On the question of local bodies elections, Dr Malik said his government would follow the orders of the Supreme

Court and hold elections on a party basis !t the same time, he said delimitation in certain parts of the province could not be held

On the target killings of doctors and intellectuals, he said it remained a big loss and his government was working to end this trend "#his province has been a conflict $one for the last %& years and there are definitely certain international actors too who remain active,' he said, adding, "#heir interference in (akistans domestic affairs should stop '

)t is for the first time in %& years that *a middle class government has been formed in the province and credit for this goes to (rime Minister Muhammad +awa$ Sharif, who asked the +ational (arty to form the provincial government, he said

"+umerically speaking, we were short in number and the (akistan Muslim ,eague-+ could have formed the government .ut for the sake of peace and to bridge the gap between )slamabad and .alochistan, +awa$ Sharif supported the +(,' he added

)t is a coalition government with three ma/or parties in power, the (0M!(, +( and (M, +, and all are on the same page to bring normality to the province, Malik said .alochistan has two ma/or problems 1 political and economic 1 which need to be tackled with the support of the coalition partners, the (0M!( and (akistan Muslim ,eague +, Malik said On the political front, militancy, sectarian terrorism and tribal feuds create the main law and order problems, he said

"#he insurgency in .alochistan should be seen in a historical perspective2 it is time to work within the framework of the Constitution to resolve all issues, though it is easier said than done '

!bout the rehabilitation of the earthquake-hit people of !waran and 0ech districts, he said the provincial government had provided about %3,&&& tents, food and other items to the affected families !bout 4s5&-4s 6& billion is required for the rehabilitation of the quake affected people, while .alochistans total budget is 56 billion, he said

7e urged the international community and overseas (akistanis to help his government carry out rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the quake-hit areas 7e said the government had decided to turn this disaster into an opportunity to develop the infrastructure of !waran

8conomically speaking, he said out of %9 districts %& were badly affected due to poverty and lagged behind in terms of education, health, and infrastructure #he chief minister announced 4s3 million for the 0arachi (ress Club