Governor signs Punjab Assembly dissolution summary

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 14 Jan 2023

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday signed the summary for the dissolution of the provincial assembly.

The Punjab governor signed the summary on the advice of the province’s chief executive Pervaiz Elahi, say sources.

The development comes two days after chief executive Pervaiz Elahi sent a summary to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman seeking dissolution of the provincial assembly.

In a brief one-line advice addressed to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, Elahi said: “I Parvez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab, hereby advise you to dissolve the provincial assembly.”

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Chaudhry dissolved the assembly after he obtained a vote of confidence from PA during a special session of the provincial assembly in the wee hours of Thursday.

Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan chaired the session in which PTI leader and Member PA Mian Aslam Iqbal tabled a resolution expressing confidence in the Chief Minister.

According to speaker, 186 members of ruling coalition reposed confidence in leadership of Chief Minister while opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) boycotted the session.