PESHAWAR:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has decided to postpone the dissolution of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan announced on Thursday, adding that the date will be agreed once matters in the Punjab Assembly are settled.K-P Assembly dissolution postponed
Announcing his much-awaited final date to dissolve the two provincial assemblies where his party is at the helm of affairs, PTI chief Imran Khan earlier revealed that the party would dissolve assemblies in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on December 23 (Friday), staking his hard-earned political ground on a bid to trigger early elections.
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However, Punjab has since descended into turmoil aftera delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PML-N lawmakers submitted a nconfidence motion against CM Pervaiz Elahi in a bid to forestall the dissolution of the provincial assembly.
Moreover, the resolution was immediately followed by anorder from the Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, directing the chief minister to seek
On Monday, Governor Rehman directed Chief Minister Elahi to seek a vote of confidence on December 21.
The governor’s direction came after the opposition parties – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N.
However, Speaker Sibtain on Tuesday adjourned the sitting until Friday, instead of Wednesday as directed by the gover
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Later, while responding to the ruling, the governor rejected the speaker’s
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“Right now, consultation on the Punjab Assembly is underway.