Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that he would send the summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly tomorrow (Wednesday) to President Arif Alvi.
The government has announced that assemblies will be dissolved three days ahead of its mandated period, following which elections are to be held within 90 days.
“After completing our tenure, I will write to the president of Pakistan to dissolve the assembly,” the prime minister said while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja Riaz earlier today said that he had not yet met or consulted the premier regarding the names for the caretaker prime minister.
“I hope to have a meeting tomorrow in which these things will be discussed,” he said, adding that the consultation would happen at “the right time”.
However, Riaz said he had completed the consultation process with his allies, adding that the three names for the interim prime minister were “almost 90 per cent finalised”.
With only one day left to go before the dissolution of the incumbent National Assembly, the ruling coalition seems to have evolved a consensus on the name for the caretaker prime minister’s slot, but it is keeping their identity a secret, ostensibly to save the nominee from controversy.
The prime minister and the opposition leader can consult on the matter for three days, even after the dissolution of the assembly. In case a consensus is not reached, then the matter is referred to the Election Commission of Pakistan.
