Dissolution of Punjab Assembly: What will happen next?

Governor Punjab received a summary of the dissolution of the assembly

On behalf of Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaizalhi, governor Balighur Rehman has received a summary of the dissolution of the assembly. After signing the summary, the Punjab Assembly will be dissolved.

Governor Punjab received a summary of the dissolution of the assembly

According to Article 112 of the Constitution, the Governor can dissolve the Assembly on the advice of the Chief Minister. After the dissolution of the Assembly, the Election Commission of Pakistan will fix the date of new elections within 60 days under Article 113 of the Constitution.

Before the election, the Leader of the House (Chief Minister) and Leader of Opposition Hamza Shehbaz will have 7 days to nominate a caretaker setup as per mutual understanding. In case of failure to do so, the Election Commission will nominate a caretaker setup.

Once the Assembly is dissolved, it will lose its legislative powers and its members will vacate office as per Article 113 of the Constitution.

As per the Representation of the People Act, 1976, the ECP will monitor the conduct of elections and ensure that they are free and fair as per Article 218 of the Constitution while political parties will begin the process of nominating candidates for the elections.

As per the Political Parties Order 2002, the campaign for the elections will be started by holding party rallies and public meetings to garner public support.

According to Article 218 of the Constitution of Pakistan, on the day of the election, citizens will exercise their right to vote to elect the members of the new assembly, while after the polling, the Election Commission will announce the official results of the election.

Based on the election results, the political parties will start negotiations to form a coalition government or a one-party government as per Article 113 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

According to Article 131 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the new government will be sworn in by the Governor of Punjab, after which the process of governance will begin.

Prime Minister's directive not to obstruct the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly on January 14th 2023

Important meeting of PML-N senior leadership at Prime Minister's residence

 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed not to put any obstacle on the dissolution of Punjab Assembly.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed not to put any obstacle to the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.

The PML-top N's leaders met at the Prime Minister's residence in Lahore, where the PM gave the governor of Punjab instructions on how to carry out his constitutional duties. The meeting also covered provincial elections as well as constitutional and legal options.

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Sources say that the summary of the dissolution of the assembly sent by the Chief Minister Punjab will be approved by the Governor Punjab by this evening.

Sources have claimed that the Punjab government will be completely dissolved tonight, and the caretaker chief minister Pervaiz Elahi's notification will be issued, the Governor of Punjab will issue a gazette notification of the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.

On the other hand, Chief Minister Mehmood Khan says that after the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly, he will send an advice to the governor to dissolve the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on January 14.