Islamabad Jan 9 (IANS) Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri resigned on Tuesday after Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi failed to resolve a political crisis in Pakistan s biggest province.
Balochistan lawmakers had expressed a lack of confidence in the Chief Minister citing "unfulfilled commitments" while key ministers and advisers had turned dissidents sparking a series of resignations and sackings Dawn reported.
Abbasi is said to have advised Zehri to resign after Baloch opposition leaders rejected his invitation for a meeting during which he was expected to attempt garnering some support for the beleaguered Chief Minister.
"We have decided not to meet the Prime Minister " opposition leader Maulana Abdul Wasey was quoted as saying.
The opposition was expected to table a no-confidence motion against Zehri in the provincial assembly.
Balochistan Pakistan s largest province in land area is also home to a simmering insurgency for which Islamabad blames New Delhi.
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