PTI decides to postpone KP Assembly’s dissolution: Mahmood Khan

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Thursday that the PTI has decided to postpone the dissolution of the provincial assembly until the fate of the Punjab Assembly is decided.

The PTI chief had on Dec 17 announced that the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where his party is in power, would be disbanded on Dec 23 — tomorrow — to pave way for fresh elections.

In a media talk outside the Hayatabad Sports Complex in Peshawar Thursday, Mahmood said: “Imran Khan will first decide the future of the Punjab Assembly.”

“Right now, consultation on the matter of the Punjab Assembly is under way. The decision regarding the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be taken after these discussions.”

The chief minister added that he was in contact with his party’s senior leadership. “Up until now, Imran has not given me any directions on the dissolution. I will contact Imran today but first a decision regarding the Punjab Assembly will be taken.”

Earlier in the day, Special Assistant to KP Chief Minister (SACM) Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif tweeted that the dissolution of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be as per Imran Khan’s orders.

خیبر پختونخوا اسمبلی کی تحلیل عمران خان کے حکم کے مطابق ہو گی. ہمارا مقصد اس امپورٹڈ حکومت کو الیکشن کے لئے مجبور کرنا ہے.#چوروں_کے_8_مہینے#سازشیں_مکاؤ_الیکشن_کراؤ#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن pic.twitter.com/rkLdD3FPgE

— Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif (@BaristerDrSaif) December 22, 2022

It is pertinent to mention here that Imran is expected to announce a “new plan of action” in a PTI protest outside the Punjab Governor House at 5pm today.

After Imran’s announcement of the Assemblies’ dissolution, the coalition leaders had sprung into action to prevent Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi from dissolving the Punjab Assembly.

In a double-edged move on Monday, the Punjab governor asked the chief minister to obtain a vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly, while PML-N and PPP lawmakers submitted a separate no-trust resolution against him in a bid to bar him from dissolving the assembly.