ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated that the National Assembly will be dissolved before August 12 with the consultation of the allied parties, reported said on Monday.
Talking to media the Prime Minister said the tenure of the National Assembly will end on August 12 and before that, the assembly will be dissolved.
While the Election Commission will announce a date for the next elections, he added.
Shehbaz Sharif further said the decision about the caretaker PM will be taken in consultation with the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and before that he would consult all the allied parties and Pakistan Muslim League(N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif.
Earlier in the day, Shehbaz Sharif had lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan calling him the “mastermind” behind the events that took place on May 9 which aimed to topple military leadership,.
Shehbaz Sharif also said that along with PTI workers, a group of politicians, some military men and their families were also involved in May 9 violence.
Moreover, the military labelled it as a ‘Black Day’ in the history of Pakistan.
“Those involved in the May 9 incidents wanted to overthrow the military leadership”, the premier said.
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