{"id":28491,"date":"2025-11-22T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=28491"},"modified":"2025-11-22T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:04:07","slug":"ppp-pml-n-reaffirm-support-for-sarfraz-bugti-amid-in-house-change-rumours-in-balochistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=28491","title":{"rendered":"PPP, PML-N reaffirm support for Sarfraz Bugti amid in-house change rumours in Balochistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Amid reports suggesting a possible change of Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, the coalition partners \u2014 PPP and PML-N \u2014 have reaffirmed their confidence in the incumbent provincial chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>Swirling speculation emerged after claims that President Asif Ali Zardari had expressed reservations over Bugti\u2019s performance. Reports further suggested that during a recent trip to Dubai, the president declined to meet the Balochistan chief minister, fueling rumours of an impending shift in the provincial leadership.<\/p>\n<p>However, senior parliamentary figures from both the PML-N and PPP quickly moved to quell such speculation, assuring the public that Chief Minister Bugti continues to enjoy the coalition partners\u2019 full support.<\/p>\n<p>Their reassurance comes at a time when several prominent leaders from both parties \u2014 including PPP\u2019s Ali Hassan Zehri and Mir Liaquat Ali Lehri, and PML-N\u2019s Nawab Changaiz Marri \u2014 have publicly voiced dissatisfaction over what they see as the chief minister\u2019s inability to improve governance and address the province\u2019s fundamental challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Change of guard in AJK<\/p>\n<p>Their criticism, though notable, appears to reflect internal frustration rather than an organised push for political change.\u00a0PML-N Parliamentary Leader Mir Saleem Khan Khosa and PPP Parliamentary Leader Mir Muhammad Sadiq Umrani firmly rejected Senator Mir Dostain Khan Domki\u2019s claim regarding an imminent leadership change, dismissing it as his personal opinion.<\/p>\n<p>They stressed that neither party\u2019s central leadership has initiated any discussion on replacing the chief minister, nor do coalition partners view such a move as necessary at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists after the provincial assembly session, Khosa noted that Balochistan continues to grapple with persistent issues of law and order, service delivery, and administrative shortcomings \u2014 matters that were reviewed in detail during an in-camera briefing.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he has informed National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of the controversy and expects the party leadership to question Senator Domki for issuing an unauthorised statement at a sensitive time.<\/p>\n<p>PPP\u2019s Mir Muhammad Sadiq Umrani echoed these views, acknowledging that while pockets of criticism exist within the coalition, the government remains united on broader objectives. He said disagreements are part of political life, especially in a province facing deep-rooted structural problems, but cautioned that such differences should not be misinterpreted as a rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>Both leaders emphasised that coalition politics in Balochistan require patience, maturity, and continuous dialogue. They urged supporters and observers not to mistake internal criticism for instability, maintaining that the administration remains intact and committed to addressing the province\u2019s longstanding challenges.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid reports suggesting a possible change of Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, the coalition partners \u2014 PPP and PML-N \u2014 have reaffirmed their confidence in the incumbent provincial chief executive. Swirling speculation emerged after claims that President Asif Ali Zardari had expressed reservations over Bugti\u2019s performance. Reports further suggested that during a recent trip to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28491\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}