Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb strongly denied media reports that the partners of the coalition government were withdrawing their nomination papers and withdrawing from the Punjab elections.
After the Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on April 4 to hold elections in Punjab., rumors are rife in the federal capital about a new strategy by the government and its allied parties. were The election body later announced the schedule of Punjab elections and set the polling date as May 14.
According to sources, the three major parties Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided not to contest the elections in Punjab. What is the decision? .
Reacting to these reports, the Information Minister said that there is no truth in the reports of withdrawal of nomination papers by the government coalition parties.
“The party leadership has not taken any decision to withdraw the nomination papers,” he asserted.
“These reports are fabricated and mere speculation.”
The government and its partners are determined to give a tough fight to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, whom they have described as a “foreign agent, troublemaker, violator of the constitution, and a thief.” stated.
The minister asserted that all the parties in the coalition government want elections on the same day across the country.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court had earlier this week unanimously ruled that the ECP’s order delaying elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was “unconstitutional”.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial, comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan also ordered the electoral body to hold the elections in the province on May 14.
In its March 22 order, the ECP had announced the postponement of the polls in Punjab to October 8 – initially scheduled for April 30 – due to terror attacks, lack of security personnel and an economic anomaly. Referring to the crisis
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which filed a petition against the delay, has welcomed the court’s decision, but the federal cabinet has rejected the decision and Prime Minister Nazir Tarar has said that the legal team will decide on the future course of action. Sketching. .
