No-trust motion : Latest developments On March 8, the Opposition political parties filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly.
Since then, government and opposition members have doubled their efforts to woo allies of the ruling party as well as disgruntled members from the PTI.
What are the latest developments? Who met who and what did they decide?
PM Imran Khan given legal options
Legal experts have advised PM Khan to foil the opposition’s no-confidence motion on technical grounds, sources said.
The development comes as the government’s top officials — National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Law Minister Farogh Naseem, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak — met on Thursday in Islamabad.
The speaker also separately consulted with the national assembly’s law branch.
Legal experts have asked PM Imran Khan to send a written declaration to Qaiser in advance against the lawmakers, who he suspects will cross the floor during voting on the no-trust.
Based on the prime minister’s declaration, the ruling party would then seek to declare the no-confidence motion null and void, sources added.
Asif Zardari reaches Sindh House
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has arrived at the Sindh House in the federal capital, following which he and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will chair a party meeting on the no-trust motion, those privy to the developments told Geo News.
The insiders further explained that the party leaders would advise their MNAs to make sure that they attend the session of the lower house when the no-confidence resolution is moved.
PM Imran Khan arrives in Lahore
Following a day-long visit to Karachi on Wednesday, PM Khan reached Lahore on Thursday to win over the disgruntled lawmakers of the ruling PTI.
Fazl claims support of over 172 MNAs
The chief of the Pakistan Democratic Movement Maulana Fazlur Rehman claims that the Opposition alliance has the support of over 172 MNAs for the no-trust motion, which is why he is confident of ousting the prime minister.
The opposition leader made the remarks in the Geo News programme “Jirga”, which will be aired this Saturday at 10pm.