Pakistan
No-confidence motion against PM Imran placed on National Assembly agenda for today
The motion against the premier will be tabled in the 41st session of NA
Islamabad: The National Assembly secretariat on Thursday night released the agenda for the crucial session of the House on Friday.
According to the orders of the day issued by the NA secretariat, besides other issues, the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has also been placed on the agenda for tomorrow’s session of the lower house.
The 41st session of the NA will start with the recitation from the Holy Quran. Later, the no-trust motion against the premier will be tabled in the house.
“This House is of the view that PM Imran Khan has lost the confidence of the majority of the members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, therefore, he should cease to hold office,” read the agenda.
It added that the leave is granted to move a resolution for a vote of no-confidence under Article 95(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, read with rule 37 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, against Imran Khan.
“If leave is granted, resolution for a vote of no-confidence against the prime minister to be moved,” it added.
The National Assembly will meet at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 11am tomorrow. NA Speaker Asad Qaisar has summoned the session on the requisition from the opposition benches.