LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PML-Q would not accept the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nominated caretaker Punjab CM.
Following the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly, negotiations for the selection of the interim chief minister are taking place between the ruling PTI and PML-Q and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN).
Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi and Ahad Raza Cheema have been nominated by opposition leader Hamza Shehbaz to be appointed as the interim chief minister of Punjab. The PTI-PMLQ has finalized three names for the caretaker Punjab CM. The names included Cabinet Secretary Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera, former health minister Naseer Khan and former chief secretary Nasir Saeed Khosa.
Talking to media here, Punjab CM Elahi said that PTI and PML-Q will not accept the ECP-nominated caretaker CM. He said that they [PTI, PML-Q] will approach Supreme Court (SC) if CEC nominated a caretaker Punjab chief minister.
“We have sent our final nominees to Punjab governor for caretaker CM,” said Pervaiz Elahi, adding that there would be no changes in the nominees.
As per Constitution, both sides have to agree on one name as caretaker CM. However, if this does not happen, the matter will be referred to the parliamentary committee to be set up by the speaker, which will consider the names within three days.
