PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Wednesday that party chairman ImranKhan was determined to dissolve assemblies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjabwithin the next few days.
“In a meeting with the party leadership today, Imran said that snap pollswere the only way forward […] and for this, the dissolution of assembliesis very important,” the former minister told reporters in Lahore.
“Today, the party and the party’s leadership has given the authority toImran Khan (for the assembly’s dissolution). Imran Khan now intends todissolve the assemblies soon so that the process can be taken forward,” hesaid
Qureshi said as a result of Khan’s back-to-back consultative meetings withthe party’s lawmakers and local leadership, he is “convinced” that the wayforward is the dissolution of both assemblies and snap polls.
Qureshi said: “We believe that even if the PDM’s (Pakistan DemocraticMovement) federal government is keeping its own interests above the state’sand not thinking about holding general elections, then new governmentsshould be formed in both provinces before Ramadan.”
The former foreign minister said PTI does not want anarchy in the state andwishes to “end the differences” that have taken place in the last eightmonths, hinting at the party’s worsening relations with the establishment.
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Qureshi said that the PTI leadership, including Khan, believe that theincumbent government has lost the trust of the business community as wellas the agriculturists.
“The growth figures are dropping — whether it be industrial production,private sector investment, or any other indicator — shows that the economyis deteriorating.”
“We want that before Ramazan, the election process should be completed andgovernments should be formed,” Qureshi said, adding that Imran was clear onhis stance that there should be no delay in the dissolution of assemblies.