Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday urged the Speaker Asad Qaiser to allow the no-confidence motion voting to take place in the house.
Shehbaz said that following the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court, the Speaker was bound to hold the voting in the house.
Responding to the leader of the opposition, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that PTI was going to fight this democratically and constitutionally.
He said the session, according to the apex court’s ruling, will not be prorogued.
However, he added that the SC too had in its judgement said that the ‘foreign interference’ claims should be further probed.
Qureshi added that the correspondence and cable should be shared with the house to bring forth the truth.
The statement from the Qureshi led to protest from the opposition benches after which the speaker adjourned the session till 12.
The National Assembly will meet for the second time in a week with the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on the agenda.
The Supreme Court in its landmark judgement, earlier this week, set aside Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri’s ruling to dismiss the no-trust resolution tabled against the premier on the pretext of foreign intervention.
Ahead of the session, the opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against Suri. It may also be noted that the opposition has already submitted a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser.
The opposition needs 172 votes to oust the prime minister.
The premier in an address on Friday accepted the apex court’s decision but explained that the deputy speaker prorogued the National Assembly session because of the foreign interference, which was a serious allegation.
“The judges should have looked at the letter from that country,” he added.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan desires independent foreign policy based on good relations with all countries on basis of mutual respect.
