Ali Madad Jatak appointed Balochistan home minister

MPA Ali Madad Jatak has been appointed as the new home minister of Balochistan, marking an important change in the provincial cabinet.

According to official sources, Ali Madad Jatak has been given the Balochistan home minister portfolio. The appointment brings an end to a two-year period during which the key ministry remained with the chief minister of the province.

Ali Madad Jatak took oath as the home minister in Quetta. Balochistan Governor Jafar Mandokhel administered the oath to the newly appointed home minister. 

The oath ceremony was also attended by Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, as well as provincial ministers, members of the assembly, secretaries and other officials. 

Portfolio held by CM for two years

Officials confirmed that the provincial home minister’s portfolio had remained with the chief minister of Balochistan for the past two years. The transfer of the ministry is expected to bring renewed focus to internal security and law and order matters in the province.

As home minister, Jatak will be responsible for overseeing internal security, policing and law and order across Balochistan. His appointment comes at a time when the province faces ongoing security and administrative challenges.

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The appointment holds huge significance in the wake of security forces' ongoing operations against terrorists over the past three days. 

According to security sources, security forces have killed 22 more terrorists in Balochistan during ongoing counterterrorism operations. 

Sources said that operations against Fitnaul Hindustan terrorists continued across the province, during which 22 terrorists were eliminated overnight. With these latest actions, the total number of terrorists killed over the past three days has risen to 177.

Security forces, along with intelligence agencies and police, have further tightened the noose around Fitnaul Hindustan terrorists and their facilitators at multiple locations. Reports also indicate additional casualties and deaths among terrorists and their facilitators. 

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Two days ago, the forces foiled several terrorist attacks in different parts of Balochistan, including Quetta, Gwadar, Panjgur, Mastung, Noshki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Tump and Pasni. During these operations, dozens of terrorists, including suicide bombers, were killed.

Over the last three days, a total of 177 terrorists have been eliminated in coordinated security operations across the province.