Tara Chand | |
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Provincial Minister of Balochistan | |
In office February 22, 1997 – June 15, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Arjun Das Bugti |
Personal details | |
Born | Balochistan |
Nationality | Baloch |
Political party | Balochistan National Party |
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Dr. Tara Chand is a former Provincial Minister of Balochistan. [1]
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]