The country’s Supreme Court has ruled that a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government must be put to a vote tomorrow.
Record: April 08, 2022 02:51
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Islamabad,
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the dissolution of the parliament is invalid and has called for a 9 – day referendum on a no – confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejected the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan government in Pakistan, which was not put to a vote on the 3rd. President Arif Alvi then dissolved parliament on Imran Khan’s recommendation.
This has caused great turmoil there. The case was heard by a five-judge bench of the country’s Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Omar Atta Pandey. The trial continued for the 4th day yesterday.
At the end of the trial, the judges issued an injunction. That is, the judges ruled that President Arif Alvi’s action in dissolving the Pakistani parliament was illegal and invalid. The judges also ordered Speaker Azad Qazi to issue a notice to convene parliament on the 9th (tomorrow) and to hold a vote of no confidence against the Imran Khan government at 10 a.m. that day.
The judges also ruled that parliament would appoint a new prime minister if the resolution against the prime minister was successful. The verdict was passed unanimously by all 5 judges.
The judges ruled that the prime minister had no authority to recommend to the president to dissolve parliament, and announced that all decisions taken so far in the matter would be reversed.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Omar Atta Pandey had said that “there is fundamental evidence that Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s rejection of the no – confidence motion against the Imran Khan government violates Article 95 of the Constitution.” The Supreme Court’s ruling has caused a stir in Pakistani politics.
Reports from there suggest that the Imran Khan government, which has lost a majority in parliament, is poised to topple in a no-confidence vote.