According to reports, the opposition claims to have the backing of 202 members of the National Assembly and is certain of deposing the PM Imran-led government.
ISLAMABAD: According to Geo News, the Opposition has filed a no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, reports say that the three leaders of the unified Opposition — PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, PML-Shahbaz, N’s and JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rehman — would hold a news conference later today.

According to reports, 86 legislators from the opposition parties have signed the no-confidence resolution. The no-trust motion for a session was presented to the NA Secretariat by JUI-Shahida F’s Akhtar Ali, PML-Khawaja N’s Saad Rafique, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Ayaz Sadiq, Rana Sanaullah, Khawaja Saad Rafique, and PPP’s Naveed Qamar and Shazia Marri.


Meanwhile, reports say that the three major Opposition leaders — PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, PML-Shahbaz, N’s and JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rehman — would hold a news conference later today.

Former senior minister of Punjab Aleem Khan joined Jahangir Khan Tareen’s PTI party a day earlier because he had misgivings about the prime minister, but he did not indicate who the group would support if the no-confidence resolution is submitted.

Current numbers

Government

  • PTI — 155
  • MQM-P — 7
  • PML-Q — 5
  • BAP — 5
  • GDA — 3
  • Independent — 2
  • AML — 1
  • JWP — 1

Total: 179

Opposition

  • PML-N — 84
  • PPP — 56
  • MMA — 15
  • BNP-M — 4
  • Independent — 2
  • ANP — 1

Total: 162

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