PTI wants PM Shahbaz Sharif to take vote of confidence from national Assembly
President Arif Alvi can ask the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take vote of confidence to show his majority of 172 members
In a
retributive attempt to bring down the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led
government in the centre, PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday insisted that Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif will have to take a vote of confidence.
In the
interview when the host asked Imran Khan if the incumbent prime minister could
be asked to obtain a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, Imran said:
“Absolutely, we will test him.” Imran said Shehbaz had tested the PTI so now
the party would turn the tables on the prime minister.
He said the
party would hash out the details of the move in a party meeting on Sunday and
carry out full planning for not only the trust vote but also “other plans to
fully thrust them in a testing situation now”.
It is
pertinent to mention that the MQM-P, a key ally of the ruling coalition, has in
recent days indicated that it could quit the federal government owing to
what it says are unfulfilled promises.
The party has threatened to leave the federal government following their "unaddressed" reservations in the local body polls being held in Karachi and Hyderabad on January 15 (Sunday). MQM-P's votes will be crucial to help the incumbent prime minister continue his term in office.
Meanwhile,
President Arif Alvi said that he will follow the Constitution if asked to take
a “vote of confidence” from PM Shehbaz.
In an
interview on with a private news channel, president Alvi said the
Constitution has clearly mentioned the way forward in such situations. “This is
speculation that they (PTI) will ask [me to ask PM Shehbaz to take a confidence
vote] and I will do it,” he said. “Whatever the Constitution says will be the
way forward.”
He added
that if the president thinks that the legislature does not have confidence in
the government, then he can ask for a vote of confidence.
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