Govt to stay in power till August next year: report

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif-led government has decided to complete its constitutional tenure till August 2023.

The decision was reached during a meeting of the coalition partners, where the country’s overall political situation was discussed with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

As per media reports, the meeting expressed its readiness to take the unprecedented economic crisis head-on and not give up till the country saw economic stability.

The participants of the meeting decided that the government would complete its constitutional tenure in a bid to take the country out of the current economic turmoil.

On Tuesday, Shehbaz Sharif approved the formation of a committee headed by the Law Minister to amend the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law.

During the cabinet meeting, it was pointed out that “NAB’s black law” was used only for political revenge, and harassment of government officials and the business community.