ISLAMABAD: The PML-N and PPP have agreed to give the Punjab chief ministership to PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
Opposition sources said that the announcement regarding the appointment of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the chief minister of Punjab would be made within 24 hours.
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The sources said that the message of readiness of PPP and PML-N had been conveyed to the PML-Q by the senior leader of PPP.
It may be recalled that PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had said yesterday that his party was not facing any confusion and would take a decision on the no-confidence motion on Sunday (today).
Earlier, members of both coalition parties of PTI-led government have made up their minds for a final decision that their vote in the no-confidence motion will not be in favour of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The coalition partners believe that they as supporters of the government and their representatives how would ask the people for votes in the next election. Now they have raised concerns over certain parts of the prime minister’s addresses made in rallies in Lower Dir and Mailsi.
Now, the government allies have made up their mind to support the opposition on the occasion of the no-confidence motion.
Yesterday, the PML-Q leaders had advised the party leadership to take a decision soon in the current political situation.
According to sources, a consultative meeting of PML-Q was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi in which senior leaders of the party participated while the current situation in Punjab and activities of Tarin Group were also reviewed in the meeting.
According to sources, the participants of the meeting took the position that no ally was happy with the performance of the federal government therefore the PML-Q would have to make its political decision soon.
According to sources, the participants of the meeting suggested to take decision soon so that it may not get late.
