The five-year constitutional time period of President Dr Arif Alvi has accomplished.
Dr Alvi assumed the presidency on September 9, 2018.
He is not going to vacate the workplace and can proceed to carry out his duties till the election of a brand new president.
Underneath the 1973 Structure, a president is elected by the Nationwide Meeting, provincial assemblies and the senate collectively. At current, the electoral school doesn’t exist within the nation because the assemblies ceased to exist after finishing their constitutional time period final month.
It could be recalled that he held “consultative conferences” final week and agreed to proceed till a brand new president is elected.
In the meantime, President Alvi returned to Islamabad on Thursday night time after a go to to Lahore.