PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan obtained his vote of confidence from members of National Assembly through coercion and with the support of agencies and state institutions
Pak PM Imran Khan to face vote of confidence today ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 09:27 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 6 (ANI): After Imran Khan s candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh lost to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) nominee Yousuf Raza Gillani in Senate elections, the Pakistani Prime Minister announced to seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday.
Imran is not the first Pakistani Prime Minister to face a vote of confidence in the National Assembly.
In fact, under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, all prime ministers of Pakistan, from 1985 to 2008, received a vote of confidence from the National Assembly. These included the late Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, Mir Zafarullah Jamali, Chaudhry Shujaat, Shaukat Aziz, and Yousuf Raza Gilani, reported Geo News.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan Wins Trust Vote Amid Opposition s Boycott Call
Imran Khan had 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 File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-06T14:17:18+05:30 Pakistan PM Imran Khan Wins Trust Vote Amid Opposition s Boycott Call outlookindia.com 2021-03-06T14:21:23+05:30
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Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan on Saturday won a trust vote in the National Assembly by securing 178 votes in the 342-member lower house of Parliament amid a boycott call by the Opposition parties. The trust vote has further strengthened his government s legitimacy after an embarrassing defeat of the finance minister in the hotly-contested Senate elections.