Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar has admitted that there is a difference among party members regarding dissolution of assemblies, Daily Jang reported on Monday.
In a statement, the former federal minister said that some members of the party are in favor of the immediate dissolution of the assemblies while some are against this decision.
However, Omar said some party members said there should be an extension of two to three months.
The PTI has given the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a deadline of December 20 to finalize the date of the elections or else the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab assemblies will be dissolved as announced by Imran Khan last month.
The Muslim League (N), which was initially trying to block the move by the PTI, has now changed its stance and dared its rival to dissolve the assemblies.
PTI’s warning
A day earlier, PTI senior vice-president Fawad Chaudhry had warned the ruling coalition that the party would order the dissolution of the assemblies if the final date for the next general elections was not announced by next week.
“The leaders of the imported government do not want elections and have no idea how to run the country,” the former federal minister claimed on Twitter.
Fawad said, “If the PDM does not come up with the formula for holding general elections by December 20, the assemblies of Punjab and KP will be dissolved.”
He said that the process of general elections in both the provinces will be completed by March 20 and in this regard PTI has full confidence of its allies.
PTI Vs Muslim League Q
Earlier, Fawad had said that Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi had suggested extending the date of dissolution of provincial assemblies.
Contrary to Khan’s announcement that the Punjab and KP provincial assemblies would be dissolved this month, the Punjab chief minister said on December 5 that he did not see elections happening in the next four months.
It does not matter if the National Assembly is not dissolved. He further said that after the elections, new governments will be formed in Punjab and KP in March.
There will be no elections in the next four months.
On December 5, Chief Minister Punjab had said that he does not see elections taking place in the next four months.
“Elections cannot be held before four months, the federal and provincial governments need time to work and the elections may be delayed beyond October next year,” he said.
Although the PML-Q leader had repeatedly said that he fully supported the PTI chief’s decisions, his statement contradicted Khan’s threats to dissolve the assembly soon.
