Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday forwarded the summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly to President Dr Arif Alvi, paving the way for a premature end to his government’s tenure.
The president is expected to sign the document on Thursday (tomorrow). Even if he does not sign the summary, the assembly will stand dissolved 48 hours after the summary is sent, according to the constitution.
The president dissolves the National Assembly on the advice of the prime minister under Article 58 of the Constitution. With the dissolution of the lower house, the current government’s tenure will also end prematurely.
Earlier, PM Shehbaz had made it public that he would send the dissolution summary to President Alvi on Wednesday, August 9.
“After completion of our term, we will, Wednesday, write to the president of Pakistan that the assembly should be dissolved, and then a caretaker government will come,” he had said on Tuesday while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the tube-well solar energy transfer project.
PM Shehbaz was also expected to hold a meeting with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Raja Riaz, today.
On Tuesday, Riaz said that he had not yet spoken with the premier about the names of the caretaker prime minister.
