ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed that parliament be dissolved on August 9, three days before the end of its term, political sources said on Friday, paving the way for a general election by November.
The elections are due to go ahead after speculation they might have to be postponed because of months of political and economic turmoil.
Two members of parliament who attended a dinner hosted by PM Shehbaz on Thursday told Reuters that he confided in his allies that he would seek a dissolution on August 9 and hand over to a caretaker government to organise the polls.
The political crisis has played out alongside an economic one.
Last month, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) board approved a $3 billion bailout for Pakistan to help it tackle an acute balance of payments crisis and dire shortage of central bank reserves.
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