Staff Report
LAHORE: After weeks of political turmoil and much drama in Punjab, Pakistan Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi proved his majority in the provincial house, winning the vote of confidence amid the opposition’s boycott on Wednesday night.
Pervaiz Elahi took the confidence vote after the Lahore High Court (LHC) ruled that the governor of the province had the authority to ask the CM to seek the trust of the provincial assembly even during an ongoing session.
Chief Minister Punjab
A total of 186 members of the house voted in support of Ch Pervaiz Elahi as the resolution tabled by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Raja Basharat and Punjab Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal.
The opposition boycotted the session of the house, claiming that the pre-requisite legal needs were not met and that the Punjab Governor’s order of vote of confidence was sub judice.
After winning the provincial assembly’s confidence, Ch Pervaiz Elahi thanked the leaders of PTI and his allies for supporting him.
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He slammed the PML-N for its ” cry” and asked the opposition to accept defeat. Following the session of the Punjab Assembly, former minister and a leader of PTI Fawad Chaudhry said that his party will move towards dissolving the assembly if there is no hindrance going forward.
