Coalition govt parties decide to dissolve National Assembly on August 9

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The coalition government parties have decided to dissolve the National Assembly on August 9.

The decision was made during a video link meeting of the coalition government parties chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday.

The meeting also discussed the caretaker set-up, new census and dissolution of the assemblies. The PDM parties and allies parties leaders also agreed on the on-time elections.

They also expressed their consensus on the decision of the Council of Common Interests (CII) regarding the new census.

However, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) sought more time for consultation on the name of the caretaker prime minister.

During the meeting, Mohsin Dawar also proposed two names for the caretaker prime minister.