Abdul Quddus Bizenjo elected Balochistan Chief Minister

The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday elected Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo as the new chief minister of the province, days after former chief minister Sanaullah Zehri
stepped down, ahead of a no-confidence motion against him.
Speaker Raheela Hameed Durrani made the official announcement.
The contest was held between Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid candidate
Bizenjo, who secured 41 out of the total 51 cast votes, and Pashtunkhuwa Milli
Awami Party (PkMAP) member Agha Syed Liaqat Ali , who bagged 13 votes.
Bizenjo, besides his party, had the support of disgruntled members of
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl).
He is the third chief minister of the province in four and-a-half years.
Another PkMap candidate member Abdul Rahim Ziyaratwal, who also
filed his nominations, had withdrawn from the race.
Following the in-house election, the new Leader of the House will take
oath of his office at 5 pm.
Abdul Quddus Bizenjo was born in Awaran on Januaray 1, 1974, and
contested elections for the first time in 2002. He was elected from the
PB-41 constituency.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid candidate, remained Deputy
Speaker from 2013-15.
Bizenjo was elected as MPA from Awaran in general election of 2013.

Source: APP