Consensus reached over date of elections

Chief ministers agree to dissolve provincial, national assemblies on the same day.


Web Desk March 16, 2013
Prime Minister held a meeting with four chief ministers of the country. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD: The four chief ministers of the country reached consensus over holding general elections across the country on the same day, Express News reported on Saturday.

The ministers also decided to dissolve the provincial and national assemblies at the same time.

The consensus was reached after the chief ministers met with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Islamabad.

Holding a one-on-one meeting with the premier, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif requested Ashraf to replace governors, inspector generals of police and chief secretaries of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

The prime minister earlier met the four chief ministers and governor Balochistan to decide on a date to dissolve the assemblies and to discuss names for the post of caretaker chief ministers.

During the meeting, the premier talked to all chief ministers to form consensus over holding national and provincial assembly elections on the same day.

COMMENTS (10)

saeed | 11 years ago | Reply

@Kaleem....I think you are confusing my comment with a very daily routine comment of every politician of Pakistan claiming to be the Representative of 18 kadood Pakistanis..but don't take my comment in that sense..as no one can get 100 percent of people or youth on there side...but just look at the likes of my comments and yours..you will understand where the youth stands...

Shahzeb Karachi | 11 years ago | Reply

@Kaleem: Ok , fine, no one is tagging you . We will do what ever we want , if you dont want to vote pti its your own choice :)

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