1. The current governor of the province is Nasratullah Arsala . His predecessor was Maj Gen Zalmai Weesa . The city of Gardez serves as the capital of the province .
2. The current governor of the province is Nasratullah Arsala , his predecessor was Maj Gen Zalmai Weesa , and the city of Gardez serves as the capital of the province .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
OPTIONS:
a). no.
b). yes....I think the answer is
b).