LAHORE-UNS- The Punjab Assembly will be dissolved in line with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s directives, moments after he assured a high court that he would not disband the legislative says Chief Minister Parvez Elahi said on Friday.
Elahi said that the “imported government” is running from elections, but the Punjab government will ensure that it is “presented in the people’s court”.
Earlier today, the Lahore High Court (LHC) restored Elahi as the chief minister following an undertaking submitted by him stating that he would not dissolve the provincial assembly.
“The decision to dissolve the assemblies is final; Imran Khan’s decision will be implemented,” the chief minister wrote on his official Twitter handle.
The undertaking that Parvez Elahi has given is technical. However, the PTI does not agree with the undertaking that was given to the court. Assemblies will be dissolved in any case,” Fawad told journalists in Lahore.
The court restored Parvez Elahi, the provincial cabinet, and also did not make it mandatory for the chief minister to take a vote of confidence on Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman’s orders.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan would write a letter to President Arif Alvi for the removal of Rehman.
On Friday , Minutes before, a five-member bench headed by Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh and comprising Justices Justices Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Asim Hafeez and Muzamil Akhtar Shabir — heard Elahi’s plea filed against Rehman’s order.
The LHC wanted an undertaking from Elahi that he would not dissolve the assembly as if he would resort to the move, it could deepen the ongoing political turmoil in the province.
The court took two breaks — of 10 minutes and an hour — and asked Elahi’s counsel Barrister Ali Zafar to consult his client about the undertaking.
Following the assurance of not dissolving from the PML-Q leader, the court reinstated him as the chief minister. The LHC also issued notices to all the parties in the case and summoned them on January 11.
The court also did not make it compulsory for the chief minister to take a vote of confidence on the Punjab governor’s orders.
Assembly passes resolution against governor
The Punjab Assembly earlier passed a resolution, deploring Governor Rehman’s “illegal” move to remove Elahi as the chief minister.
PTI MPA Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal moved the resolution, calling on President Arif Alvi to take action against the province’s governor.
The resolution mentioned that the “imported government” in the centre has “attacked” Punjab and an attempt is also being made to destabilise the province.
In response to the resolution, the chief minister said it holds “importance” and in light of it, he called on the president to take action against the governor for “misconduct”.
“He should be immediately removed from his position.”
