The caretaker cabinet members of Balochistan have officially taken their oaths of office. The members include Capt (Retd) Zubair Jamali, Prince Ahmed Ali, Amjad Rasheed, Abdul Qadir Baloch, and Jan Achakzai.
According to sources, Jamal Khan Raisani, the son of Balochistan Awami Party leader Siraj Khan Raisani, excused himself from taking the oath and did not attend the ceremony.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House, where Governor Balochistan Malik Abdul Wali Kakar administered the oath to the caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan, Ali Mardan Khan Domki.
The ceremony was attended by former Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, Caretaker Federal Minister for Interior Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, Speaker of Balochistan Assembly Jan Muhammad Jamali, and former ministers.
Ali Mardan Khan Domki was approved by the governor as the caretaker chief minister of Balochistan based on the recommendation of the parliamentary committee. Domki hails from the Lehri area of Balochistan and is the son of politician Mir Hazoor Bakhsh Domki, who served as a senator between 1975 and 1977. Previously, Domki held positions as Tehsil Nazim, Lehri from 2002 to 2005 and District Nazim, Sibi from 2005 to 2010.