The Lahore High Court has set Tuesday as a date for hearing a petition challenging the possible dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.
As per details, a petition was filed in the Lahore High Court Monday seeking a stay on the possible dissolution of the Punjab assembly.
In the petition, filed by a citizen from Toba Tek Singh, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, the province’s Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman and Chief Elections Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja have been party through the principle secretary.
The petition takes a position against the dissolution of the provincial assembly at the behest of Khan, deeming it an unconstitutional and illegal action.
It stated that the PTI chief wants to dissolve the assembly for his own interests. Additionally, the petition also requested the court to issue orders and avert the possible dissolution.
The petition stated that in an interview, Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi gave a statement to fulfil the constitutional time of the assembly.
The Punjab chief minister also made a statement about signing the summary of the dissolution of the assembly a month ago.
Two days earlier, Imran Khan — in an address to the party’s workers and supporters — announced that the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies will be done on December 23 (Friday).
