Resolution on law against Sardari system in Balochistan rejected

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QUETTA: A resolution seeking effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the 1976 Act abolishing the Sardari system in Balochistan was defeated in the provincial assembly by a one-vote majority, with six members opposing it and five supporting it. Only 11 members were present when Deputy Speaker Ghazala Gola, who was presiding over the session, put the resolution to a vote after a debate. No member pointed out the lack of quorum. Moving the resolution, Jamaat-i-Islami member Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch said legislation had been enacted in 1976 to abolish the Sardari system and free citizens from tribal domination. He said the law aimed to eliminate illegal powers, coercion and exploitation and…

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