Government of Balochistan, Pakistan

Government of Balochistan
Provincial Government Seal
Seat of government Quetta
Legislature
Assembly
SpeakerAbdul Khaliq Khan (PML-N)
Members65
Executive
GovernorSheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail
Chief SecretaryShakeel Qadir Khan
Chief MinisterSarfraz Bugti
Judiciary
High CourtBalochistan High Court
Chief justice of High CourtMuhammad Hashim Kakar
Websitewww.balochistan.gov.pk

The Government of Balochistan (Urdu: حکومتِ بلوچستان) is the provincial government of the largest province of Balochistan in Quetta. The head of the province is the Governor, who is nominated by the President of Pakistan. The chief executive of the Government of Balochistan is the Chief Minister who is elected by the Balochistan Assembly and the administrative head of the province is the Chief Secretary of Balochistan who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The province of Balochistan contains most of the historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch people. Neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan and Sistan to the west, Afghanistan and the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east. The principal languages in the province are Balochi, Pashto, Brahui, and Persian.

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