Pakistan PM Imran Khan Wins Trust Vote With 178 Votes in National Assembly
The floor test took place without the opposition as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 parties, boycotted the voting.
Pakistan s Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a trust vote in the national assembly amid a boycott call by the opposition parties, strengthening his government’s legitimacy after an embarrassing defeat of the finance minister in the hotly-contested senate elections.
Prime Minister Khan secured 178 votes in the 342-member lower house of parliament during a special session convened on the directives of President Arif Alvi. A total of 172 votes was needed for a simple majority.
PM Imran to take vote of confidence from NA today
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The ruling coalition has 181 votes in the 341 members National Assembly.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The 30th session of the National Assembly (NA) will begin today (Saturday) during which Prime Minster Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence from the House, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the ruling coalition has 181 votes in the 341 members National Assembly while the opposition alliance has 160 votes. The Prime Minister will have to get 171 votes.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has 157 members in the National Assembly, while its allies include the MQM-P has seven seats, the PML-Q and the BAP have five seats each, All Pakistan Muslim League and the Jamhoori Watan Party have one seat each while two independent members are also on the side of the government.
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the National Assembly after securing a trust vote during a special session. DawnNewsTV
In a show of strength, Prime Minister Imran Khan secured 178 votes – six more than required – on Saturday to win the vote of confidence from the National Assembly.
The special session was called after the premier voluntarily sought a trust vote following an upset in Senate elections. Addressing the assembly after his win in a wide-ranging speech, the premier said no one can stop Pakistan s progress .
He also announced electoral reforms, saying: We are doing things; we are fully engaged with overseas Pakistanis so they can cast votes, and secondly, we are bringing electronic machines.
March 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Imran Khan is heading for a do or die battle to save his seat by seeking the vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday afternoon (today), the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced to stay away from the lower house of parliament. In this connection, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, talking to the media in Sukkur on Friday, said the opposition members will not attend the vote of confidence.
On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over a meeting of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and its allied parties’ legislators to discuss the strategy relating to the National Assembly’s session on Saturday, wherein he will take the vote of confidence. In this regard, National Assembly Secretariat on Friday issued the order of the day for proceedings according to which Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would move a resolution that the House reposes confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan under Article 91(7) of
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the National Assembly after securing a trust vote during a special session. DawnNewsTV
In a show of strength, Prime Minister Imran Khan secured 178 votes – six more than required – on Saturday to win the vote of confidence from the National Assembly.
The special session was called after the premier voluntarily sought a trust vote following an upset in Senate elections. Addressing the assembly after his win in a wide-ranging speech, the premier said no one can stop Pakistan s progress .
He also announced electoral reforms, saying: We are doing things; we are fully engaged with overseas Pakistanis so they can cast votes, and secondly, we are bringing electronic machines.