Peshawar, Oct 10 : North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor, Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, today dissolved the provincial Assembly.

Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani had sent the summary to governor on Monday for dissolution of the assembly. The summary bore the time of Monday, 1.00 P. M.

Constitutionally, NWFP Governor Lt. General (retired) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai is bound to sign the summary within 48 hours, The News reported.

However, if he doesn’t sign the summary within the specified time, then the Assembly would be dissolved automatically under the Article 112 of the Constitution.

All the powers of the chief executive would pass on to the Governor besides under Article 234 of the Constitution Governor rule would get enforced in the province. (ANI)