Khan has summoned his cabinet as the Opposition pressurises the Speaker to hold the voting as soon as possible saying that not doing so will amount to ‘contempt of court’
FP Staff
April 09, 2022 21:39:35 IST
File image of Imran Khan. AP
The Pakistan National Assembly session has been adjourned till 10 pm IST today after Speaker Asad Qaiser refused to conduct voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Geo News reported.
According to Dawn, this is the fourth time the session has been adjourned today.
According to Geo News, Qaiser said that he has had a relationship of 30 years with Imran Khan and he can’t end that, even if it means facing contempt of court.’
The Opposition which is getting increasingly frustrated with the delays has accused the speaker of colluding with Khan in a bid to delay the no-confidence motion.
PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Khan’s decision to summon his cabinet shows that there is “clearly no intention to hold voting” on the confidence motion today.
With inputs from agencies
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