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News Desk: A joint condemnation resolution against Balochistan Provincial Minister Mir Muhammad Sadiq Umrani was presented in the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday, demanding that his remarks made during the August 31 session be removed from the official assembly record.

Provincial Minister Ali Madad Jattak presented the resolution, which was also backed by Ministers Ziaullah Langau, Noor Muhammad Dummar and Bakht Kakar.

MPAs Barkat Rind, Asfandyar Kakar, Hadiya Nawaz and Farah Azeem Shah were among the other lawmakers listed as movers of the resolution.

The resolution condemned the language used by Mir Sadiq Umrani during his speech and said his remarks had hurt the sentiments of the people of Balochistan.

Speaking on the floor of the house, Ali Madad Jattak said that Mir Sadiq Umrani had stated that 235 people from Balochistan had been called to Islamabad and allegedly humiliated. Jattak also criticized Umrani over what he described as contradictory statements, saying that the party’s parliamentary leader should maintain consistency in his position.

The lawmakers called for the controversial remarks made during the August 31 Balochistan Assembly session to be expunged from the proceedings.

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