NA Speaker issues production orders for MNA Ali Wazir ahead of no-trust move

Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Friday released productions orders of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement MNA Ali Wazir.

The production orders were ussued ahead of voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. 

The production orders for the detained lawmaker were issued under the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007, a statement by the NA Secretariat said.

A couple of Opposition leaders, including Mohsin Dawar, filed an instant petition at the Islamabad High Court seeking the release of Wazir to cast vote in the no-confidence motion against PM Imra.

“Under clause (3) of Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the speaker has summoned the National Assembly on March 25, 2022, which is currently in session at Parliament House, Islamabad,” the notification read.

The statement further mentioned that the speaker considers the presence of Ali Wazir, Member, National Assembly, during the said session [April 3] of the National Assembly “necessary”, therefore, in the exercise of the powers conferred by rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007 “the speaker has been pleased to summon Ali Wazir to attend the said session at the Parliament House, Islamabad.”

The NA speaker further directed to produce Ali Wazir at the commencement of each sitting of the National Assembly before the Sergeant-at-Arms at the Parliament House, Islamabad, who shall, after the conclusion of the sittings deliver him into the custody, accordingly.

The crucial National Assembly session will resume at 11:30am on Sunday to take up the no-trust motion against the premier.