PPP, PML-N agree to dissolve NA on Aug 8th
If assembly is dissolved, ECP bound to hold elections within 90 days.
LAHORE: The PPP and PML-N have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8 about a week before its term expires on Aug 14.
August 9 and 10 also came under discussion, but it was decided to go for August 8 to avoid any hurdle in the early dissolution of the assembly.
As per the law, if the president doesn’t approve the summary, the assembly stands dissolved after 48 hours — giving the government enough time to achieve its target of premature dissolution.
“A general election to the National Assembly or a provincial assembly shall be held within a period of sixty days immediately following the day on which the term of the assembly is due to expire, unless the Assembly has been sooner dissolved,” Article 224 of the Constitution states.
However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is bound to hold the general polls within 90 days if the assembly is dissolved before its constitutional term, according to the Constitution’s Article 224(2).
“Next month, our government will complete its tenure. We will leave before the completion of our tenure and an interim government will come,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at an event recently.
The PPP had earlier proposed that the assembly should be dissolved ahead of its constitutional term.
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