clarification
ISLAMABAD
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Tuesday denied media reports regarding an agreement between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to dissolve the national assembly on August 8. Earlier it was reported that PML-N and PPP have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8, four days ahead of the term completion.However, Information Minister dispelled the notion through a tweet saying no decision has been taken yet regarding the dissolution of the assemblies.
She said the decision on the date to dissolve assemblies will be made after consulting Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and other allied parties that date will be announced officially. According to the earlier reports, the PPP had proposed to pack up the lower house of the Parliament on August 8 and the legal experts had also seconded it.
