Pakistan’s former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan on Friday warned that he would dissolve assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces if the Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government does not sit for talks and announce dates for general elections. .
The PTI chief had announced last week that his MLAs would resign from the provincial assemblies. However, he took back this threat saying that it would result in destruction. During a speech by the Punjab Parliamentary Party on Friday, Khan said, “I have decided that either they will sit with us and decide the date of elections or there will be elections in 66 per cent of Pakistan, by dissolving the assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.” will be given.
Imran Khan’s party PTI is in power in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces. Although the party has not yet announced the date of dissolution of the assembly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Imran said that we can give you a chance to sit with us. Khan said that do you want elections to be held only in 66 percent of Pakistan and you remain sitting in the center? The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led federal government has threatened to impose governor’s rule in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Rana Sanaullah welcomed
However, Home Minister Rana Sanaullah cautiously welcomed Khan’s offer for talks. Sanaullah said that when politicians sit together, issues are resolved. Sanaullah said that Imran used to say that it is better to die than to negotiate with the government. Our government always believes in dialogue.
The tenure of the assembly will end in August 2023.
Imran Khan’s government fell in April this year after a no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly. Ever since he was removed from the post of Prime Minister, he has been continuously demanding fresh elections. However, the federal government headed by Sharif is now opposing the holding of elections. The term of the current assembly will end in August 2023.