Islamabad. Proceedings of the crucial session of the National Assembly to vote on a no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began at 9.30 pm on Saturday, soon after iftar. Was adjourned again till noon. The National Assembly adjourned its proceedings for Iftar till 7:30 PM (8:00 PM IST). It was again adjourned after the session resumed. The session will now resume after Isha prayer at 9:30 PM (10:00 PM IST).
A crucial session of the National Assembly to decide the fate of Prime Minister Khan began on Saturday morning. However, shortly after Speaker Asad Qaiser decided to adjourn the session after Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif raised the issue of order and reminded the Speaker that he was bound to proceed as per the order of the apex court. .
During Sharif’s speech, MPs from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continued to create disturbances. In the session of the National Assembly which resumed after the adjournment, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Khwaja Saad Rafiq said the speaker has promised that the vote on the no-confidence motion will be held after Iftar.
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According to Geo News, voting is expected to take place after 8 pm. The session was earlier adjourned till 12.30 pm, but was further delayed due to the meetings of the members of the opposition and the government. According to the news of Dawn newspaper, the government has separately filed a review petition against the apex court’s decision to set aside the April 3 decision of the deputy speaker.
In a landmark 5-0 verdict on Thursday, a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandiyal ruled that National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s decision to dismiss the no-confidence motion against Khan was “contrary to the Constitution”. .
The top court had also declared “unconstitutional” the advice given by Prime Minister Khan to President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly and ordered the Speaker of the lower house to convene a session on Saturday to conduct the vote on the no-confidence motion. (agency)