LAHORE: The PML-N’s parliamentary party in Punjab on Monday decided in principle to use all ‘available tactics’ to foil the proposed plan of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to have the provincial assembly dissolved. The announcement came after the PTI senior leadership formally decided to dissolve the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies besides tendering resignations from the Sindh and Balochistan legislatures as well.
The PML-N MPAs who gathered at the party’s office in Model Town here appeared thrilled at becoming ‘relevant’ again in the face of Mr Khan’s ‘desperate’ move to push the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government in the Centre to call early elections. Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz, who had gone into hibernation since his defeat at the hands of PTI-PML-Q candidate Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in the chief minister’s election in July, presided over the meeting of the party’s provincial lawmakers and pledged to foil Mr Khan’s proposed plan to dissolve the assembly at ‘any cost’. Parliamentary party considers moving no-trust resolution, governor’s rule, seeking vote of confidence from CM.The meeting discussed the prospects of tabling a no-trust move against CM Elahi, imposition of governor’s rule, the governor seeking a vote of confidence from the CM, requesting the apex court to take up Hamza’s review petition on its July decision in the Punjab CM election case etc.
After the meeting, PML-N Punjab Information Secretary Azma Bokhari told Dawn Mr Shehbaz was going to move the apex court for early hearing of his petition against the decision in the Punjab CM’s election case.
The SC had on July 26 annulled the ruling given by the then Punjab Assembly deputy speaker Dost Mazari in the run-off election for the CM. On July 22, Mazari had rejected the votes of PML-Q MPAs in the favour of Mr Elahi during the CM’s election, citing a letter from PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain under Article 63A of the Constitution…Source:dawnnews.com
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
