After winning a vote of confidence in the Punjab Assembly and dissolving the House as planned, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday said that after consulting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on three names for caretaker chief minister. It has been agreed. Chairman Imran Khan.
Talking to the media soon after meeting the PTI chief, Elahi disclosed the three names which include Ahmad Nawaz Sukhira, Naseer Ahmed Khan and Naseer Saeed Khosa. He added that it is likely that one of the three names will be finalised.
The provincial chief executive added on his official Twitter handle that “we are sending these names to the [Punjab] governor and if the opposition thinks broadly, there is a possibility of agreement on the proposed names”.
When Chief Minister Elahi issued the notification for the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly earlier this week, the House was dissolved after 48 hours as the governor did not sign the summons sent by the former.
Elahi will continue to hold the post of Chief Minister of Punjab until the name for the Caretaker Chief Minister is finalized.
He added that there will be further discussion on the proposed names in the consultative meeting (today) Monday.
Focusing on media reports of a possible merger of the two coalition parties, Elahi said: “Imran Khan has asked [Pakistan Muslim League Quaid] to merge with PTI.”
He added that Monis Elahi also believes that we should merge with the former ruling party.
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at Bilawal House
According to an official statement issued on Sunday, Muslim League (Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain visited Bilawal House to meet former President and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
The statement further said that during the meeting, the political situation in Punjab was discussed and the two leaders also contacted the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
During the meeting, the two leaders also discussed the formation of caretaker setup in Punjab.
Hussain also congratulated Zardari on the party’s victory in the local elections in Sindh.
The statement further said that Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Chaudhry Shafi Hussain were also present during the meeting.
