Punjab governor summons meeting to talk election prospects
Pakistan
Punjab governor summons meeting to talk election prospects
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab governor Baligh ur Rehman on Monday summoned a consultative meeting to discuss election prospects in the province.
The meeting has been summoned in the wake of the orders issued by the Lahore High Court to hold the election within 90 days of the assembly dissolution. Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Ahmad Zaman, and Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar will attend the meeting. On the other hand, a delegation of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will also call on the governor on Tuesday to deliberate election in the province.
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Earlier, former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi had advised Mr Rehman to dissolve the assembly in a bid to mount pressure on the incumbent government to hold general elections in the country. The assembly stood dissolved as the governor had refused to ink the summary.
