type = Unicameral | body = | houses = | leader1_type = Speaker | leader1 = Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai | party1 = PMLN | election1 = 29 February 2024 | leader2_type = Deputy Speaker | leader2 = Ghazala Gola | party2 = PPP | election2 = 29 February 2024 | leader3_type = Chief Minister | leader3 = Sarfraz Bugti | party3 = PPP | election3 = 2 March 2024 | leader4_type = Leader of Opposition | leader4 = Mir Younus Aziz Zehri | party4 = JUI (F) | election4 = | leader5_type = | leader5 = | party5 = | election5 = | leader6_type = | leader6 = | party6 = | election6 = | members = '''65''' {{BalochPA|VACANCY}} | house1 = | house2 = | structure1 = 300px | structure1_res = 300px | political_groups1 = '''Government (46)''' * {{color box|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}|border=darkgrey}} PPP (18) * {{color box|{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}|border=darkgrey}} PMLN (18) * {{color box|{{party color|Balochistan Awami Party}}|border=darkgrey}} BAP (5) * {{color box|{{party color|Awami National Party}}|border=darkgrey}} ANP (3)<br /> * {{color box|{{party color|Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan}}|border=darkgrey}} JIP (1) * {{color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=darkgrey}} Independent (1) '''Opposition (19)''' * {{color box|{{party color|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)}}|border=darkgrey}} JUI (F) (12) * {{color box|{{party color|National Party (Pakistan)}}|border=darkgrey}} NP (4) * {{color box|{{party color|Balochistan National Party (Mengal)}}|border=darkgrey}} BNP(M) (1) * {{color box|{{party color|Balochistan National Party (Awami)}}|border=darkgrey}} BNP-A (1) * {{color box|{{party color|Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan}}|border=darkgrey}} HDTB (1) | structure1_alt = | structure2 = | structure2_res = | structure2_alt = | committees1 = | committees2 = | joint_committees = | voting_system1 = Mixed-member majoritarian: *51 members elected by FPTP *11 seats for women,<br/> 3 seats for non-Muslims by PR | voting_system2 = | last_election1 = 8 February 2024 | last_election2 = | next_election1 = 2029 | previous_election1 = | previous_election2 = | session_room = Pakistan Provincial Assembly Balochistan House.jpg | session_res = | session_alt = | meeting_place = Balochistan Assembly House, Quetta-87300 | website = {{url|http://pabalochistan.gov.pk/}} | footnotes = | constitution = Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | motto = |native_name_lang=ur |logo= |logo_pic= }} The '''Provincial Assembly of Balochistan''' is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 65 seats, with 51 general seats, 11 seats reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 2: "Provincial Assemblies" of Part IV: "Provinces" |url=https://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part4.ch2.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.pakistani.org}}</ref> The Assembly has 51 directly elected Members of the Provincial Assembly, representing constituencies from each district, as well as 11 seats reserved for women and 3 for non-Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahid |first=Saleem |date=2022-06-08 |title=Opposition walks out of Balochistan Assembly to protest bill passage |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1693723 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref>
==List of speakers==
{| class="wikitable" |- !align=center|Name of Speaker<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beta Version Former Speakers |url=https://pabalochistan.gov.pk/new/former-speaker/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Provincial Assembly of Balochistan |language=en-US}}</ref> !align=center|Entered Office !align=center|Left Office !align=center|Political Party |- |Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai |02-05-1972 |06-12-1976 |NAP |- |Al-Haj Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan |06-12-1976 |05-07-1977 |NAP |- |Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar |06-04-1985 |02-12-1988 |IND |- |Nawab Muhammad Khan Barozai |02-12-1988 |04-02-1989 |PPP |- |Mehr Muhammad Akram Baloch |05-02-1989 |24-04-1990 |BNA |- |Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khosa |31-05-1990 |17-11-1990 |BNA |- |Malik Sikandar Khan |17-11-1990 |19-10-1993 |JUI-F |- |Abdul Waheed Baloch |19-10-1993 |21-02-1997 |BNM |- |Mir Abdul Jabbar Khan |21-02-1997 |12-10-1999 |JWP |- |Jamal Shah Kakar |29-11-2002 |08-04-2008 |MMA |- |Aslam Bhutani |08-04-2008 |26-12-2012 |PML |- |Syed Matiullah Agha |31-12-2012 |04-06-2013 |MMA |- | Jan Mohammad Jamali |04-06-2013 |22-05-2015 |PMLN |- | Rahila Durrani |24-12-2015 |16-08-2018 |PMLN |- | Abdul Quddus Bizenjo |16-08-2018 |25-10-2021 |BAP |- | Jan Mohammad Jamali |30-10-2021 |28-02-2024 |BAP |- | Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai |29-02-2024 |present |PMLN |- |}
== List of Assemblies of Balochistan == {| class="wikitable" !No. !Name !Term start !Term end |- |1 |1st Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1972 |1976 |- |2 |2nd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1976 |1977 |- |3 |3rd Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1985 |1988 |- |4 |4th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1988 |1990 |- |5 |5th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1990 |1993 |- |6 |6th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1993 |1996 |- |7 |7th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |1997 |1999 |- |8 |8th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |2002 |2007 |- |9 |9th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |2008 |2013 |- |10 |10th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |2013 |2018 |- |11 |11th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |2018 |2023 |- |12 |12th Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan |2024 |present |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/ Official website] * [https://twitter.com/PaBalochistan Provincial Assembly of Balochistan] on Twitter {{Legislatures of Pakistan}} {{Balochistan elections}} {{Constituencies of Balochistan Assembly}}
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