PM Imran Khan vs Opposition No Confidence Vote- Updates and Discussion

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• No-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has been placed on the agenda for tomorrow’s session of the lower house.
• “If leave is granted, resolution for vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister to be moved,” read the agenda.
• “This House is of the view that PM Imran Khan has lost the confidence of the majority of the members of the NA, therefore he should cease to hold office,” it added.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly secretariat Thursday night issued the agenda for the crucial Friday’s session of the House.

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.

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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.

It is pertinent to mention here that the National Assembly will meet at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 11 am tomorrow. NA Speaker Asad Qaisar has summoned the session on the requisition from the opposition benches.

NA speaker vows to run assembly proceeding as per Article 95​

On March 23, after accusations of being “biased” and a “party to PM Imran Khan” ahead of the voting on the no-confidence motion against the premier, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser had clarified that he would act according to the law and would run the assembly's proceeding as per Article 95 of the Constitution.

Taking to Twitter, Qaiser had written: “I, as the custodian of the National Assembly of Pakistan, will fulfil my constitutional obligations and will proceed in accordance with Article 95 of the Constitution and rule 37 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.”

On March 14, Qaiser had said he would follow the law during the voting on the no-confidence motion after the Opposition took strong exception to his remarks about the possibility of the failure of the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan.

'Lawmakers bound to follow party policy'​

The lawmakers are bound to follow the policy of the political party they are affiliated with, Justice Muneeb Akhtar of the Supreme Court said earlier today during the hearing of presidential reference seeking interpretation on Article 63(A).

A five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Aijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel was hearing the reference along with a plea filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) against public gatherings of the Opposition and the government in the federal capital — ahead of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

All the ways leading to Red Zone, including D-Chowk, Serena Chowk, NADRA Chowk and Merit Chowk had been barricaded with heavy police deployment to completely seal the area for the hearing of the presidential reference in the apex court.

Moreover, police personnel were also deputed in and outside the court with water cannons present nearby.

As a result, the petitioners out to visit SC and Pakistan Secretariat faced extreme inconvenience as only Margala Road was open.

"Lawmakers have to vote in accordance with their party's mandate. They have to follow the party policy. Full stop, that's it," Justice Akhtar said.

However, he noted that no MNA can be tagged as "good boy or bad boy".

Meanwhile, Justice Mandokhel remarked that Article 55 stipulates that all the parliamentary proceedings should be done through voting.

Whereas, CJP Bandial stated that Article 63(A) is a "discipline of the emerging political system."

"The article binds the lawmakers to stand by their party no matter even if they are unhappy with it."

No-trust motion against PM Imran placed on NA agenda for tomorrow

No-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has been placed on the agenda for tomorrow’s session of the lower house.“If leave is granted, resolution for vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister to be moved,” read...

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[Asimzranger]

 

[flameboard]

This is some BS. I don’t care if he loses the next election as long as he can finish the term. We need PMs finishing their term in Pakistan

 

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RED ZONE FILES: All eyes on the allies​

Prime Minister Imran Khan. — SS courtesy: ARYNewsTV
We are into the final stretch and the situation is not looking peachy for the PTI government.
The ingredients flavouring this political brew are numerous: vocal dissidents, a partisan speaker, unrestrained spokespersons, active courts, and of course, the allies. Ah, those petulant and cryptic allies and their mind games — they could be the death of the government. Literally.
When all sides are claiming to hold trump cards, it is these allies that are, in fact, the real trump cards. So how will they play themselves?
The answer is giving sleepless nights to the ruling party and its supporters. The allies, PML-Q, MQM and BAP, stand between the government and the deep political abyss. They step back, and bam! It’s all over for Prime Minister Imran Khan and the merry men and women of his cabinet. But the pesky allies are being oh-so-elusive in their quest for self-advantage. It is almost as if, after years of being taken for granted, they are now relishing being wooed by all and sundry. See their smug expressions, hear their quasi-triumphant words and sense their barely-disguised glee; this is what it looks like when you can have your cake and eat it too.

Read: Reports of allies switching sides send govt into frenzy
For now, however, the cake sits pretty inside the political fridge. There will be a time to wolf it down — icing and all — but that time is not here yet. Not perhaps for another day. Or two. Or even three. What’s the rush when we know where we are heading, the allies seem to be asking the cosmos in general. Yes, there is this huge suspense about which side they will choose to support, and yes there is also their evasiveness wrapped in painfully delicious ambiguity — but…
Well, not really.
It is the Red Zone’s worst kept secret that the allies are all set to plunge the dagger in PTI’s back — and twist it. ‘Tis March and the season of daggers, in any case. This theatre will play itself out through various political, legal and judicial scenes and acts, but the final chapter is as good as written, say insiders. Now that the OIC meeting is over and done with, and the March 23 parade has also marched itself back into the barracks, the gladiatorial games are set to resume in the federal capital from today. The next seven days will make it crystal clear whether PM Khan stays in office or is forced to trade places with Mian Shehbaz Sharif.
The following five factors may help bring the next seven days in perspective:
1. The Speaker Asad Qaisar has summoned the National Assembly on Friday March 25, which means that technically the opposition can move the motion of the vote of no-confidence on this day. However, if the speaker does not allow this and adjourns the session for the following week, the timelines for the vote will get extended. There will be a legal tussle over this, but insiders say it is highly unlikely that the speaker can delay the vote for too long. It is now a matter of days, even if the days extend a few days beyond the expected date of March 28 for the vote.
2. The PTI government has started to come to terms with the fact that they now only have a slim chance of winning the vote. This reluctant acknowledgement of the reality is evidenced in their statements that are now focusing more on the March 27 public rally and less on the actual vote of no-confidence on the floor of the house. The realisation is also manifesting itself in the PTI’s lackluster outreach to the allies and its disgruntled members. The presidential reference to the Supreme Court is a last-ditch effort to be seen as doing something, anything, but it cannot compensate for nearly two years of the ruling party’s political mismanagement and maltreatment of many electables in the Punjab. Nor can it dilute the harsh impact of the overall misrule in the country’s largest province – misrule that is one of the root causes of the great unrest within the establishment, the allies and among a large group of PTI members.
3. The opposition is also mulling another scenario, according to Red Zone insiders. If the allies come on board, the opposition will easily cross the magic number of 172 without needing the vote of the PTI’s disgruntled members. The option under consideration is then not to have these disgruntled members cross the floor to vote. This way they do not get disqualified and remain with the PTI on the opposition benches but as a ‘forward bloc’. The final decision would be made after the announcement by the allies.
4. Faced with this grim situation, the PTI has the following options for the next few days before the vote: (i) De-notify a powerful office holder. This would trigger a massive controversy but does not really help the PTI avert the impending loss in the vote of no-confidence (ii) Remove Usman Buzdar as CM Punjab and appoint someone acceptable to the Tareen group and the establishment. This would not win back the PML-Q and therefore the numbers game in Islamabad will not be affected (iii) Offer early elections as a compromise solution. It is too late for this and the PM remains in a combative, no-compromise mode as reflected in his conversation with reporters on Wednesday (iv) Convert the March 27 party rally in Islamabad into the grand finale of his stint in power, unveil a new post-ouster narrative, spell out the plan of action for the coming weeks as the opposition, and galvanise the party base for a fresh countrywide aggressive campaign. This may be useful as a political strategy but it is an acknowledgement that the PM has run out of options to stay in power.
5. If the rallies of both PTI and the opposition take place on March 27, turbulence cannot be ruled out. However, even in the worst case scenario in which a serious law and order problem arises, it is unlikely that the vote of no-confidence would be swept aside. That constitutional procedure will have to move ahead and deliver an outcome.
Buckle up for the next seven days.

RED ZONE FILES: All eyes on the allies

The next seven days will make it crystal clear whether PM Imran stays in office or is forced to trade places with Shehbaz Sharif.

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[Menace2Society]

Martial law incoming and anyone conspiring against the state with foreign governments will be arrested.

 

[Dark-Silence]

ESTABLISHMENT should support IK

 

[CriticalThinker02]

This is some BS. I don’t care if he loses the next election as long as he can finish the term. We need PMs finishing their term in Pakistan

There won't be any opposition left if he is allowed to finish his term, every crook would be in jail.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

There won't be any opposition left if he is allowed to finish his term, every crook would be in jail.

They are fighting for their lives. This is the final boss fight for kaptaan.

 

[Mr.Cringeworth]

This is some BS. I don’t care if he loses the next election as long as he can finish the term. We need PMs finishing their term in Pakistan

Well that's the thing that opposition doesn't want, cause if he completes this term they are done for and never able to win another election.

 

[Silverblaze]

Silence of establishment is saying a lot.

It seems that the military establishment has decided that IK is of no concern to them because according to them he is continuing to be very anti american.

IK also failed to realize that our establishment is deeply integrated with the US and needs the US on good terms with Pakistan. Abrupt divorce is not what they want. Secondly, they want IK to forget about the past and just focus on economy.

In the bani gala meeting it is reported that IK complained that the Sindh house situation and the news of Sindh police special units movement to Islamabad was not shared by the intelligence community with the PM.

Lets see what happens, but I personally think that the rank and file of the military supports IK but the leadership is being practical according to them. They need someone like Shehbaz sharif - a corrupt but pliant and above all a compromiser.

But one thing is certain, maryam nawaz group will not let leave its anti army stance and Pakistan's overall governance will be hit as too many crooks will descend on the plate.

 

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he is continuing to be very anti american.

So droning ur own children and innocents means being pro American?

IK also failed to realize that our establishment is deeply integrated with the US and needs the US on good terms with Pakistan.

Not really.. most of the weapon purchase is Chinese now.. even the share of trade with US has depleted.

 

[yusufjee]

There won't be any opposition left if he is allowed to finish his term, every crook would be in jail.

Naive statement. If IK continues to support his narrative of "Adlia azad hai", nothing will happen. He really needs to start taking control away from the opposition because right now the judiciary is having an orgy in their bed. Got relief in saaf pani case, showbaz keeps getting new dates, maryam keeps getting new dates, supreme court bar association is lobbying hard against the government.

A Samaa TV person posted this a couple of hours ago.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507074947205771267

HE, STATION,GRACE ???

 

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In the bani gala meeting it is reported that IK complained that the Sindh house situation and the news of Sindh police special units movement to Islamabad was not shared by the intelligence community with the PM.

This is the same news like bajwa wants 3rd extension and imran doesnt want to.. but you want to believe every jibber jabber giberish...

 

[Silverblaze]

So droning ur children and innocents means being pro American?

It seems so. Nobody cared about allowing drones. It is sad.

Not really.. most of the weapon purchase is Chinese now.. even the share of trade with US has depleted.

Weapons are not the only thing. Please review history, Pakistan military actually became stronger with US alliance be it 60s, 80s, and 2000s.

See, we all know that this movement against IK is foreign sponsored and yet the the military establishment is silent. Why? There is clear proof that anti army opposition and foreign agencies are involved so blatantly. But silence is being chosen.

My best wishes to IK, but the system is too powerful and corrupt.

 

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But silence is being chosen.

silence has been chose for your ears.. a lot more is happening in the background..

Weapons are not the only thing. Please review history, Pakistan military actually became stronger with US alliance be it 60s, 80s, and 2000s.

The point was Pakistan is no more dependent on US military like it used to be... Allies never cared about Pakistan..Ok mybe a bit from Libya and Saudia but other than tht.. it was all hogwash.