Pak interior minister advises PM Khan to call elections after budget
India Today
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid advised PM Imran Khan to call elections after presenting the budget and claimed that the PM’s popularity had increased following the oppn's submission of a no-trust motion.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Saturday said that he has advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to call elections after presenting the budget, claiming that the cricketer-turned politician’s popularity had increased following the Opposition's submission of a no-trust motion against him.
Rashid, however, said that the idea for early elections after presenting the federal budget for fiscal year 2022-23 was his own "opinion" and should not be taken as the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s stance, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Rashid said that he has advised Prime Minister Khan to call elections after presenting the federal budget, which is presented each year weeks before the end of fiscal year on June 30.
This is the second time in a week that Rashid has advocated for snap polls to end the ongoing political crisis.
On Thursday, Rashid had said that early elections can be held in the country to end the current political uncertainty due to the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Khan. The next general election is due by late 2023.
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