Imran Khan devises new strategy on CM Punjab Pervaiz Elahi’s trust vote, PA’s dissolution
all misunderstandings with the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) were cleared. Chairman
ISLAMABAD ( Web News )
Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Friday devised a new strategy regarding trust vote for Punjab chief minister and dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.
Imran Khan has directed to ensure vote of confidence in favour of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi ahead of January 11.
According to a private TV channel, Imran Khan held a meeting with a senior party leadership and was briefed about the issues of CM Elahi’s trust vote and Punjab Assembly dissolution. During the meeting it was agreed that if the Punjab Assembly was not dissolved then the members of PTI will resign.
They took stock of the prevailing situation as if the vote of confidence and dissolution of assembly were delayed then what should be the probable steps to be taken to stop the delaying tactics.
Imran Khan had agreed to party leadership that if the dissolution of assembly was delayed then their members would come out of Punjab Assembly after presenting their resignations.
Imran Khan said that PTI members didn’t want to stay at assembly any longer. Senior leadership of the party also briefed Imran about making contacts with the members of assembly and added negotiation with two independent members for their support was underway. He further directed the party to expedite the process of vote of confidence.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced that all misunderstandings with the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) were cleared, adding that the party “reiterated their commitment” to PTI’s “struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi”.
The former premier Imran Khan took to Twitter to state that he held a meeting with the leader of MWM Allama Raja Nasir and his delegation on Friday.
Imran Khan added that he assured the MWM members that he would resolve any problems the party may face in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Punjab.
“Had an excellent meeting with Allama Raja Nasir & MWM delegation yesterday. All misunderstandings were cleared & they reiterated their commitment to our struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi. I assured them we would resolve any problems they may face in KP & Punjab”.
The meeting between the two party leaders comes as MWM announced earlier this week that it would not give a vote of confidence to Punjab Chief Minister and PTI ally Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
In a statement released by the party, the MWM Political Council said that it took the decision after consultation with its leadership.
According to the party spokesperson, the MWM expressed “serious concerns over some of Elahi’s actions” and said that its member of the Punjab Assembly Syeda Zahra Naqvi would not give him a vote of confidence.
In a bid to stop the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly on December 23, 2022, as announced by Imran Khan, Governor Punjab Engineer Mian Muhammad Balighur Rehman asked Elahi to take a vote of confidence two days ahead of the deadline.
However, Speaker Sibtain Khan intervened and stated that it could not happen as the Punjab Assembly was in session and calling a new one would be unconstitutional.
Subsequently, the governor de-notified Elahi on Dec 22, 2022. However, the Lahore High Court (LHC) reinstated the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) leader on the assurance that he would not dissolve the assembly before Jan 11, 2023 – the next date of hearing.
A day after the LHC reinstated Elahi, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the party would ask Elahi to take a vote of confidence as soon as possible.
It is pertinent to note that earlier the MWM announced unconditional support to the former ruling party for the local government election in Islamabad. It hoped that residents of the federal capital would vote for the PTI to defeat the ruling coalition.