The Pakistan Supreme Court overturned the Deputy Speaker’s decision to cancel the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan, calling the move unconstitutional.
Last week, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri dismissed the trust vote against PM Imran Khan. Then, in what appeared to be a well-calculated move, PM Khan got the President to dissolve the National Assembly immediately and called the nation to be ready for fresh elections. However, protesting the move, opposition leaders contended the decision at the Supreme Court.
Today, the Pakistani Supreme Court reconstituted the National Assembly and asked the speaker to call a session on Saturday at 10 am. After that, the lawmakers will vote on the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan.
However, PM Imran Khan might resign ahead of the trust vote as a face-saving effort because the opposition has enough numbers to vote him out. Contrarily, if he decides to face the trust vote, he would probably be the first Pakistani Prime Minister to be removed through a no-confidence motion in the assembly.
In an address to the nation on Friday, PM Imran Khan said he is saddened by the verdict of the Supreme Court but accepts it. Visibly disappointed, PM Khan noted, “There was foreign interference in Pakistan’s no-confidence. I wanted the SC to at least look at it. It was very serious allegation that a foreign country wants to topple the government through a conspiracy.”
“The SC could have at least asked for and looked at the document to gauge whether we’re speaking the truth. I was a bit disppointed because this is a very big issue, and there was no discussion on it in the SC.”
Criticizing the opposition parties for indulging in horse-trading, he said, “politicians are not sold this way even in banana republics.”
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