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Imran Khan No-Trust Vote Live: ‘Will fight for Pakistan till last ball,’ says Khan

Imran Khan No-Trust Vote Live: With the Supreme Court reconvening the National Assembly, the no-confidence vote against Khan will now be held on Saturday at 10 am.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
April 8, 2022 1:04:26 pm
Pakistan PM Imran KhanPakistan PM Imran Khan (file photo)

Imran Khan No-Trust Vote Live: A day after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that the dismissal of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan was “unconstitutional”, the prime minister is set to address the nation on Friday. “My message to our nation is I have always and will continue to fight for Pak till the last ball,” Khan tweeted on Thursday. He added that a meeting of the ruling PTI’s parliamentary committee would also be convened on Friday. 

The top court has ordered National Assembly Speaker Asad Qasier to summon the session on Saturday and not later than 10:30 am to allow the vote on the no-confidence motion against the premier. If he loses, Khan will be the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be removed through a no-trust vote. 

Last week, the no-trust motion against Khan’s government was dismissed by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. Soon after, Khan called for fresh elections and the dissolution of the assembly. 

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Imran Khan No-Trust Vote Live: 'Will fight for Pakistan till last ball,' says Khan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives to attend a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP/File)

Explained: What is happening in Pakistan, where Imran Khan’s fate hangs in balance?

Pakistan’s National Assembly is sitting on Monday (March 28), but it remains unclear if the Speaker will allow the opposition motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan to be tabled.

The session, which began on Friday, was adjourned for two days after an obituary notice, which drew criticism of the Speaker Asad Qaiser from the opposition. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that even if the motion is tabled in Monday’s sitting, it may not be voted upon until April 4.

Procedures demand that after tabling, the motion should be voted upon no earlier than the expiry of three days, and no later than seven.

Explained: Facing no-trust vote, what are Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s options now?

Pakistan’s opposition parties were able to finally table a motion of no-confidencein the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday (March 28). The debate on the resolution is set to begin on March 31, when the House will sit again.

Procedures demand that after tabling, the motion should be voted upon no earlier than the expiry of three days, and no later than seven. The opposition parties have accused the Speaker of violating constitutionally laid down procedures by not convening the Assembly earlier.

Now that the process has started, the countdown has begun for the cricketer-turned-Prime Minister, or has it? Imran had vowed to play on “until the last ball”, and he appears to be digging in to do just that.

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