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  • no-confidence vote: Deputy speaker declares no-trust move 'unconstitutional'

    PM Imran Khan File photo PM Imran Khan

    After a brief delay, the crucial National Assembly session to hold the vote on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has started in the Lower House.

    The prime minister himself was expected to attend the crucial session being held under NA Speaker Asad Qaiser. However, it is now being reported that the premier will not join the session and stay at PM House, unless an “extraordinary situation” occurs.

    The prime minister himself will attend the crucial session of the Lower House to be held under NA Speaker Asad Qaiser, said the sources.

    PM Imran Khan is confident that he will defeat the no-confidence motion against him, the sources said, adding that the premier has decided to fight till the last ball.

    Opposition submits no-trust motion against NA speaker

    A delegation of Opposition lawmakers submitted a no-trust motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in the NA Secretariat ahead of the voting on no-trust move against the premier.

    More than 100 lawmakers from the Opposition parties have signed the no-confidence motion, including Ayaz Sadiq, Khursheed Shah, PPP’s Naveed Qamar and JUI-F's Shahida Akhtar Ali.

    “[…] the resolution for removal from office of the Speaker, Mr Asad Qaiser under paragraph © of clause (7) of Article 53 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, read with Rule 12 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, 2077,” the document read.

    Section 144 imposed in capital

    To avoid any untoward incident on the decisive day, the district administration has imposed Section 144 and completely banned pillion riding in Islamabad for today.

    A statement issued by Islamabad deputy commissioner said that the Red Zone has been sealed with big containers and barbed wires and with tightened security in the federal capital.

    The local administration has also prohibited all kinds of gatherings in areas in and outside the Red Zone within a one-kilometre radius.

    Moreover, a notification issued by Islamabad’s district magistrate prohibits ‘all kinds of gatherings of 5 or more persons, processions/rallies and demonstrations inside the Red Zone.