PM mobilized to save provincial assemblies from dissolution

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formed a legal and political committee to save the Assembly of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from dissolution.

According to Leading News, after meeting former President Asif Zardari, the Prime Minister called another important meeting at PM House, in which senior party leaders of PML-N participated.

In the meeting, it was decided to consult on Imran Khan’s announcement to dissolve the assemblies and to fight PTI politically and legally in the Punjab and KP assemblies.

The Prime Minister constituted legal and political committees to prevent the dissolution of the two assemblies. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah is the co-chairman of the political committee while Azam Nazir Tarar is the head of the legal committee.

According to sources, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will look at both the committees while the members include Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad, Atta Tarar, Maryam Aurangzeb and others.

The Prime Minister also directed the two committees to prepare and submit political and legal recommendations in the next two days. The political committee will also hold meetings with the allied parties. The legal committee will also include lawyers from allied parties.