LAHORE: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has called the next 48 hours crucial, claiming that the political situation in Pakistan could change.
Rasheed told that “The time till Saturday night at 12 a.m. is critical.” He asked the country to wait until Friday and Saturday night because nothing was finalized and the political situation could change.
In response to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s resignation, the interior minister stated, “According to the laws and regulations, the governor calls the chief minister to confirm his resignation, which is accepted two to three days later.”
He stated that the chief minister’s last day in office will be today.
According to Pakistani sources, the Punjab CM’s resignation, which he presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been received by the Punjab governor and is anticipated to be accepted today.
Buzdar had already resigned in favor of Parvez Elahi as part of a pact with the PML-Q to guarantee the party’s support for the prime minister in the face of the no-trust motion.
According to Rasheed, “as his final official engagement, the Punjab chief minister would attend the charter-signing ceremony of Viqar-un-Nisa University for Women.”
The Punjab government approved the conversion of Rawalpindi’s Government Viqar-un-Nisa Post Graduate College to a university in August 2021.
The interior minister said he will attend the event in Lahore later today on Buzdar’s special invitation. Following the ceremony, the minister will speak to the media about the present political situation.
