Tara Chand
Provincial Minister of Balochistan
In office
February 22, 1997 – June 15, 1998
Preceded byArjun Das Bugti
Personal details
BornBalochistan
NationalityBaloch
Political partyBalochistan National Party
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Dr. Tara Chand is a former Provincial Minister of Balochistan.[1]

Political career

Affiliated to the Balochistan National Party, Chand won election to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in 1997 from the solitary seat reserved for Hindus.[2] He defeated Arjun Das Bugti, who had won the seat in the last three elections.[2] His brother Nanak Singh, a Sikh convert, had been a local politician too.[3]

In July 2000, Chand fled Pakistan; he cited incessant harassment from local law enforcement after refusing to join the party floated by Pervez Musharraf.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 State of human rights in Pakistan. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. 2001. p. 160. OCLC 27084845.
  2. 1 2 Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Undated. Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. ↑ The Herald. Vol. 28


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