All parliamentarians of the party had empowered the PML-Q’s Punjab chief to decide the fate of its alliance with the government. The parliamentarians maintained that they had cooperated with the ruling PTI and extended all possible support to it. However, they added, it had now become difficult for the PML-Q to continue its partnership with the PTI. Elahi announced convening a PML-Q parliamentary party meeting on Sunday in which a unanimous decision will be taken on the future course of action. Now the coalition partners of the incumbent government have started jumping the ship ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Source: The Express Tribune November 15, 2021 09:14 UTC