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On Thursday, Khan declared his intention to seek vote of confidence in parliament after Pakistan Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh lost his bid for Senate seat
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will face a test on Saturday as he seeks vote of confidence from the parliament. The vote of confidence will be held in Pakistan s National Assembly. On Thursday, Khan declared his intention to seek vote of confidence in parliament after Pakistan Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh lost his bid for Senate seat. Imran Khan government had been expected to win the indirect election given the numerical superiority but members of his ruling coalition are widely believed to have voted against Sheikh.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday has asked Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to carry on his duties as Finance Minister despite his defeat to Opposition candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani for the Islamabad general seat in Senate.
Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2021, 14:11 [IST]
Islamabad, Mar 06: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan secured 178 votes - 6 more than required and won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly, or parliament s lower house, in a session marked by the opposition boycott and protest.
Khan received 178 votes as opposed to getting 176 votes in 2018, and won vote of confidence in Pakistan National Assembly, the speaker of the house announced.
The special session was called after the premier voluntarily sought a trust following an upset in Senate elections.
Khan, 68, decided to take a vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament after his finance minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was defeated in the closely-fought Senate election on Wednesday. The Opposition demanded the Prime Minister s resignation after the debacle
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