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Abdul Qadir Baloch
Abdul Qadir Baloch (; born 9 April 1945) is a Pakistani politician and retired army general who served as Minister for States and Frontier Regions in the third Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017 and in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Baloch briefly served as the Governor of Balochistan during Pervez Musharraf rule in 2003. Baloch had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018. Baloch has four children named Aurangzeb, Jahnzeb, Fauzia and Nazia Early life He was born on 9 April 1945. Military career Baloch was appointed as field operations commander of the XXX Corps where he oversaw the redeployment of the military troops near border with India. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Baloch was assigned as field operations commander of the XII Corps which had the area of responsibility of the Balochistan. Political career In 2001, Baloch was appointed as Martial Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For States And Frontier Regions
The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions ur, , ''wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor'' (abbreviated as SAFRON) is a Central government, federal Ministry (government department), ministry in Pakistan. The main responsibilities of the ministry are the administrative affairs and development activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, including Frontier Regions, Frontier Regions of Pakistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees In 1980, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees was established in Islamabad under SAFRON. This was in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan to Pakistan from 1979, due to the Soviet invasion and factional fighting in Afghanistan. The main functions of Commissionerate are to manage Afghan refugees and support the provision of basic facilities for the welfare of Afghan refugees, coordinating activities with federal and provincial government, NGOs, and international agencies specially UNHCR. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
