World Desk, AnyTV, Islamabad
Published by: Shiv Sharan Shukla
Updated Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:55 PM IST
Summary
The opposition blamed Imran Khan’s government for the uncontrolled inflation. After which the opposition presented a no-confidence motion against the Pak PM. After this, the Pak PM said that the country’s army is with him. He is confident that the government will not fall. He said that nothing will happen to this government till 2028.
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PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb said that around 100 MPs of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) signed the no-confidence motion. This signed resolution has been submitted to the National Assembly Secretariat.
Regarding the no-confidence motion, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said in a press conference that we have taken this decision for the people of Pakistan, not for ourselves. He was accompanied by PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif and former President and PPP co-chair Asif Ali Zardari.
As per the rules in Pakistan, the Speaker needs the signature of at least 68 MPs to call a session. There is a provision to convene a session of three days to seven days for voting on the no-confidence motion. The opposition needs the support of 172 out of 342 members to remove the prime minister and his cabinet.
Imran Khan, 68, is representing the coalition government in Pakistan. He may be removed from office if some of his allies decide to switch parties. Defection is an unusual thing in a democracy.
The Pak PM has also reacted to the no-confidence motion. He claimed the army to be with him. During this, Imran Khan accused the opposition and said that the opposition has lured his MPs to give Rs 18 crore to support the no-confidence motion. He has asked his MPs to distribute this money among the poor.