PTI likely to announce date for assemblies’ dissolution

Imran Khan will announce the date of dissolution of assemblies during the public gathering at Lahore’s Liberty Chowk before December 20. 

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aslam Iqbal Tuesday stated that former Prime Minister Imran Khan will announce the date for the dissolution of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies during his public gathering at the Liberty Chowk— either December 18 or 19.   

According to PTI leader, Imran Khan will announce a date to dissolve the assemblies during Lahore sit-in. The party leader will also chair a meeting with PTI leaders for a thorough discussion.

As per local media sources, Khan is likely to announce different dates for disbandment of assemblies. 

On Monday, it had been decided in a party meeting to opt for phase-wise dissolution of assemblies, starting with the Punjab assembly in first phase. 

In the second phase, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be dissolved, as per earlier presented idea by former prime minister. 

The leaders, however, asked him to disband all the Assemblies at the same time to enable the announcement of early polls. 

During the meeting, the PTI chairman also suggested appearing before the National Assembly speaker for verification of their resignations, the report said.

Khan asked the lawmakers to continue holding protest rallies and use them as a part of the election campaign to woo voters. 

Earlier, Khan announced the dissolution of Punjab and KP Assemblies on November 26. 

Imran Khan, who came to power in 2018, was ousted from power in April after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. 

He is the only Pakistani Prime Minister to be ousted in a no-confidence motion in Parliament. 

The former cricketer-turned-politician had a meeting with parliamentarians from the Rawalpindi division on Monday. 

The chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also met his economic team at Lahore's Zaman Park residence to take stock of the economic situation of the cash-strapped country.

The coalition government has ruled out early elections. The current term of the National Assembly will end in August 2024.