The coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that it will complete its constitutional tenure despite a major setback in the Punjab by-polls. The railways minister said Punjab by-polls was not a barometer to gauge popularity and added that his party snatched five provincial assembly seats from PTI in the by-polls. Basking in Punjab by-poll glory, Imran Khan on Monday reiterated his demand for holding fresh elections in the country under a new chief election commissioner (CEC). Sunday’s by-elections were held after 20 PTI lawmakers were de-seated by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for voting against the party line in the election of Punjab chief minister in April. Today’s meeting was co-chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2022 22:42 UTC