Amid the uncertainty surrounding the next general elections, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the term of the coalition government will end on August 14 and the date of the next elections will be announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) either. Will do in October or November.
The Prime Minister’s statement said that the current rulers are not considering dissolving the National Assembly before its scheduled date, which is scheduled to expire on August 14 this year.
General elections will be held 60 days after the National Assembly completes its constitutional term. However, if the government dissolves the lower house of parliament before the end of its constitutional term, the election date can be extended up to 90 days after the dissolution.
“The term of our government will end on August 14 […] the Election Commission will decide when the elections will be held – whether in October or not,” he said at the launch of the Education Endowment Fund in Islamabad on Wednesday. in November,” he said during the launch ceremony of the Education Endowment Fund in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister said that “…whoever forms the next government after the elections, his top priority should be education so that he can make this nation great.”
He said that a budget of 3 billion rupees was allocated for the endowment fund to equip the youth with education and make them “builders of the nation”.
All the major ruling coalition partners – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) – are apparently in line to hold elections. are on the page. With the constitutional provision.
Earlier this week, the PPP – a key coalition partner – proposed to the federal government to dissolve all assemblies on August 8.
Federal Law Minister Nazir Tarar had also clearly said that there will be no extension in the term of the National Assembly.
Home Minister Rana Sanaullah had said that the assemblies could be dissolved before the August 13 deadline to provide “convenience” to the ECP.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has also demanded that the elections be held on time as it sees “its own victory” in the upcoming elections.
The government is under pressure as Pakistan faces one of its worst economic crises, driving inflation to record highs and prices not coming down despite officials’ claims to “provide relief to the people”.
According to recent polls, the PDM’s popularity has declined, and it faces a difficult task of persuading its supporters to vote in the next elections.
PML-N is eyeing the return of its supremo Nawaz Sharif as the party wants to bring him to power for the fourth time. The three-time prime minister enjoys strong support in Punjab.
