Staff Report
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has been dissolved after the provincial governor, Baligh Ur Rehman, refused to sign on the summary sent by Chief Minister Baligh-ur-Rehman for dissolving the legislative, local media reported on Saturday.
Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi forwarded the summary of dissolution on Thursday, and as per the Constitution, the assembly dissolves within 48 hours regardless of the governor’s decision.
Governor refuses to dissolve Punjab Assembly
Rehman — a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), refrained from the dissolution process and decided to let the Constitution take its course.
“I have decided not to become part of the process leading to the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly. I would rather let the Constitution and law take its own course.”
“Doing so will not hamper any legal process as Constitution clearly provides a way forward,” the governor — who had earlier termed the assembly’s a “hard one” — said.
