The PTI chairman had announced the dissolution of the assemblies -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab -- in November last year. However, the plans were delayed due to consultations with allies and countermeasures adopted by the ruling allies in the centre.
Responding to a media query over China's decision to lift the hold on designating Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki, Beijing's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, "The individual you mentioned has been convicted and sentenced by Pakistan, and this designation is
India's relentless efforts to list Pakistan-based terrorists have paid off as Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki has finally been listed as a 'global terrorist'.
As directed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, has decided to dissolve the provincial assembly on Tuesday, the Geo News reported.
This year, Pakistan witnessed a political and constitutional crisis as opposition parties filed a no-confidence vote against then-PM Imran Khan in April.
"The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was not dissolved due to the new developments in Punjab. Both the assemblies were supposed to be dissolved simultaneously but it didn't happen due to the new political situation in Punjab," Khan said.
Imran Khan on Saturday made the announcement to dissolve the assemblies of the provinces where they rule -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on December 23 in a video address with Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan by his side.
Making the most of the batting-friendly conditions in Rawalpindi, Root switched to a left-handed mode while batting against right-arm spinner Zahid Mahmood for the first two deliveries of his sixth over