Lahore (Web Desk): Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman de-notified Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in the wee hours of Friday upon his failure to obtain vote of confidence from Provincial Assembly at the appointed day and time.
Earlier, the governor had asked the chief minister to obtain vote of confidence on Wednesday at 4 pm.
The order issued by the governor late last night said since the chief minister has not obtained vote of confidence, despite lapse of another twenty-four hours, therefore he does not command confidence of the House and ceases to hold the office with immediate effect.
Governor Balighur Rehman also shared the copy of the notification on his Twitter handle.
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"Since CM has refrained from obtaining vote of confidence at the appointed day and time therefore he ceases to hold office. Orders issued this evening," Rehman wrote on his Twitter handle, sharing a copy of the notification.
As per the order, the provincial cabinet also stands dissolved.
However, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has been asked to continue to hold the office until his successor assumes the office of the Chief Minister.
The Punjab chief secretary has been asked to take further necessary action in this regard.
On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a strong ally of Elahi, rejected the governor's notification and announced to challenge the move.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the notification holds “no legal status” and Parves Elahi also announced approaching the court first thing on Friday.
