GB celebrates its Independence Day on November 1 every year to mark the area’s liberation from Dogra Raj in 1947. These announcements led to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) pocketing two-thirds majority in the GB Legislative Assembly. Interestingly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership did not visit GB before the elections were scheduled. Sources say that the opposition’s campaigning in the autonomous region may have prompted the premier to go ahead with his visit on Sunday. Former chief minister Hafeezur Rehman has given an ultimatum of 48 hours to oust the federal minister from the region, as his visit violates the Election Act, 2017.

Source: Pakistan Today October 31, 2020 16:52 UTC