<p>A large number of supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan "besieged" the governor’s house here on Thursday and warned the governor of de-notifying the chief executive of Punjab province on the pretext of a trust vote. Khan, addressing the participants via video link from his residence in Lahore, criticised the federal government for creating hurdles in the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.</p> <p>The constitutional crisis in Punjab has deepened following Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s refusal to obtain a vote of confidence on the order of Punjab Governor Baligur Rehman of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).</p> <p>Seventy-year-old Khan had announced the dissolution of Punjab and Kyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies on December 23 to push the federal coalition government to call for snap elections.</p> <p>The elections are due between October and November 2023 after the completion of the tenure of the incumbent government.</p> <p>The Punjab governor after the cricketer-turned-politician's announcement sought a vote of confidence from the chief minister.</p> <p>The opposition PML-N in Punjab also moved a no-trust motion against Elahi so that he could not dissolve the assembly.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title="Pakistan's Ex-PM Imran Khan Says He Tried To Improve Strained Ties With India During His Tenure" href="https://ift.tt/YSfpIXc" target="_blank" rel="dofollow noopener">Pakistan's Ex-PM Imran Khan Says He Tried To Improve Strained Ties With India During His Tenure</a></strong></p> <p>In an unprecedented move, the PML-N-led federal government has deployed the Pakistan Rangers and the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in and outside the governor’s house for its protection.</p> <p>The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman further said only free and fair elections could steer the country out of the political quagmire.</p> <p>He also asked the institutions to take stock of the situation. “Are the institutions not worried about where Pakistan is heading? Soon there will be a situation that the country slips out of everyone’s hands,” he warned, stressing that the only chance to get out of this mess lies in free and fair elections.</p> <p>Khan said the 13 coalition parties, including the PML-N and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), were running from elections as they knew that they could not defeat Khan-led PTI.</p> <p><strong>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></p>
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