Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has summoned Punjab Assembly session in Lahore on Saturday (today) at 11:00 am.
The house will elect a new chief minister.
On April 1, Muhammad Sarwar had accepted the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar.
Read more: Punjab Governor Sarwar accepts resignation of CM Buzdar
On March 28, the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) had decided to support Prime Minister Imran Khan in the no-confidence voting in the National Assembly (NA) as Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had resigned from his post.
Bol News had reported that the PML-Q and PM Imran had entered a settlement prior to the voting on the no-confidence motion, discussion on which will start from March 31, and therefore, Punjab CM had resigned.
In return, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had agreed to support Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the candidate for the Punjab chief minister.
