CM Elahi wins ‘Vote of Confidence’ from Punjab Assembly l Fatima Rajput

Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvaiz Elahi earlier Thursday succeeded in getting a vote of confidence in the Punjab Assembly. He received 186 votes and will continue working as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) yesterday started overnight proceedings in the Punjab Assembly for the vote of confidence on Parvez Elahi. A break was taken in the Punjab Assembly meeting, after which the meeting of January 11 was terminated and the meeting was adjourned till 12:05pm today, however, the meeting resumed after a short break. After the session resumed, Raja Basharat and Mian Aslam Iqbal presented a resolution for a vote of confidence on Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi. The voting process continued and according to the counting of votes, Pervez Elahi got the golden figure of 186 votes. Later, the Punjab Assembly meeting was adjourned till 2pm on January 23. The Speaker Sibtain Khan will send a copy of the results of the trust vote to the Governor and the court.