Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): With the help of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the allies of the ruling Imran Khan’s government, Pakistan’s Opposition Parties are eyeing to remove Sadiq Sanjrani, Chairman of Senate, through a no-trust move.
Cracks seem to be appearing in Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and the two parties, The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are ready to quit the ruling PTI government alliance. BAP in the aftermath is willing to extend cooperation towards opposition parties, reported ARY News. “As soon as the two main allies announce to support opposition parties, the no-trust move against the Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani will be tabled in the Upper House,” the sources familiar to the matter said.
Moreover, it has further emerged that a new setup will be brought in the Balochistan province with JUI, BNP-Mengal, ANP, and Yar Muhammad Rind forming the new government. “A majority of BAP lawmakers in Balochistan have assured support for Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM),” they said. According to the BAP sources, the party has decided to further consult the anti-government PDM on the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, reported the news channel.
The Opposition parties in Pakistan are jettisoning mutual hatred to oust Imran Khan as they submitted the no-trust motion in the National Assembly secretariat on Tuesday. However, the Imran Khan government has exuded confidence to defeat the no-trust motion. As per sources, it has been recommended to the Speaker to summon the assembly session any day before March 22. Earlier in the day, it was learned that PM Khan will spend the next two days in meetings with members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ahead of a no-trust move against him.
Signatures of opposition parties on No-confidence motion against Imran Khan is in line with rule book: Pakistan NA Secretariat
The National Assembly Secretariat, after scrutiny of the no-trust motion against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, said that the motion is in line with the rules. The NA secretariat has completed its verifications of the signatures of the opposition parties’ members on the no-trust motion and suspicious signatures were found. “No signatures found suspected or out of signs of rolls,” sources said, reported ARY News. “The legislation department of the National Assembly has completed its process and forwarded the file to the Speaker,” according to sources.
“It has been recommended to the speaker to summon the assembly session any day before March 22,” it added. “Summoning the session is a constitutional obligation, which could not be deviated,” NA sources further said. According to the sources, “The first phase was the requisition and the second phase verification of the signatures on the no-trust motion.”
Notably, the joint opposition had submitted the no-trust motion and a requisition notice in the National Assembly on Tuesday. According to the rules, the NA speaker is bound to summon the session of the National Assembly by March 22. Sources added that the no-confidence motion should be winded up within seven days after the NA session, reported the news channel.
The Opposition parties in Pakistan are jettisoning mutual hatred to oust Imran Khan as they submitted the no-trust motion in the National Assembly secretariat on Tuesday. However, the Imran Khan government has exuded confidence to defeat the no-trust motion.
Imran Khan calls on PTI leaders to garner support against no-trust motion
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): Amid the looming threat of no-confidence resolution moved against him, Prime Minister Imran Khan has called the senior leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to his residence on Sunday, local media reported.
In the meeting, Imran Khan, along with notable federal ministers, will chalk out a strategy to thwart the no-trust moved against him by the Opposition, Samaa TV reported. Notably, the premier is also expected to meet Chaudhry Pervaiz Ilahi, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), one of the government’s allies, today. Ahead of the vote on the no-confidence motion, Imran Khan has not only issued warnings of dire consequences against the Opposition leaders once the motion fails but has also warned the dissident PTI members that legal action would be taken against those who betrayed the party.
Meanwhile, the Opposition parties, which have been indulging in negotiation with PTI allies, have predicted that the ruling coalition will collapse within days, the Dawn newspaper reported. However, the Imran Khan government has exuded confidence to defeat the no-trust motion. (ANI)
