Factions emerge as BAP elects 'new leader'.

QUETTA -- The ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) apparently split into two factions after Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo was elected the new party president in intra-party elections, held here on Sunday.

The general council meeting was convened by BAP parliamentary leader in the Balochistan Assembly, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, to hold an intra-party election.

However, the exercise was rejected by former Balochistan chief minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani, who termed the BAP general council meeting 'illegal', saying that the general council meeting could only be convened by the party president.

'I am the president of the party and I was not consulted for convening the general council meeting,' Mr Alyani said, adding that BAP's general council meeting will now be held on Aug 9 in Quetta.

Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo rejected the stance of Mr Alyani and held the general council meeting. The meeting was attended by party officer-bearers, MPAs and general council members and Chief OrganiAser of the party Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali.

Senator Saeed Ahmed Hashmi, the founder of the party, did not attend the meeting due to...