ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session to decide the fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan has resumed after a lengthy delay. The session was originally adjourned till 12:30pm but was seemingly delayed as opposition and government members held meetings.
NA Speaker Asad Qaiser was chairing today’s session which began at 10:30am sharp, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directives, and with the recitation of the Holy Quran. It was followed by the national anthem and prayers for the recently deceased mother of MNA Shazia Sobia.
However, Amjad Ali Khan Niazi is chairing the session as the session began after a two-hour delay.
Voting on the no-confidence motion against the prime minister is the fourth item on the day’s agenda. While the opposition came out in full force, very few members of the treasury benches were in attendance before the session was adjourned. Prime Minister Imran Khan was also not present.
A meeting was held between the treasury and opposition benches in the speaker’s chamber after the session was adjourned, where the latter called for holding proceedings according to the Supreme Court’s directives.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PTI leader Amir Dogar participated from the government’s side while Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Rana Sanaullah, Ayaz Sadiq, Naveed Qamar and Maulana Asad Mahmood represented the opposition.
Following this, a meeting of the opposition’s parliamentary group was called at the opposition leader’s chamber.
Separately, the government filed an appeal against the apex court’s decision to dismiss the deputy speaker’s April 3 ruling and to restore the National Assembly.
