Dialogue continues with nationalists to resolve issues: Raisani

QUETTA: The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani said on Thursday that the provincial government was committed to engaging nationalists so as to address their problems through a dialogue process.Talking to journalists in his chamber after Balochistan Assembly session, the chief minister said the reinstatement of Shahbaz Sharif government in Punjab helped resolve the political imbroglio and remove atmosphere of uncertainty.He directed the concerned officials of all law enforcement agencies to put the security on high alert and ensure protection to life and property of the people across the province. Raisani said that a delegation of the United Nations met him today and discussed steps the provincial government had taken for safe recovery of abducted UNHCR official, John Solecki.Balochistan CM said that Pakistan Steel Mills has not been procuring Balochistan’s raw iron and coal since long and he intends to talk to President Asif Ali Zardari in this regard soon. Raisani said relief package worth Rs. 2.3 billion has so far been distributed among Balochistan earthquake affectees.