QUETTA: A crisis threatening the coalition government in Balochistan was averted on Wednesday and the ministers belonging to the PML-N decided to end their boycott of the cabinet meeting and withdraw their resIgnations they had submitted to their leader.

This was announced at a press conference addressed by Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, senior minister and the leader of the PML-N`s parliamentary party in the provincial assembly, and Chief Minister Dr Malik Baloch.

Dr Malik said that the coalition partners resolved the issues which had threatened their relations. He said that he would ensure that such a situation did not recur.

`We will make joint efforts to solve problems being faced by the province,` he said.

`The chief minister has assured the PML-N ministers and MPAs that their grievances will be redressed. Decisions have been taken on all contentious issues at a meeting of coalition partners, Sardar Zehri said.

The ministers would attend a cabinet meeting to be convened soon and go to their offices, he said.

`I and the chief minister trust each other,` he said. `The chief minister has promised to meet on daily basis the PML-N ministers and MPAs in his secretariat from 1pm to 3pm.

He said that the coalition partners had also discussed the issue of election of heads of local bodies.

The coalition partners will try to curb corruption and improve law and order.

He said that now there would be no differences among coalition partners.

Answering a question, the chief minister said that as a political worker he believed in devolution of powers to the grossroot level. `How I can I deprive members of my cabinet of the right to exercise their powers.