The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) — the two major stakeholders in the Centre — have agreed to dissolvethe National Assembly link onAugust 8.
The five-year constitutional term of the incumbent National Assemblylink will expire at midnighton August 12, four days after the date on which both parties havereportedly agreed to dissolve the legislature.
According to sources, August 9 and 10 also came under discussion, but itwas decided to go for August 8 to avoid any hurdle in the early dissolutionof the assembly.
As per the law, if the president doesn’t approve the summary, the assemblystands dissolved after 48 hours — giving the government enough time toachieve its target of early dissolution.
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“A general election to the National Assemblylink or a provincialassembly shall be held within a period of sixty days immediately followingthe day on which the term of the assembly is due to expire, unless theAssembly has been sooner dissolved,” Article 224 of the Constitution states.
However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is bound to hold thegeneral polls within 90 days if the assembly is dissolved before itsconstitutional term, according to the Constitution’s Article 224(2).
