LAHORE, February 25: PML-Q has asked the Opposition for the Punjab chief minister’s post if they wish to have the party’s vote in the no-confidence motion against the incumbent government, sources told Geo News.
Official’s privy to the development said that the chief minister’s slot was mentioned in the charter of demands presented by the PML-Q leaders to PPP Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.
Sources said that the PML-Q has told the Opposition that they would not “settle for anything less than the chief minister’s slot.”
They added that the PML-Q has assured them that if the Opposition supports them in getting the CM Punjab’s post, they would make sure that the no-trust move in Punjab and National Assembly sails through.
The officials also shared that the PML-Q has informed the Opposition that they are against the idea of holding countrywide fresh elections. However, they have suggested that fresh polls may be held for the National Assembly but the term for the provincial legislatures should be completed.-TLTP