Lahore: Governor Punjab Latif Khosa has said on Sunday that he would work according to law on any suggestion for dissolution of the provincial assembly.
Talking to media persons in Lahore, Khosa said the Senate elections cannot be cancelled due to the assembly dissolution. He said that it was suggestion of only one member.
Earlier, the unification block in the Punjab Assembly had advised the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to dissolve the provincial assembly to hinder ruling Pakistan People’s Party’s victory in upcoming Senate polls.
However, the Pakistan Muslim League, of which the unification block is an ally in the provincial assembly, refused the proposal.
The spokesman of the Punjab government clarified that no such suggestion was under consideration.
The PPP is enjoys majority in the 100-seat Senate. Both the key parties, PML-N and PPP, are gearing up for upper house polls to be held in Mach 2012.
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