No-confidence motion: PTI govt finds legal way to avoid defeat
The federal government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has prepared its strategy to foil the no-confidence motion filed by the opposition parties’ lawmakers.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has found a legal way to cope with the opposition’s no-confidence motion.
The federal government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has prepared its strategy to foil the no-confidence motion filed by the opposition parties’ lawmakers.
Speaker National Assembly (NA) has directed the government lawmakers not to attend the assembly’s session on the day of voting for the no-confidence motion.
The decision was taken in a key session of the government Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) chaired by Speaker NA Asad Qaiser yesterday.
It was decided to declare those MNA disqualified who will attend the NA session to take part in voting for a no-confidence motion following a written request of the premier.
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Sources told News360 that only one government representative will attend the upcoming NA session, whereas, the government lawmakers will not be permitted to participate in the no-trust move’s voting under Article 63A.
Under Article 63A, the opposition parties will not get the support of the government lawmakers and their votes will be rejected.
In the current political scenario, the importance of the ally parties of the PTI government including MQM-P, GDA, Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has increased amid the race for getting the support of the no-trust move against PM Imran Khan, said analysts.
Vote of no-confidence; rules and procedure:
A resolution for a vote of no-confidence moved by not less than twenty per centum of the total membership of the National Assembly may be passed against the Prime Minister by the National Assembly.
A resolution referred to in clause (1) shall not be voted upon before the expiration of three days, or later than seven days, from the day on which such resolution is moved in the National Assembly.
A resolution referred to in clause (1) shall not be moved in the National Assembly while the National Assembly is considering demands for grants submitted to it in the Annual Budget Statement.
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If the resolution referred to in clause (1) is passed by a majority of the total membership of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister shall cease to hold office.
PM’s Karachi visit
Prime Minister Imran Khan had visited Karachi yesterday in which he met the leadership of ally parties, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), besides holding meetings with PTI lawmakers in Sindh ahead of a no-confidence motion against him.
The MQM-P lawmakers and PTI legislators had assured their support to PM Khan.
No-confidence motion
The lawmakers of the opposition parties had submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan to the National Assembly (NA) Secretariat on March 8 which needs the support of a minimum of 172 legislators for its success.
The no-confidence motion against the prime minister had been submitted after being signed by 86 lawmakers from the opposition parties, whereas, the opposition benches also submitted a requisition for summoning a session of the National Assembly (NA).
The no-confidence motion and requisition for the NA session had been received by the additional secretary Muhammad Mushtaq at the NA Secretariat. Those who had submitted the no-confidence motion yesterday included Khawaja Saad Rafique, Ayaz Sadiq, Shazia Marri, Naveed Qamar, Rana Sanaullah, Aliya Kamran and Shahida Akhtar Ali.
