Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday held the second round of consultations in a week to discuss the dissolution of assemblies and the caretaker set-up as general elections approach. The selection strategy was discussed. JEE News reported.
The main coalition partners, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PPP, have reportedly agreed to dissolve the assemblies on August 8, four days before the deadline ends. However, there is no official word on the date of dissolution of the assemblies.
Dissolving speculations on the date of dissolution of the National Assembly, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb also clarified that no decision has been taken in this regard yet.
Sources say that in the meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Zardari, besides consulting on the current political situation of the country, issues related to the upcoming elections were discussed.
The Prime Minister was assisted in the meeting by Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Economic Affairs Minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms.
This was the second meeting of the former president with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a week as the first meeting was held last Saturday in Lahore.
The sources also indicated that it was decided in the meeting that a joint meeting of the leaders of PDM and People’s Party as well as the allied parties will be held in the next two days in which the dissolution of the assemblies and the plan of action will be decided.
According to Prime Minister House sources, Finance Minister Dar suggested that these decisions should be taken at the summit meeting of the ruling coalition parties. Sources said that all the participants supported the proposal.
Another of Huddle’s agenda was to eliminate the formula for hiring supervisors.
The Muslim League (N) wanted a political leader to head the office, but the People’s Party argued against it and considered adding a senior bureaucrat or a former senior judge to the post of caretaker chief executive. advocated.
Sources indicated that both the parties had agreed that the National Assembly and the two Provincial Assemblies should be dissolved on August 9, three days before the expiry of the fixed term. Sources said that the final decision will be taken at the summit meeting of the ruling coalition.
The meeting ended without any decision on the schedule for seat adjustment and dissolution of the National Assembly, Sindh and Balochistan Provincial Assemblies. Sources added that the question has been left to the provincial leadership of both parties as they have a better picture of the situation on the ground.
Sources say that Prime Minister Shehbaz and Zardari will hold further talks with their respective leaders in the light of the talks held on Tuesday.
