Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal has demanded the release of missing persons in return of supporting the ruling coalition in passing the constitutional amendment bill.
Mengal got much importance in the current political landscape as the ruling coalition is desperate to pass the constitutional amendment bill at any cost. He was approached by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday.
The sources said that the Baloch veteran has refused to vote till the recovery of missing persons.
The ruling coalition is struggling to meet the required numbers in both houses of the parliament to pass the legislation and BNP-M has two votes in the Senate.
The sources said that Mengal has sought the draft of proposed legislation from Sadiq Sanjrani. They added that the BNP-M chief has demanded the release of 2,000 missing persons in return of his two votes in the upper house of parliament.
