ISLAMABAD: Opposition members on Tuesday jointly submitted a no-confidence motion at National Assembly Secretariat to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Over 100 lawmakers have signed the no-trust motion form. The opposition has also submitted a requisition to summon the National Assembly session in which the no-trust motion will be tabled.
PML-N’s Khawaja Saad Rafique, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Ayaz Sadiq, Rana Sanaullah, PPP’s Naveed Qamar, Shazia Marri and JUI-F’s Shahida Akhtar Ali submitted the no-trust motion before NA Secretariat.
Today, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif presided over a meeting of the PML-N’s parliamentary party and discussed situation about the no-trust motion against the premier.
It was interesting to note that National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser was not present in his chamber when the Opposition leaders landed there. Due to speaker’s absence, the opposition leaders handed over the no-trust motion under Article 95 clause 1 to Additional Secretary Legislation Muhammad Mushtaq in the National Assembly Secretariat.
As the joint Opposition submitted its no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser Tuesday in his reaction said that it is the legal right of the opposition to bring vote of no-confidence against the prime minister, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
In his formal talk with the media, the NA speaker went on to say “I will not make any move against the law.” Qaiser said “The requisition has just been submitted, let’s see when the NA session will be summoned.” Speaker National Assembly said through the joint opposition’s move for vote of no-confidence, everything will be cleared.