Imran Khan wins trust vote amid opposition boycott
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Imran Khan wins trust vote amid opposition boycott
Omer Farooq Khan / TNN / Mar 7, 2021, 00:01 IST
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won the trust of the national assembly by securing 178 votes, six more than the required number, to ensure his tenure in the office following a major setback in the recent senate polls.
It was a foregone conclusion after the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-government alliance of opposition parties, decided to boycott the session and the government warned its party members of disqualification if they voted against Khan.
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The Chief of Air Staff of the
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Imran Khan Wins Rare Confidence Vote, Retains The Hot Seat
SRINAGAR: Days after the ambitious ceasefire with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan won a voluntary confidence motion in the Pakistan parliament. It indicates a strong possibility of the continuation of the renewed bilateralism between India and Pakistan.
The voluntary confidence motion moved by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was the outcome of Khan’s finance minister, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, failing to get re-elected as Yousuf Raza Gillani, the joint opposition candidate defeated him early this week. He lost the senate re-election by five votes indicating that Khan’s PTI lacks the support of his own party in the parliament. Apparently pre-empting the possibility of a no-confidence vote, Khan voluntarily moved the motion in a special session that he eventually won.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote with 178 votes; opp boycotts parliament session Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote with 178 votes; opp boycotts parliament session
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan secured 178 votes against the 172 which is required to win confidence, the speaker of the house declared. The National Assembly in a heating session was marked by boycott and protests from the opposition.
Imran Khan
On Saturday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan won a vote of confidence in the lower house of the Parliament, the National Assembly in a heating session which was marked by boycott and protests from the opposition. He was able to obtain 178 votes, against the required count of 172 to win confidence, as announced by the speaker of the house.