"I Parvez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab, hereby advise you to dissolve the provincial assembly," he said in a brief one-line advice addressed to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, Elahi, as quoted by Dawn newspaper.
After weeks of political turbulence in the most populous province in Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi proved his majority in the provincial assembly, winning the vote of confidence in the early hours of Thursday.
Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday signed the summary for the dissolution of the provincial assembly.
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PM to meet ‘Tareen group’ today
Lawmakers to share their concerns about investigation against PTI disgruntled leader
Imran Khan and Jahangir Tareen. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
A group of 33 disgruntled PTI lawmakers – who have rallied around ruling party’s beleaguered former secretary general Jahangir Tareen – will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan today [Tuesday] to share their concerns with regard to the investigations carried out against Tareen.
Tareen has confirmed the development but clarified that he will not be part of the delegation.
These lawmakers include 11 National Assembly members (MNAs) including Minister for State and Frontier Regions Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan.
The MNAs include Raja Riaz, Sami Gillani, Riaz Mazari, Khwaja Sheeraz, Mobeen Alam Anwar, Javed Waraich, Ghulam Lali, Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, Faizul Hassan Shah and Sahibzada Ameer Sultan.