Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met with Jamaat-e-Islami leader Sirajul Haq and sought his support for the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the united opposition gives the final touch to complete their numbers before the National Assembly session.

PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq, Khwaja Saad Rafique and Marriyum Aurangzeb along with PPP’s Shazia Marri submitted the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly Secretariat, including the requisition for the NA session to take up the motion. The speaker now has a maximum of 14 days to call a session to take up the no-confidence move against PM Imran.

“The current situation is caused by the government itself. No-confidence motion is the constitutional and democratic way,” Siraj said while talking to reporters in Islamabad.

Shehbaz, along with party leaders, and the JI leadership were present at the briefing.

The JI has decided to call the party’s meeting to deliberate on the opposition’s suggestion. Haq was of the view that “change of the person” was not the solution to the problems and called for an overhaul in the country’s session and electoral system.

“Until the system is changed, we want to have trust in the public and they should decide about the government,” he said, adding that the mandate is to hold “free and fair” elections.

Siraj said that reservations have been expressed over all the previous elections, prompting similar movements against the leader of the country. “This is not a story as it happens in every government," he said and reiterated his demand for electoral reforms.

“Without reviving people’s trust in the elections, this exercise is nothing. That’s why we think all parties will think on this,” the JI leader said and called for proportionate representation.

Shehbaz, on behalf of the united opposition, had met the JI leader and sought the latter’s support as the nation was “bearing the brunt of this incompetent and corrupt government.” He added the conversation with the party was “comprehensive”.

To a query on talks with allies of the PTI-led ruling coalition, he said there “was nothing like final in politics” and the opposition was trying to contact every party.

He slammed the government for making tall claims before coming into power and leaving power with their tail between their legs.